26th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 26th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Madison Square Garden in New York City, home of the New York Rangers, on January 30, 1973. It was the first time that the All-Star Game was held in New York. The East Division All-Stars defeated the West Division All-Stars 5–4. Greg Polis was named the game's most valuable player.

League Business
Clarence Campbell, president of the NHL announced that the NHL was expanding to Kansas City and Washington, D.C.

Uniforms
Since the introduction of the divisional format of the game in 1969, the East Division All-Stars had worn white jerseys, while the West Division All-Stars had worn navy blue jerseys. The uniforms were redesigned for 1973, and beginning with this game and continuing through the 1993 game, the home division or conference would wear the white jersey, while the visiting team would wear the dark jersey, which was orange until 1988.

Both the white and orange designs featured the same striping - a wide orange stripe with white stars bounded by two thin black stripes on both the sleeves and the waist. The NHL shield replaced the player number on the front of the jersey. The upper chest featured two large stars (orange on the white jersey, and vice versa), each containing a small NHL shield, and the shoulders also featured small NHL shields - elements carried over from the previous white East Division jersey. However, the shoulder striping from the previous design was removed. The numbers on the white jersey were orange with a black outline, while the orange jersey featured black numbers with a white outline. Both jerseys featured a black V-neck.

These uniforms continued to be used through the 33rd National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1981.

East Division Roster
Coach: Tom Johnson, Boston Bruins

No. Player Pos Team
 * 3 Gary Bergman D Detroit Red Wings
 * 12 Yvan Cournoyer RW Montreal Canadiens
 * 7 Phil Esposito C Boston Bruins
 * 1 Ed Giacomin G New York Rangers
 * 21 Paul Henderson LW Toronto Maple Leafs
 * 8 Ken Hodge RW Boston Bruins
 * 14 Dave Keon C Toronto Maple Leafs
 * 5 Guy Lapointe D Montreal Canadiens
 * 25 Jacques Lemaire C Montreal Canadiens
 * 27 Frank Mahovlich LW Montreal Canadiens
 * 6 Rick Martin LW Buffalo Sabres
 * 4 Bobby Orr D Boston Bruins
 * 2 Brad Park D New York Rangers
 * 19 Jean Ratelle C New York Rangers
 * 15 Rene Robert RW Buffalo Sabres
 * 18 Serge Savard D Montreal Canadiens
 * 9 Bobby Schmautz RW Vancouver Canucks
 * 20 Dallas Smith D Boston Bruins
 * 30 Gilles Villemure G New York Rangers
 * 17 Ed Westfall RW New York Islanders

West Division Roster
Coach: Billy Reay

No. Player Pos Team
 * 18 Bob Berry LW Los Angeles Kings
 * 16 Bobby Clarke C Philadelphia Flyers
 * 12 Gary Dornhoefer RW Philadelphia Flyers
 * 1 Tony Esposito G Chicago Black Hawks
 * 5 Barry Gibbs D Minnesota North Stars
 * 3 Terry Harper D Los Angeles Kings
 * 10 Dennis Hull LW Chicago Black Hawks
 * 23 Joey Johnston LW California Golden Seals
 * 16 Lowell MacDonald RW Pittsburgh Penguins
 * 14 Randy Manery D Atlanta Flames
 * 4 Gilles Marotte D Los Angeles Kings
 * 7 Pit Martin C Chicago Black Hawks
 * 21 Stan Mikita C Chicago Black Hawks
 * 8 Jim Pappin RW Chicago Black Hawks
 * 11 J.P. Parise LW Minnesota North Stars
 * 6 Barclay Plager D St. Louis Blues
 * 22 Greg Polis LW Pittsburgh Penguins
 * 9 Garry Unger C St. Louis Blues
 * 30 Rogie Vachon G Los Angeles Kings
 * 2 Bill White D Chicago Black Hawks