31st National Hockey League All-Star Game

The Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference for the fourth straight year. Gilbert Perreault scored at 3:35 of 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==
=== Campbell Conference All-Stars ===
Coach: Fred Shero, Philadelphia Flyers
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	 	
# 	Nat. 	Player 	Pos. 	Team
Goalies 	Goalies 	Goalies 	Goalies 	Goalies
31 	 	Billy Smith 	Billy Smith 	New York Islanders
35 	 	Wayne Stephenson 	Wayne Stephenson	Philadelphia Flyers
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
2 	 	Bob Dailey 	Bob Dailey 	Philadelphia Flyers
3 	 	Tom Bladon 	Tom Bladon 	Philadelphia Flyers
4 	 	Carol Vadnais 	Carol Vadnais 	New York Rangers
5 	 	Denis Potvin 	Denis Potvin 	New York Islanders
6 	 	Barry Beck 	Barry Beck 	Colorado Rockies
20 	 	Jim Watson 	Jim Watson 	Philadelphia Flyers
Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
7 	 	Bill Barber 	LW 	Philadelphia Flyers
8 	 	Wilf Paiement 	RW 	Colorado Rockies
9 	 	Clark Gillies 	LW 	New York Islanders
10 	 	Bill Clement 	C 	Atlanta Flames
11 	 	Dennis Ververgaert	RW 	Vancouver Canucks
12 	 	Ivan Boldirev 	C 	Chicago Black Hawks
16 	 	Bobby Clarke 	C 	Philadelphia Flyers
17 	 	Garry Unger 	C 	St. Louis Blues
19 	 	Bryan Trottier 	C 	New York Islanders
21 	 	Roland Eriksson 	C 	Minnesota North Stars
22 	 	Mike Bossy 	RW 	New York Islanders
77 	 	Phil Esposito 	C 	New York Rangers
== Boxscore ==
# 	Score 	Team 	Goalscorer (Assist(s)) 	To,e 	
First period 	First period 	First period 	First period 	First period 	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 	Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30 	Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30 	Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30 	Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30 	Penalties : Salming (Wal.) 7:42 ; Gillies (Cam.) 18:30
Second period 	Second period 	Second period 	Second period 	Second period 	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	Penalties : Dailey (Cam.) 2:25 ; Smith (Cam.) 3:36 ; McDonald (Wal.) 3:36 ; Vadnais (Cam.) 18:12	Penalties : Dailey (Cam.) 2:25 ; Smith (Cam.) 3:36 ; McDonald (Wal.) 3:36 ; Vadnais (Cam.) 18:12	Penalties : Dailey (Cam.) 2:25 ; Smith (Cam.) 3:36 ; McDonald (Wal.) 3:36 ; Vadnais (Cam.) 18:12	Penalties : Dailey (Cam.) 2:25 ; Smith (Cam.) 3:36 ; McDonald (Wal.) 3:36 ; Vadnais (Cam.) 18:12	Penalties : Dailey (Cam.) 2:25 ; Smith (Cam.) 3:36 ; McDonald (Wal.) 3:36 ; Vadnais (Cam.) 18:12
Third period 	Third period 	Third period 	Third period 	Third period 	Third period
4 	2-2 	Wales 	Martin (Dionne - O'Reilly) 	18:21 	
Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none
Sudden Death overtime 	Sudden Death overtime 	Sudden Death overtime 	Sudden Death overtime 	Sudden Death overtime 	Sudden Death overtime
5 	3-2 	Wales 	Perreault (Shutt - Salming) 	3:55 	
Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	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
==Gallery==
78WalesAS.jpg|Wales Conference All-Stars.
78CampAS.jpg|Campbell Conference All-Stars.
==References==
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