26th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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Date | January 30, 1973 | |||||||||||||||
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Arena | Madison Square Garden | |||||||||||||||
City | New York City | |||||||||||||||
MVP | Greg Polis (Pittsburgh) | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 16,986 | |||||||||||||||
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The 26th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Madison Square Garden in New York City, home of the New York Rangers, on January 30, 1973. It was the first time that the All-Star Game was held in New York. The East Division All-Stars defeated the West Division All-Stars 5–4. Greg Polis was named the game's most valuable player.
League business
[edit]Clarence Campbell, president of the NHL announced that the NHL was expanding to Kansas City and Washington, D.C.[1]
Lineups
[edit]Game summary
[edit]# | Score | Team | Goalscorer (Assist(s)) | Time | |
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First period | |||||
No scoring | |||||
Penalties : Orr(East) 11:11, Bergman(East) 14:52 | |||||
Second period | |||||
1 | 1-0 | West | Polis (Clarke, MacDonald) | 0:55 | |
2 | 1-1 | East | Robert (Park) | 3:56 | |
3 | 1-2 | East | Mahovlich (unassisted) | 16:27 | |
4 | 1-3 | East | Henderson (Esposito, Hodge) | 19:12 | |
5 | 2-3 | West | P. Martin (Hull, Pappin) | 19:29 | |
Penalties : Hodge(East) 6:26 | |||||
Third period | |||||
6 | 2-4 | East | Lemaire (Mahovlich, Lapointe) | 3:19 | |
7 | 3–4 | West | Polis (Harper) | 4:27 | |
8 | 4–4 | West | Harper (Mikita) | 9:27 | |
9 | 4-5 | East | Schmautz (Savard) | 13:59 | |
Penalties : White(West) 10:03 |
Goaltenders :
- East: Villemure (29:16 minutes), Giacomin (30:44 minutes).
- West: T. Esposito (29:16 minutes), Vachon (30:44 minutes).
Shots on goal :
- East (34) 18 - 9 - 9
- West (30) 8 - 10 - 12
Referee : Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen : Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico
Source: Podnieks[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Podnieks 2000, p. 125.
- ^ a b Podnieks 2000, p. 130.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.