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26th National Hockey League All-Star Game

Professional ice hockey exhibition game

Field	Value
game_name	26th NHL All-Star Game
visitor	West
home	East
visitor_total	4
home_total	5
visitor_per1	0
visitor_per2	2
visitor_per3	2
home_per1	0
home_per2	3
home_per3	2
date	January 30, 1973
arena	Madison Square Garden
city	New York City
MVP	Greg Polis (Pittsburgh)
attendance	16,986
next	[1974](27th-national-hockey-league-all-star-game)
previous	[1972](25th-national-hockey-league-all-star-game)

|}} 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.

Lineups

27	CAN	Frank Mahovlich	LW	Montreal Canadiens

West Division All-Stars

Coach: Billy Reay (Chicago Black Hawks)

26	CAN	Lowell MacDonald	$W	Pittsburgh Penguins

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

Source: Podnieks |}

Game summary

#		Score
No scoring
Penalties : Orr(East) 11:11, Bergman(East) 14:52
1	1-0	West	Polis (Clarke, MacDonald)
2	1-1	East	Robert (Park)
3	1-2	East	Mahovlich (unassisted)
4	1-3	East	Henderson (Esposito, Hodge)
5	2-3	West	P. Martin (Hull, Pappin)
Penalties : Hodge(East) 6:26
6	2-4	East	Lemaire (Mahovlich, Lapointe)
7	3–4	West	Polis (Harper)
8	4–4	West	Harper (Mikita)
9	4-5	East	Schmautz (Savard)
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 : Bill Friday

Linesmen : Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico

Source: Podnieks

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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