The 26th NHL All-Star Game was held January 30, 1973 at Madison Square Garden , the home arena of the New York Rangers Club. The team of the “ Eastern Division ” beat the representatives of the “ Western Division ” with a score of 5: 4. The forward of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the West Greg Polis , who scored two goals, despite the defeat of his team, was recognized as the most valuable player of the match of all stars and received a prize - a car.
26th NHL All-Star Game| Date: | January 30, 1973 |
| Arena: | Madison Square Garden |
| City: |  New York , New York |
| I | II | III | F |
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| East | 0 | 3 | 2 | five | | West | 0 | 2 | 2 | four |
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| MVP: | Greg Policy |
| Viewers: | 16 986 |
| ← 1972 | NHL All-Star Game | 1974 → |
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East coach Tom Johnson was the seventh person to take part in the all-star game, both as a player and as a coach.
The gatekeeper of the “East” gate Gilles Vilmour interrupted his record-breaking “dry” series in all-star matches, which lasted 79 minutes 21 seconds, having missed a puck from Greg Polis at the 55th second of the second period.
Content
| # | time | score | team | goals | transmission | transmission | goalkeeper |
| first period | removal: Orr (B) 11:11; Bergman (B) 14:52 |
| no goals scored |
| second period | Removal: Hodge (At) 6:26 |
| one | 0:55 | 1–0 | West | Greg Policy | Bobby Clark | Lowell mcdonald | Gilles Wilmour |
| 2 | 3:56 | 1–1 | East | Rene Robert | Brad Park | | Tony Esposito |
| 3 | 16:27 | 1–2 | East | Frank Mahovlich | | | Roger Vashon |
| four | 19:12 | 1–3 | East | Paul Henderson | Phil Esposito | Ken Hodge | Roger Vashon |
| five | 19:29 | 2-3 | West | Pete Martin | Dennis Hull | Jim Pappen | Ed jacomin |
| third period | Removal: White (W) 10:03 |
| 6 | 3:19 | 2–4 | East | Jacques Lemer | Frank Mahovlich | Guy Lapoint | Roger Vashon |
| 7 | 4:27 | 3-4 | West | Greg Policy | Terry Harper | | Ed jacomin |
| eight | 9:27 a.m. | 4–4 | West | Terry Harper | Stan Mikita | | Ed jacomin |
| 9 | 13:59 | 4–5 | East | Bobby Schmautz | Serge Savard | | Roger Vashon |
Legend:
r = total number of throws, nn = throws in the 1st period, vn = throws in the 2nd period, tn = throws in the 3rd period
| goalkeepers | throws |
| team | # | goalkeeper | time | # | goalkeeper | time | about | pp | sun | tp |
| West | one | Tony Esposito | 29:16 | thirty | Roger Vashon | 30:02 | thirty | eight | ten | 12 |
| East | thirty | Gilles Wilmour | 29:16 | one | Ed jacomin | 30:44 | 34 | sixteen | 9 | 9 |
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