Chicago's Stan Mikita, with a goal and two assists, and St. Louis' Gary Unger, with a goal and an assist, led the expansionist West to a come-from-behind 6-4 triumph over the East.

     The East jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period but the West roared back to score three unanswered goals in the second. Unger, voted the game's MVP, scored what proved to be the winning goal at 7:54 of the final period. The 10 goals were the most scored in an All-Star contest.

     A capacity crowd of 16,426 attended the game at Chicago Stadium. New York Islander Denis Potvin, an NHL rookie making his first All-Star Game appearance, scored the East's third goal.

Islander participants: Denis Potvin, Ed Westfall

     NHL expansion turned the All-Star Game into a battle of conferences: the Prince of Wales Conference against the Clarence Campbell Conference. In this first such pairing, Wales won easily, 7-1, at the Montreal Forum before a capacity crowd of 16,080.

     Pittsburgh's Syl Apps Jr., son of a former NHL great, scored twice for Wales and was voted the game's MVP. Apps was the first son of an NHL All-Star to appear in an All-Star Game.

     The lone goal for the Campbell Conference was scored by New York Islander Denis Potvin.

Islander participants: Denis Potvin, Ed Westfall

     Montreal's Pete Mahovlich collected a goal and three assists to pace Wales to a 7-5 victory over Campbell in the highest-scoring All-Star Game ever played.

     It was a close game until midway of the second period, when Campbell coach Fred Shero inserted Philadelphia's Wayne Stephenson in goal. Wales scored on it's first three shots against Stephenson to open a 6-1 lead. Wales coasted the rest of the way before a crowd of 16,436 at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Mahovlich was voted MVP.

     With Campbell trailing 7-1, New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier and Billy Harris combined to set up Denis Ververgaert for two goals 10 seconds apart early in the third period. Denis Potvin added a goal and an assist to draw Campbell to within two, but it was not enough.

Islander participants: Denis Potvin, Bill Harris, Glenn Resch, Bryan Trottier

     Rick Martin of Buffalo scored two third-period goals, including the game-winner with under two minutes to play, as Wales won their third straight over Campbell, 4-3, at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

     Martin, voted MVP, scored at the four-minute mark to give the Wales a 3-2 lead. After the Rangers' Phil Esposito tied it with a goal at 12:23, Martin beat the Islanders' Chico Resch from in close with 1:56 remaining for the winning score before a crowd of 15,613.

     Denis Potvin recorded two assists in the game while he and Bob Nystrom combined to set up Philadelphia's Rick MacLeish for a goal in the losing cause.

Islander participants: Denis Potvin, Glenn Resch, Bob Nystrom

     Wales continued it's domination of the All-Star classic, defeating Campbell, 3-2, for the fourth straight year.

     Buffalo's Gil Perrault scored at 3:55 of sudden-death overtime for the winning score. The MVP award went to New York Islander goalie Billy Smith of Campbell, who stopped 16 shots in the first 30 minutes of action. A crowd of 16,433 attended the game at the Buffalo Auditorium.

     Five Islanders played in this game, a team record. Denis Potvin recorded the Campbell Conference's first goal.

Islander participants: Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Bill Smith, Clark Gillies

     New York Islander Mike Bossy scored late in the second period to snap a 2-2 tie and then added an insurance goal early in the third period to send the Wales to a 4-2 decision over the Campbell Conference stars. John Tonelli recorded an assist on Bossy's winning goal.

     While MVP Bossy was providing the offense, goaltenders Michel Dion of Pittsburgh and Don Edwards of Buffalo combined to stop 29 shots and helped Wales win the sixth time in seven games. A capacity crowd of 18,130 was on hand.  

Islander participants: Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, John Tonelli

     The only NHL All-Star Game to be held at the home of the New York Islanders, Nassau Coliseum.

     The star of the show on this night would be Edmonton Oilers star Wayne Gretzky. He scored four goals in the final period, shattering four All-Star Game records and helping the Campbell Conference post a 9-3 victory over the Wales Conference.

