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31st National Hockey League All-Star Game

Professional ice hockey exhibition game

Field	Value
game_name	31st NHL All-Star Game
visitor	Campbell
home	Wales
visitor_total	2
home_total	3
visitor_per1	2
visitor_per2	0
visitor_per3	0
visitor_OT	0
home_per1	0
home_per2	1
home_per3	1
home_OT	1
date	January 24, 1978
arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
city	Buffalo
MVP	Billy Smith (NY Islanders)
attendance	16,433
next	1979
previous	1977

|}} 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

77	CAN	Phil Esposito	C	New York Rangers

Wales Conference All-Stars

Coach: CANScotty Bowman, Montreal Canadiens

27	CAN	Darryl Sittler	C	Toronto Maple Leafs

G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing |}

Game summary

#		Score		Team
1	0-1	Campbell	Barber	1:25
2	0-2	Campbell	Potvin (Clarke)	12:12
Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30
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
4	2-2	Wales	Martin (Dionne - O'Reilly)	18:21
Penalties : none
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

References

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