27th National Hockey League All-Star Game

27th NHL All-Star Game

1 2 3 Total East 2 0 2 4 West 0 3 3 6
Date	January 29, 1974
Arena	Chicago Stadium
City	Chicago
MVP	Garry Unger (St. Louis)
Attendance	16,426
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The 27th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, home of the Chicago Black Hawks, on January 29, 1974. It was the third time that the All-Star Game was held in Chicago. The East Division All-Stars defeated the West Division All-Stars 5–4. Garry Unger was named the game's most valuable player.

Team lineups

Five East Division players selected for the game withdrew at the last minute. Bobby Orr was injured, Serge Savard was ordered to rest, Guy Lapointe was injured, Jacques Lemaire was injured, and Gilbert Perreault was injured. Red Berenson, Jocelyn Guevremont, Jim McKenny, Henri Richard and Larry Robinson were named as replacements.

East Division All-Stars Coach: Scotty Bowman (Montreal Canadiens) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1 Gilles Gilbert Boston Bruins 30 Dave Dryden Buffalo Sabres Defencemen 2 Brad Park New York Rangers 3 Denis Potvin New York Islanders 5 Jocelyn Guevremont Vancouver Canucks 15 Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens 18 Jim McKenny Toronto Maple Leafs 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 Norm Ullman C Toronto Maple Leafs 10 Bobby Schmautz RW Vancouver Canucks 11 Red Berenson C Detroit Red Wings 12 Yvan Cournoyer RW Montreal Canadiens 14 Wayne Cashman LW Boston Bruins 16 Henri Richard C Montreal Canadiens 19 Ed Westfall RW New York Islanders 21 Mickey Redmond RW Detroit Red Wings 27 Frank Mahovlich LW Montreal Canadiens

West Division All-Stars Coach: Billy Reay (Chicago Black Hawks) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1 Bernie Parent Philadelphia Flyers 35 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks Defencemen 2 Bill White Chicago Black Hawks 3 Ed Van Impe Philadelphia Flyers 4 Dave Burrows Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Barclay Plager St. Louis Blues 14 Joe Watson Philadelphia Flyers 26 Don Awrey St. Louis Blues Forwards 6 Garry Unger C St. Louis Blues 7 Pit Martin C Chicago Black Hawks 8 Bill Goldsworthy RW Minnesota North Stars 9 Al McDonough LW Atlanta Flames 10 Dennis Hull LW Chicago Black Hawks 11 Jim Pappin RW Chicago Black Hawks 12 Bob Berry LW Los Angeles Kings 16 Bobby Clarke C Philadelphia Flyers 17 Joey Johnston LW California Golden Seals 18 Lowell MacDonald LW Pittsburgh Penguins 21 Stan Mikita C Chicago Black Hawks 22 Dennis Hextall C Minnesota North Stars

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

Game summary

#	Score	Team	Goalscorer (Assist(s))	Time
First period
1	1-0	East	Mahovlich (Cournoyer, Ullman)	3:33
2	2-0	East	Cournoyer (Ullman)	16:20
Penalties : P. Martin(West) 11:17
Second period
3	2-1	West	Berry (Mikita)	5:59
4	2-2	West	McDonough (Clarke, MacDonald)	13:55
5	2-3	West	MacDonald (Plager, Awrey) PPG	19:07
Penalties : Hextall(West) 7:42, Berenson(East) 18:35
Third period
6	2-4	West	Mikita (Unger, White)	2:25
7	2–5	West	Unger (White, Mikita) SHG	7:54
8	3–5	East	Potvin (unassisted)	9:55
9	4–5	East	Redmond (Berenson)	14:55
10	4-6	West	P. Martin (Pappin)	19:13
Penalties : Plager(West) 6:27

Goaltenders :

• East: Gilbert (29:59 minutes), Dryden (30:01 minutes).
• West: Parent (29:59 minutes), T. Esposito (30:01 minutes).

Shots on goal :

• East (35) 15 - 10 - 10
• West (28) 8 - 8 - 12

Referee : Art Skov

Linesmen : Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris

Source: Podnieks

See also

• 1973–74 NHL season

Further reading

• Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.