31st National Hockey League All-Star Game
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| Date | January 24, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Buffalo | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Billy Smith (New York Islanders) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,433 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 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. The most valuable player award went to goaltender Billy Smith who stopped 16 shots in the first 30 minutes of the game.
Team Lineups
Game summary
| # | Score | Team | Goalscorer (Assist(s)) | To,e | |
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| First period | |||||
| 1 | 0-1 | Campbell | Barber | 1:25 | |
| 2 | 0-2 | Campbell | Potvin (Clarke) | 12:12 | |
| Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| 3 | 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 period | |||||
| 4 | 2-2 | Wales | Martin (Dionne - O'Reilly) | 18:21 | |
| Penalties : none | |||||
| Sudden Death overtime | |||||
| 5 | 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
References
- Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. pp. 167–171. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
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