The following is a list of official records Gretzky held or shared at his retirement on April 18, 1999. (since broken by
Alexander Ovechkin) • Most goals, one season, including playoffs:
100 in 1983–84, 87 goals in 74 regular season games and 13 goals in 19 playoff games • Most goals, 50 games from start of season:
61 in 1981–82 (October 7 to January 22, 80-game schedule) and 1983–84 (October 5 to January 25), 80-game schedule • Most goals, one period:
4 (tied with ten other players) February 18, 1981 • Most assists:
1,963 • Most assists, including playoffs:
2,223 • Most assists, one season:
163 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule • Most assists, one season, including playoffs:
174 in 1985–86, 163 assists in 80 regular season games and 11 assists in 10 playoff games • Most assists, one game:
7 (tied with
Billy "The Kid" Taylor) February 16, 1980; December 11, 1985; February 15, 1986 • Most assists, one road game:
7 (tied with Billy "The Kid" Taylor) December 11, 1985 • Most points:
2,857 in 1,487 games (894 goals, 1,963 assists) • Most points, including playoffs:
3,239 in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games. (1,016 goals, 2,223 assists) • Most points, one season:
215 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule (52 goals, 163 assists) • Most points, one season, including playoffs:
255 in 1984–85; 208 points in 80 regular season games and 47 points in 18 playoff games • Most shorthanded goals, career:
73 • Most overtime assists, career:
13 (Broken by over 40 players) • Most goals by a
centre, career:
894 • Most goals by a centre, one season:
92 in 1981–82, 80-game schedule • Most assists by a centre, career:
1,963 • Most assists by a centre, one season:
163 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule • Most points by a centre, career:
2,857 • Most points by a centre, one season:
215 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule • Highest goals-per-game average, one season (among players with 50-or-more goals):
1.18 in 1983–84, 87 goals in 74 games • Highest assists-per-game average, career (300 min.):
1.321 -- 1,963 assists in 1,487 games • Highest assists-per-game average, one season:
2.04 in 1985–86, 163 assists in 80 games • Highest points-per-game average, one season (among players with 50-or-more points):
2.77 in 1983–84, 205 points in 74 games • Most 40-or-more goal seasons:
12 in 20 seasons (Broken by Alexander Ovechkin in 2023) • Most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons:
12 from 1979–80 to 1990–91 • Most 50-or-more goal seasons:
9 (tied with
Mike Bossy and Alex Ovechkin) • Most 60-or-more goal seasons:
5 (tied with Mike Bossy) • Most consecutive 60-or-more goals seasons:
4 from 1981–82 to 1984–85 • Most 100-or-more point seasons:
15 • Most consecutive 100-or-more point seasons:
13 from 1979–80 to 1991–92 • Most three-or-more goal games, career:
50 — 37 three-goal (
hat trick) games; nine four-goal games; four five-goal games • Most three goal games, one season:
10, in 1981–82 and 1983–84 • Longest consecutive assist scoring streak:
23 games in 1990–91, 48 assists • Longest consecutive point-scoring streak:
51 games in 1983–84 (October 5 to January 28, 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points) • Longest consecutive point-scoring streak from start of season:
51 in 1983–84; 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points (October 5 to January 28)
Playoff records (15) • Most playoff goals, career:
122 • Most playoff assists, career:
260 • Most assists, one playoff year:
31 in 1988 (19 games) (Since broken by
Connor McDavid) • Most assists in one series:
14 (at the time tied with
Rick Middleton and since broken by
Leon Draisaitl) in 1985 Conference Finals (six games vs.
Chicago) • Most assists in final series:
10 in 1988 (four games, plus suspended game vs.
Boston) • Most assists, one playoff game:
6 (tied with
Mikko Leinonen) on April 9, 1987 • Most assists, one playoff period:
3 — Three assists by one player in one period of a playoff game has been recorded on 70 occasions, five of them by Gretzky • Most points, career:
382 • Most points, one playoff year:
47 in 1985 (17 goals and 30 assists in 18 games) • Most points in final series:
13 in 1988 three goals and 10 assists (four games plus suspended game vs. Boston, three goals) • Most points, one playoff period:
4 (tied with nine other players) • Most short-handed goals, one playoff year:
3 (tied with five other players) 1983 • Most short-handed goals, one playoff game:
2 (tied with eight other players) April 9, 1983 • Most game-winning goals in playoffs, career:
24 (tied with
Brett Hull) • Most three-or-more goals games (hat trick):
10 (eight three-goal games, two four-goal games)
All-Star records (6) • Most All-Star game goals, career:
13 (in 18 games played) • Most All-Star game goals, one game:
4 (tied with three players) 1983 Campbell Conference • Most All-Star game goals, one period:
4 1983 Campbell Conference, third period • Most All-Star game assists, career:
12 (tied with four others) • Most All-Star game points, career:
25 (13 goals, 12 assists in 18 games) • Most All-Star game points, one period:
4 (tied with
Mike Gartner and
Adam Oates) 1983 Campbell Conference, third period (four goals) == Record updates ==