6th NHL All-Star Game

The 6th NHL All-Star Game took place at the Detroit Olympia (home of the Detroit Red Wings) on October 5, 1952.

For the second year in a row, the format had the First and Second All-Star Teams with additional players on each team, play each other.

After the game ended in a tie for the second year in a row, the NHL decided that they would continue with the previous format of the Stanley Cup winner playing an all-star team.

Game Summary

	First All-Star Team	Second All-Star Team
Final score	1	1
Scoring summary	Pavelich (Mosienko, Creighton), 9:57 2nd	Richard (Buller), 1:36 3rd
Penalties	Sandford, 3:51 2nd Howe, 6:34 3rd Lach, 15:09 3rd	Buller, 0:23 1st Thomson, 12:46 1st Richard, 18:03 1st Bouchard, 4:53 2nd Thomson, 7:50 2nd Thomson, 16:39 2nd
Win/Loss	T - Terry Sawchuk	T - Jim Henry/Gerry McNeil

• Referee: Bill Chadwick
• Linesmen: George Young and Doug Young

Rosters

	First All-Star Team	Second All-Star Team
Head coach	Tommy Ivan (Detroit Red Wings)	Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens)
Lineup	Starting lineup: 1 - G Terry Sawchuk (Detroit Red Wings 1 - G Charlie Rayner (New York Rangers) 2 - D Doug Harvey (Montreal Canadiens) 3 - D Gus Mortson (Toronto Maple Leafs) 4 - D Red Kelly (Detroit Red Wings) 5 - C Dave Creighton (Boston Bruins) 6 - LW Ed Sandford (Boston Bruins) 7 - LW Ted Lindsay (Detroit Red Wings) 8 - D Leo Reise (New York Rangers) 9 - RW Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) 10 - LW Marty Pavelich (Detroit Red Wings) 11 - D Bill Quackenbush (Boston Bruins) 12 - RW Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) 14 - D Bob Goldham (Detroit Red Wings) 15 - LW Tony Leswick (Detroit Red Wings) 16 - C Elmer Lach (Montreal Canadiens) 21 - RW Reg Sinclair (Detroit Red Wings)	Starting lineup: 1 - G Jim Henry (Boston Bruins 1 - G Gerry McNeil (Montreal Canadiens) 2 - D Jim Thomson (Toronto Maple Leafs) 3 - D Hy Buller (New York Rangers) 4 - LW Harry Watson (Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - RW Bernie Geoffrion (Montreal Canadiens 6 - RW Floyd Curry (Montreal Canadiens 9 - RW Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens 10 - D Tom Johnson (Montreal Canadiens) 11 - D Butch Bouchard (Montreal Canadiens) 12 - D Fern Flaman (Toronto Maple Leafs) 14 - C Ken Mosdell (Montreal Canadiens) 15 - C Milt Schmidt (Boston Bruins) 16 - C Tod Sloan (Toronto Maple Leafs) 17 - C Billy Reay (Montreal Canadiens) 20 - LW Paul Meger (Montreal Canadiens) 24 - LW Sid Smith (Toronto Maple Leafs)