In addition, the Puck Control Relay event would be introduced as part of the individual competition with its first winner being Russ Courtnall.

A capacity crowd saw Ottawa Senators' rookie Alexei Yashin score with 3:42 left in the third period, to give the Eastern Conference a 9–8 victory.

Other first time All-Stars in New York included all three Western Conference goaltenders—the Toronto Maple Leafs' Felix Potvin (who started in place of Ed Belfour), the San Jose Sharks' Arturs Irbe and the Blues' Curtis Joseph (the game's losing goaltender, who gave up the winning goal in the third period).

The NHL retired the use of its league colors of black and orange, and had the uniforms designed based on the new Eastern and Western Conference logos.

These uniforms would also provide the inspiration for the Dallas Stars to redesign their uniforms later in the decade, introducing their green version as a third jersey in 1997 and adding a white version in 1999. none none Commissioner's selection: Reserves: Commissioner's selection: Reserves: