35th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 8, 1983, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, home to the New York Islanders. In the game, Edmonton Oilers' centre Wayne Gretzky set an All-Star Game record by scoring all of his four goals in the third period. Gretzky's four goal performance was instrumental in winning his first All-Star M.V.P. honor. Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers' linemate Mark Messier assisted on three of the four goals in the third period to set an All-Star Game record for most assists in a period.
== Boxscore ==
 	Campbell Conference 	Wales Conference
Final Score 	9 	3
Head Coach 	Roger Neilson (Vancouver Canucks)	Al Arbour (New York Islanders)
Lineup 	Starting Lineup:
* 7 - D Paul Coffey (Edmonton Oilers)
* 9 - RW Lanny McDonald (Calgary Flames)
* 20 - LW Al Secord (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 24 - D Doug Wilson (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 30 - G Murray Bannerman (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 99 - C Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers)
Reserves:
* 3 - D Willie Huber (Detroit Red Wings)
* 4 - D Craig Hartsburg (Minnesota North Stars)
* 6 - D Bob Murray (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 8 - C Neal Broten (Minnesota North Stars)
* 10 - LW Brian Sutter (St. Louis Blues)
* 11 - LW Mark Messier (Edmonton Oilers)
* 12 - LW Tom McCarthy (Minnesota North Stars)
* 16 - C Marcel Dionne (Los Angeles Kings)
* 17 - LW Jari Kurri (Edmonton Oilers)
* 18 - C Denis Savard (Chicago Black Hawks)
* 19 - RW Dino Ciccarelli (Minnesota North Stars)
* 22 - RW Rick Vaive (Toronto Maple Leafs)
* 31 - G John Garrett (Vancouver Canucks)1
* 44 - D Dave Babych (Winnipeg Jets)	Starting Lineup:
* 1 - G Pete Peeters (Boston Bruins)
* 5 - D Denis Potvin (New York Islanders)
* 6 - D Rod Langway (Washington Capitals)
* 16 - LW Michel Goulet (Quebec Nordiques)
* 18 - RW Marian Stastny (Quebec Nordiques)
* 26 - C Peter Stastny (Quebec Nordiques)
Reserves:
* 2 - D Mark Howe (Philadelphia Flyers)
* 4 - D Mike Ramsey (Buffalo Sabres)
* 7 - D Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins)
* 8 - C Ron Francis (Hartford Whalers)
* 10 - C Barry Pederson (Boston Bruins)
* 11 - LW Ryan Walter (Montreal Canadiens)
* 12 - LW Don Maloney (New York Rangers)
* 17 - RW Rick Kehoe (Pittsburgh Penguins)
* 19 - LW Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders)
* 20 - RW Hector Marini (New Jersey Devils)
* 22 - RW Mike Bossy (New York Islanders)
* 27 - C Darryl Sittler (Philadelphia Flyers)
* 28 - D Dave Langevin (New York Islanders)
* 31 - G Pelle Lindbergh (Philadelphia Flyers)
Scoring Summary	
* Babych (McDonald, Sutter) 11:37 1st PP
* Ciccarelli (Broten, Secord) 3:01 2nd
* McCarthy (Ciccerelli, Murray) 14:51 2nd
* Gretzky (Kurri, Coffey) 6:20 3rd
* McDonald (Sutter, Dionne) 7:29 3rd
* Gretzky (Messier, Kurri) 10:31 3rd
* Gretzky (Wilson, Messier) 15:32 3rd
* Vaive 17:15 3rd
* Gretzky (Messier) 19:18 3rd	
* Goulet (P. Stastny) 3:41 1st
* Bourque 19:01 1st
* Maloney (Marini) 14:04 3rd
Penalties 	
* Sutter (Hooking) 6:26 1st 	
* Langevin (Hooking) 10:58 1st
* Ramsey (Holding) 3:33 3rd
Win/Loss 	W - John Garrett 	L - Pelle Lindbergh
*Referee: Bob Myers
*Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Leon Stickle
*TV: CBC, SRC, USA Network
== Notes ==
:Vancouver goaltender Richard Brodeur was named to the Campbell team, but did not play due to an ear injury. John Garrett took his place.
==See also==
*1982–83 NHL season
National Hockey League All-Star Game
Category:NHL All-Star Games