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24th NHL All-Star Game
Date	January 19, 1971
Arena	Boston Garden
City	Boston
MVP	Bobby Hull (Chicago)
Attendance	14,790
← 1970	1972 →

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.

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^[1]

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^[1]

* 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.