28th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 28st National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Montreal Forum in Montreal, home to the Montreal Canadiens, on January 21, 1975. The NHL expansion changed the format of the NHL All-Star game into a battle of conferences. The Wales Conference All-Star team easily won the initial contest, trouncing the Campbell Conference 7-1. Syl Apps, Jr. was voted the game's most valuable player after scoring two goals.
== Team Lineups ==
=== Wales Conference All-Stars ===
* Coach: Bep Guidolin (Kansas City Scouts)
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	 	
# 	Nat. 	Player 	Pos. 	Team
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
1 	 	Rogatien Vachon	Rogatien Vachon	Los Angeles Kings
29 	 	Ken Dryden 	Ken Dryden 	Montreal Canadiens
Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
2 	 	Terry Harper 	Terry Harper 	Los Angeles Kings
3 	 	Bob Murdoch 	Bob Murdoch 	Los Angeles Kings
4 	 	Bobby Orr 	Bobby Orr 	Boston Bruins
5 	 	Guy Lapointe 	Guy Lapointe 	Montreal Canadiens
6 	 	Jerry Korab 	Jerry Korab 	Buffalo Sabres
10 	 	Carol Vadnais 	Carol Vadnais 	Boston Bruins
Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
7 	 	Phil Esposito 	C 	Boston Bruins
8 	 	Rick Martin 	LW 	Buffalo Sabres
12 	 	Marcel Dionne 	C 	Detroit Red Wings
14 	 	René Robert 	RW 	Buffalo Sabres
15 	 	Denis Dupere 	LW 	Washington Capitals
16 	 	Guy Lafleur 	RW 	Montreal Canadiens
19 	 	Jean Pronovost 	RW 	Pittsburgh Penguins
20 	 	Don Luce 	C 	Buffalo Sabres
22 	 	Joey Johnston 	LW 	California Golden Seals
24 	 	Terry O'Reilly 	RW 	Boston Bruins
26 	 	Syl Apps, Jr. 	C 	Pittsburgh Penguins
27 	 	Darryl Sittler 	C 	Toronto Maple Leafs
== Boxscore ==
# 	Score 	Team 	Goalscorer (Assist(s)) 	Time 	
First period 	First period 	First period 	First period 	First period 	First period
1 	1-0 	Wales 	Apps (Johnston - Vadnais) 	9:38 	
2 	2-0 	Wales 	Luce (O'Reilly - Dupere) 	12:02 	
3 	3-0 	Wales 	Sittler (Lafleur) 	14:22 	
4 	3-1 	Campbell 	Potvin (Unger) 	19:41 	
Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none 	Penalties : none
Second period 	Second period 	Second period 	Second period 	Second period 	Second period
5 	4-1 	Wales 	Esposito (Lafleur - Murdoch) 	19:16 	
Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37	Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37	Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37	Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37	Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37	Penalties : Vickers (Cam.) 0:16 ; Luce (Wal.) 4:51Harper (Wal.) 12:11 ; Korab (Wal.) 19:37
Third period 	Third period 	Third period 	Third period 	Third period 	Third period
6 	5-1 	Wales 	Apps (Robert - Martin) 	3:25 	
7 	6-1 	Wales 	O'Reilly 	5:43 	
8 	7-1 	Wales 	Orr (Lafleur - Sittler) 	7:19 	
Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 	Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 	Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 	Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 	Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32 	Penalties : watson (Cam.) 6:42 ; Clarke (Cam.) 13:32
Goaltenders :
* Wales : Vachon (30:39 minutes), Dryden (29:21 minutes).
* Campbell : Parent (29:17 minutes), Smith (30:43 minutes).
Shots on goal :
*Wales (37) 14 - 09 - 14
*Campbell (29) 10 - 09 - 10
Referee : Wally Harris
Linesmen : Leon Stickle, Claude Béchard
==Notes==
* Apps Jr. was the first son of an NHL All-Star to appear in an All-Star game.
* The era of exclusively Canadian NHL All-Star lineups finally ended as Curt Bennett (born in Canada but raised in Rhode Island and an American citizen) became only the third American hockey player to participate in an NHL All-Star game. From this point on, there has always be at least one non-Canadian NHL All-Star as the number of American and European NHL players have increased dramatically since the early 1970s.
==References==
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Category:1975 in hockey
Category:NHL All-Star Games