27th National Hockey League All-Star Game

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.

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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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.^[1] Red Berenson, Jocelyn Guevremont, Jim McKenny, Henri Richard and Larry Robinson were named as replacements.^[2]

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^[3]

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^[3]

See also

• 1973–74 NHL season

References

1. Podnieks 2000, p. 132.
2. Podnieks 2000, pp. 132–133.
3. Podnieks 2000, p. 136.

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