31st National Hockey League All-Star Game
Introduction The '''31st National Hockey League All-Star Game''' was held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, home of the Buffalo Sabres, on January 24, 1978.Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference for the fourth consecutive year. Gilbert Perreault scored with 1:05 left in sudden death overtime for the winning goal. This was the first all star game to be played with an overtime period. The most valuable player award went to goaltender Billy Smith who stopped 16 shots in the first 30 minutes of the game.
Team Lineups === Campbell Conference All-Stars ==='''Coach''': Fred Shero, Philadelphia Flyers # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goalies''' 31   Billy Smith New York Islanders 35   Wayne Stephenson  Philadelphia Flyers  '''Defencemen''' 2   Bob Dailey  Philadelphia Flyers 3   Tom Bladon  Philadelphia Flyers 4   Carol Vadnais  New York Rangers 5   Denis Potvin  New York Islanders 6   Barry Beck  Colorado Rockies 20   Jimmy Watson  Philadelphia Flyers  '''Forwards''' 7   Bill Barber  LW  Philadelphia Flyers 8   Wilf Paiement  RW  Colorado Rockies 9   Clark Gillies  LW  New York Islanders 10   Bill Clement  C  Atlanta Flames 11   Dennis Ververgaert  RW  Vancouver Canucks 12    Ivan Boldirev  C  Chicago Black Hawks 16   Bobby Clarke  C  Philadelphia Flyers 17   Garry Unger  C  St. Louis Blues 19   Bryan Trottier  C  New York Islanders 21    Roland Eriksson  C  Minnesota North Stars 22   Mike Bossy  RW  New York Islanders 77   Phil Esposito  C  New York Rangers=== Wales Conference All-Stars ==='''Coach''': Scotty Bowman, Montreal Canadiens # Nat. Player  Pos. Team  '''Goalies''' 29   Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens 1   Rogatien Vachon  Los Angeles Kings  '''Defencemen''' 18   Serge Savard  Montreal Canadiens 19   Larry Robinson  Montreal Canadiens 21    Borje Salming  Toronto Maple Leafs 22   Brad Park  Boston Bruins 28    Reed Larson  Detroit Red Wings  '''Forwards''' 6   Jean Pronovost  RW  Pittsburgh Penguins 7   Rick Martin  LW  Buffalo Sabres 8   Steve Shutt  LW  Montreal Canadiens 9   Lanny McDonald  RW  Toronto Maple Leafs 10   Guy Lafleur  RW  Montreal Canadiens 11   Gilbert Perreault  C  Buffalo Sabres 12   Bob Sirois  RW  Washington Capitals 14   Yvan Cournoyer  RW  Montreal Canadiens 16   Marcel Dionne  C  Los Angeles Kings 20   Dennis Maruk  LW  Cleveland Barons 23   Bob Gainey  LW  Montreal Canadiens 24   Terry O'Reilly  RW  Boston Bruins 27   Darryl Sittler  C  Toronto Maple Leafs''G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing''
Game summary  #  Score  Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) To,e First period1 0-'''1'''  Campbell  Barber  1:252 0-'''2'''  Campbell  Potvin (Clarke)  12:12 Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30 Second period3 '''1'''-2  Wales  Sittler (Robinson - Park)  19:32  Penalties : Dailey (Cam.) 2:25 ; Smith (Cam.) 3:36 ; McDonald (Wal.) 3:36 ; Vadnais (Cam.) 18:12   Third period4 '''2'''-2  Wales  Martin (Dionne - O'Reilly)   18:21   Penalties : ''none''  Sudden Death overtime5 '''3'''-2  Wales  Perreault (Shutt - Salming)   3:55   Penalties : ''none'' '''Goaltenders :''' * Wales  : Dryden (29:26 minutes), Vachon (34:29 minutes). * Campbell : Smith (29:26 minutes), Stephenson (34:29 minutes). '''Shots on goal :''' *Wales (40) 07 - 16 - 15 - 02*Campbell (12) 07 - 02 - 03 - 00'''Referee :''' Bruce Hood'''Linesmen :''' John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
See also *1977–78 NHL season
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