Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, averaged 1.92 points a game to Crosby's 1.25, but Gretzky had 62 points in 70 games in his 20th and final season in 1998-99.

Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, averaged 1.92 points a game to Crosby's 1.25, but Gretzky had 62 points in 70 games in his 20th and final season in 1998-99.

Sidney Crosby Breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL Record With His 20th Season Averaging a Point Per Game BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The accomplishment was special. The result disappointing. Pittsburgh Penguins ...

Gretzky's early years were played when the NHL averaged the highest average points per game. Of 25 players who scored 65 goals or more in a season, 19 were in Gretzky's era. That includes four ...

Wayne Gretzky's NHL assists and points record: 1,963 and 2,857. While Ovechkin has tied Gretzky's holy grail of goals, no one will likely touch Gretzky's record of 1,963 assists and 2,857 total ...

Gretzky won seven-straight Art Ross trophies as the league’s points leader from 1980 to 1987. Those alone would make him the all-time leader, but he added three more over his next seven seasons.

Without putting too fine of a point on it, it was easier to score when Gretzky was in the NHL. Advertisement Gretzky entered the NHL in the 1979-80 season, when teams averaged 3.5 goals per game.

Edmonton's Connor McDavid landed hockey's ultimate endorsement. Wayne Gretzky anointed McDavid the NHL's premier talent after the Oilers' Game 1 Stanley Cup Final win.

Sidney Crosby broke an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky for point-per-game consistency. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against Buffalo on Thursday night, Crosby ...