26th National Hockey League All-Star Game

26th NHL All-Star Game
Date	January 30, 1973
Arena	Madison Square Garden
City	New York City
MVP	Greg Polis (Pittsburgh)
Attendance	16,986
← 1972	1974 →

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

Clarence Campbell, president of the NHL announced that the NHL was expanding to Kansas City and Washington, D.C.^[1]

Lineups

East Division All-Stars

Coach: Tom Johnson (Boston Bruins)

#	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Team
Goaltenders
1		Ed Giacomin		New York Rangers
30		Gilles Villemure		New York Rangers
Defencemen
2		Brad Park		New York Rangers
3		Gary Bergman		Detroit Red Wings
4		Bobby Orr		Boston Bruins
5		Guy Lapointe		Montreal Canadiens
18		Serge Savard		Montreal Canadiens
20		Dallas Smith		Boston Bruins
Forwards
6		Rick Martin	LW	Buffalo Sabres
7		Phil Esposito	C	Boston Bruins
8		Ken Hodge	RW	Boston Bruins
9		Bobby Schmautz	RW	Vancouver Canucks
12		Yvan Cournoyer	RW	Montreal Canadiens
14		Dave Keon	C	Toronto Maple Leafs
15		Rene Robert	RW	Buffalo Sabres
17		Ed Westfall	RW	New York Islanders
19		Jean Ratelle	C	New York Rangers
21		Paul Henderson	LW	Toronto Maple Leafs
25		Jacques Lemaire	C	Montreal Canadiens
27		Frank Mahovlich	LW	Montreal Canadiens

West Division All-Stars

Coach: Billy Reay (Chicago Black Hawks)

#	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Team
Goaltenders
1		Tony Esposito		Chicago Black Hawks
30		Rogie Vachon		Los Angeles Kings
Defencemen
2		Bill White		Chicago Black Hawks
3		Terry Harper		Los Angeles Kings
4		Gilles Marotte		Los Angeles Kings
5		Barry Gibbs		Minnesota North Stars
6		Barclay Plager		St. Louis Blues
14		Randy Manery		Atlanta Flames
Forwards
7		Pit Martin	C	Chicago Black Hawks
8		Jim Pappin	RW	Chicago Black Hawks
9		Garry Unger	C	St. Louis Blues
10		Dennis Hull	LW	Chicago Black Hawks
11		J. P. Parise	LW	Minnesota North Stars
12		Gary Dornhoefer	RW	Philadelphia Flyers
16		Bobby Clarke	C	Philadelphia Flyers
17		Bob Berry	LW	Los Angeles Kings
21		Stan Mikita	C	Chicago Black Hawks
22		Greg Polis	LW	Pittsburgh Penguins
23		Joey Johnston	LW	California Golden Seals
26		Lowell MacDonald	$W	Pittsburgh Penguins

G = Goaltenders; D = Defenceman; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing

Source: Podnieks^[2]

Game summary

#	Score	Team	Goalscorer (Assist(s))	Time
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