30th National Hockey League All-Star Game
Introduction The '''30th National Hockey League All-Star Game''' was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, home of the Vancouver Canucks, on January 25, 1977.Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference for the third consecutive year. Rick Martin scored two goals in the third period including the game-winning goal with under two minutes to play, and was voted most valuable player.
Team Lineups === Wales Conference All-Stars ===* '''Coach:''' Scotty Bowman (Montreal Canadiens) # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goaltenders''' 29    Ken Dryden  Montreal Canadiens 30   Gerry Desjardins  Buffalo Sabres  '''Defencemen''' 2    Ian Turnbull  Toronto Maple Leafs 5    Guy Lapointe  Montreal Canadiens 6    Jim Schoenfeld  Buffalo Sabres 18  Serge Savard  Montreal Canadiens 19   Larry Robinson  Montreal Canadiens 21   Borje Salming  Toronto Maple Leafs 22   Brad Park  Boston Bruins  '''Forwards''' 7   Rick Martin  LW  Buffalo Sabres 8   Peter McNab  C  Boston Bruins 9   Lanny McDonald  RW  Toronto Maple Leafs 10   Guy Lafleur  RW  Montreal Canadiens 12   Gilbert Perreault  C  Buffalo Sabres 14   Nick Libett  LW  Detroit Red Wings 15   Guy Charron  C  Washington Capitals 16   Marcel Dionne  C  Los Angeles Kings 20   Jean Pronovost  RW  Pittsburgh Penguins 23   Bob Gainey  LW  Montreal Canadiens 25   Al MacAdam  RW  Cleveland Barons=== Campbell Conference All-Stars ===* '''Coach:''' Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goaltenders''' 1   Bernie Parent  Philadelphia Flyers 30   Glenn Resch  New York Islanders  '''Defencemen''' 2   Harold Snepsts  Vancouver Canucks 3   Tom Bladon  Philadelphia Flyers 4   Phil Russell  Chicago Black Hawks 5   Denis Potvin  New York Islanders 14   Joe Watson  Philadelphia Flyers 20   Jim Watson  Philadelphia Flyers  '''Forwards''' 7   Rod Gilbert  RW  New York Rangers 8   Garry Unger  C  St. Louis Blues 10   Wilf Paiement  RW  Colorado Rockies 11   Tom Lysiak  C  Atlanta Flames 12   Gary Dornhoefer  RW  Philadelphia Flyers 15   Don Murdoch  RW  New York Rangers 16   Bobby Clarke  C  Philadelphia Flyers 17   Tim Young  C  Minnesota North Stars 19   Rick MacLeish  C  Philadelphia Flyers 23     Bob Nystrom  RW  New York Islanders 27    Eric Vail  LW  Atlanta Flames 77    Phil Esposito  C  New York Rangers''G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Centre; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing''
Game summary  #  Score  Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) To,e First period1 0-'''1'''  Campbell  Vail (Potvin)  2:542 '''1'''-1  Wales  McDonald (Gainey - McNab)  6:22 Penalties : Campbell ''bench'' 15:32 ; Dornhoefer (Cam.) 16:24 ; Lapointe (Wal.) 16:24 Second period3 1-'''2'''  Campbell  MacLeish (Nystrom - Potvin)  11:56 4 '''2'''-2  Wales  McDonald (Perreault - Robinson)   19:27 Penalties : Potvin (Cam.) 4:11 ; Lapointe (Wal.) 5:08 ; Paiement (Cam.) 8:34 ; Joe Watson (Cam.) 14:02   Third period5 '''3'''-2  Wales  Martin (Dionne - Robinson)   4:00 6 3-'''3'''  Campbell  Esposito (Gilbert - Dornhoefer)   12:23 7 '''4'''-3  Wales  Martin (Dionne - Lafleur)   18:04    Penalties : Russell (Cam.) 3:17 ; Salming (Wal.) 15:48 '''Goaltenders :''' * Wales  : Dryden (31:27 minutes), Desjardins (28:33 minutes). * Campbell : Parent (31:27 minutes), Resch (27:41 minutes). '''Shots on goal :''' *Wales (36) 14 - 10 - 12*Campbell (25) 10 - 08 - 07'''Referee :''' Bruce Hood'''Linesmen :''' Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
See also *1976–77 NHL season
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