24th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 24th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Boston Garden in Boston, home of the Boston Bruins. This was the first time that the all-star game was held in Boston. The West Division All-Stars defeated the East Division All-Stars 2–1. The West's Bobby Hull was named the game's most valuable player.

24th NHL All-Star Game

1 2 3 Total West 2 0 0 2 East 1 0 0 1
Date	January 19, 1971
Arena	Boston Garden
City	Boston
MVP	Bobby Hull (Chicago)
Attendance	14,790
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Uniforms

The West Division All-Stars continued to use the blue uniforms introduced in 1969. The East Division team, however, received updated white uniforms. The waistline color was changed from black to orange; the stars on the upper chest were enlarged, and had the NHL shield added inside them; the NHL shield was also added to the shoulders; the black numbers gained an orange outline; and the collar changed from an orange tie-up design to a black and orange V-neck.

The game

Game summary

#	Score	Team	Goalscorer (Assist(s))	Time
First period
1	1-0	West	Maki (unassisted)	0:36
2	2-0	West	B. Hull (Flett) PPG	4:38
3	2-1	East	Cournoyer (Smith, Balon)	6:19
Penalties : Harris (West) 2:17, F. Mahovlich (East) 3:09, B. Hull (West) 11:14
Second period
Penalties : Bucyk(East) 1:22
Third period
Penalties : Stapleton(West) 2:48, Magnuson(West) 8:34

Goaltenders :

• East: Giacomin (30:41 minutes), Villemure (29:19 minutes).
• West: T. Esposito (30:41 minutes), Wakely (29:19 minutes).

Shots on goal :

• West (28) 13 - 8 - 7
• East (27) 13 - 12 - 2

Referee : Bill Friday

Linesmen : Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico

Source: Podnieks

Rosters

East Division All-Stars Coach: Harry Sinden (Boston Bruins) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1 Ed Giacomin New York Rangers 30 Gilles Villemure New York Rangers Defencemen 2 Brad Park New York Rangers 3 J. C. Tremblay Montreal Canadiens 4 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins 5 Dale Tallon Vancouver Canucks 15 Jim Neilson New York Rangers 20 Dallas Smith Boston Bruins Forwards 6 Johnny Bucyk LW Boston Bruins 7 Phil Esposito C Boston Bruins 8 Ken Hodge RW Boston Bruins 9 Gordie Howe RW Detroit Red Wings 10 Ed Westfall * RW Boston Bruins 11 Gilbert Perreault C Buffalo Sabres 12 Yvan Cournoyer RW Montreal Canadiens 14 Dave Keon C Toronto Maple Leafs 17 Dave Balon LW New York Rangers 18 Jean Ratelle C New York Rangers 21 Peter Mahovlich C Montreal Canadiens 27 Frank Mahovlich LW Montreal Canadiens

West Division All-Stars Coach: Scotty Bowman (St. Louis Blues) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 30 Ernie Wakely St. Louis Blues 35 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks Defencemen 2 Bill White Chicago Black Hawks 3 Keith Magnuson Chicago Black Hawks 4 Ted Harris Minnesota North Stars 5 Doug Roberts California Golden Seals 8 Barclay Plager St. Louis Blues 12 Pat Stapleton Chicago Black Hawks Forwards 6 Pit Martin C Chicago Black Hawks 7 Red Berenson C St. Louis Blues 9 Bobby Hull LW Chicago Black Hawks 10 Dennis Hull LW Chicago Black Hawks 11 Gary Sabourin RW St. Louis Blues 14 Tim Ecclestone LW St. Louis Blues 15 Bobby Clarke C Philadelphia Flyers 16 Chico Maki RW Chicago Black Hawks 17 Bill Flett RW Los Angeles Kings 20 Danny Grant LW Minnesota North Stars 21 Stan Mikita C Chicago Black Hawks 22 Greg Polis + LW Pittsburgh Penguins

G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing Source: Podnieks

* Westfall was named as an injury replacement for Bruins right wing John McKenzie, who had been named but was injured. + Polis was named to replace Penguins right wing Ken Schinkel, who had been named but was injured.

See also

• 1970–71 NHL season

Further reading

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