     Gretzky's outburst helped the Campbell turn a close 3-2 game into a rout and hand the Wales only their second loss in eight games. A capacity crowd of 15,230 witnessed Gretzky's feat, which won him MVP honors.  

Islander participants: Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Dave Langevin

     New York Islanders teammates Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier combined on a two-on-one in overtime to give the Wales Conference a 4-3 win over the Campbell Conference before a sellout crowd of 15,100 at the Civic Arena in Hartford.

     Trottier took a pass from Bossy and beat goaltender Andy Moog of Edmonton from in close to give the Wales Conference the victory in only the second overtime All-Star Game in history. The MVP award went to Campbell goalie Grant Fuhr of Edmonton, who stopped all 15 shots he faced. 

Islander participants: Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy

     Vincent Damphousse, playing in his first All-Star Game, tied a record with four goals, three coming in the third period, as the Campbell Conference stars routed the Wales stars, 11-5, at Chicago Stadium.

     Damphousse, the only Toronto Maple Leafs' representative, scored midway through the first period to give Campbell a 2-1 lead. He then took over in the final 11:06, beating Wales' goaltender Andy Moog of Boston to tie Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux for most goals in an All-Star Game and win MVP honors.

     New York Islander Pat LaFontaine recorded the first two goals of the game for the Wales Conference.

Islander participants: Pat LaFontaine

     The Rangers' Mike Gartner tied an All-Star Game record with four goals, three coming in the first period, as the Wales Conference routed the Campbell Conference in the highest-scoring All-Star game in history. Gartner scored at 3:15 and 3:37 of the opening period, then added a third at 18:02 to give the Wales a 6-0 lead. Gartner's fourth, at 3:33 of the second period, made it 8-0.

     The Islanders' Pierre Turgeon had three goals and two assists for the Wales but lost out in the MVP balloting to Gartner. A crowd of 17,137 watched the game at the Montreal Forum. 

Islander participants: Pierre Turgeon

      Ottawa's Alexei Yashin scored with 3:42 remaining in the third period to give the Eastern Conference a come-from-behind 9-8 victory over the Western Conference before a sellout crowd of 18,200 at New York's Madison Square Garden. The East trailed 8-6 with less than 10 minutes remaining, but goals by Quebec's Joe Sakic and Forida's Bob Kudelski rallied them into a tie. Then Yashin, who had scored a goal in the first period, beat Western goalie Curtis Joseph of St. Louis for the game-winner.

      Eastern Conference goaltender Mike Richter of the Rangers, who stopped 17 of 19 shots in the second period, was named MVP. Once again overlooked was the performance of New York Islander Pierre Turgeon, who recorded four assists in the game including one on Yashin's game-winner. In his two appearances as an Islander at the NHL All-Star Game, Turgeon recorded 3 goals and 9 points.

Islander participants: Pierre Turgeon

     New York Islander Adrian Aucoin made news in the NHL Skills Competition by winning the hardest shot contest as he was clocked in at 102.2 mph. Islander Mattias Weinhandl took part in the Youngstars Game prior to the Skills Competition.

     Aucoin would score the first goal of the game 5:44 into the first period, with an assist by Mark Messier, who moved into third place all-time in All-Star Game scoring with the point. While the East went on to win the game 6-4, it was the West's Joe Sakic that took the MVP honors with a hat trick. 

Islander participants: Adrian Aucoin

     New York Islander Jason Blake made his first NHL All-Star Game appearance and he represented the team proudly recorded two assists in the East's 12-9 loss.

     Blake received a secondary assist on a go ahead goal by Carolina's Eric Staal in the first period that made it 3-2. Blake later recorded the only assist in the second period on a goal by Carolina's Justin Williams that tied the score 4-4. Jason grabbed the puck after a missed shot down by the circle and backhanded a pass through the slot to a waiting Williams. Buffalo's Daniel Briere won the MVP in the losing cause recording a goal and 5 points.  

Islander participants: Jason Blake