Notches an NHL record with a game scoring streak during the season, surpassing Guy Lafleur 's record of 28 in Finishes the season having played in consecutive games. Establishes a new record by notching at least one point in 51 consecutive games, tallying 61 goals and 92 assists for points during the streak in The next longest streak is held by Mario Lemieux , who had a game scoring streak in which he scored 39 goals and points.
During the regular season and playoffs, Gretzky scores a combined goals 87 regulars season, 13 playoffs. Sets an NHL record with 12 shorthanded goals and ties his own mark with 10 hat tricks during the season.
Success continues to find Gretzky during the season. Pearson for the fourth and makes his fifth First Team All-Star appearance at center.
Leads the NHL in with a plus rating. In , Gretzky ranks first in goals, assists, points, shorthanded goals, shots on goal and consecutive-game point streak. Breaks his own single season record with assists in During the postseason, Gretzky rewrites the record books, with 30 assists and 47 points in one playoff year.
Gretzky keeps raising the bar for points in one season, including playoffs, registering in Records his 1,th career point on Dec. Los Angeles. Gretzky makes a habit of breaking his own records, when in he sets new marks for assists and points in a single season. Ties an NHL record for most assists in a game with seven on Feb. Washington; also tallies seven assists at Chicago on Dec. Notches a point in 77 of the 80 games in the season. Gretzky scores his 37th career three-goal-game on Jan.
Vancouver goaltender Troy Gamble , becoming the 13th player to reach that plateau. Establishes a new mark for career hat tricks during the season when No. On April 9, , Gretzky tallies his th career playoff point vs. Leads the League in postseason scoring with 34 points, helping the Oilers win their third championship in four years. Gretzky notches his 1,th career assist vs. His 31 assists during the Stanley Cup playoffs remain the most by any player in a single postseason.
Gretzky captures his second Conn Smythe Trophy as the Edmonton Oilers win their fourth championship in five years. On Aug. Makes his Kings debut on Oct. Detroit and records his first point on his first shot. Captures the Hart Trophy for the ninth time in , becoming the first Kings player to ever win the award. Registers his th NHL goal on Nov. Notches seven points, including his 1,th career point, with two goals and five assists on Feb. Sets a Los Angeles club record for assists and points in a single season during the campaign.
Moves past Marcel Dionne into second place on the all-time scoring list in a game at Hartford on Jan. More content below. Wayne Gretzky. Recommended Stories. College Football News. Nittany Lions Wire. Hoops Hype. Yahoo Sports. Steelers Wire. Touchdown Wire. Wolverines Wire. Charlotte Observer. NBC Sports Boston. MMA Junkie. No other player tabulated a point season, let alone four times. Thought of as a shifty set-up player, Gretzky was a whirling dervish, blending effortlessness and craftiness as the type of athlete the sport had never seen.
He was grace under pressure, sneaky fast and dazzling on skates. He saw the entire ice the way a modern-day defenseman does. If Bobby Orr and Howe revolutionized the game, Gretzky took what became before him and molded the metaphorical clay into the perfect threat, perfect player and perfect athlete.
But Gretzky was much more than a visionary on the ice. Yet Gretzky produced nine goal seasons, a record he shares with Bossy. He finished with 93 more goals than Howe, who is second on the list. It also took him just games to reach the 1,point plateau and games to amass goals. This helped carve a path to eight consecutive Hart Trophy awards among nine overall. Gretzky averaged 1. They are unequaled in intensity for more than two and a half months for great teams that stay alive.
Gretzky boasts four Stanley Cups on his resume and registered 87 more playoff points than Messier , who is second on the list, in 28 fewer games. And, oh, he holds the record for the most game-winning goals in playoff history, shared only with Brett Hull. Gretzky played in a rugged NHL, a time when bench-clearing brawls were still en vogue.
Player safety, including equipment, was given nothing more than cursory attention during the era. Simply said, a potent Gretzky took the game to a level no athlete had or will ever in any other sport.
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