Wayne Gretzky, hockey's greatest player, was never drafted into the NHL. He joined the WHA at 17 and later the Edmonton ...

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 ...

And while Ovechkin has tied Gretzky's goals mark, no one will likely touch Gretzky's record of 1,963 assists and 2,857 total points. If Gretzky had never scored a single goal in his entire career ...

Wayne Gretzky's 2,857 career points. Although Gretzky has now lost the all-time goals record to Ovechkin, his record for the most points in NHL history will likely never be touched.

Gretzky’s NHL records for assists and points are practically unbeatable. 3 Alex Ovechkin celebrates after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record on April 6, 2025.

Wayne Gretzky, the hockey legend, is a family man first. His five children with Janet Jones, Paulina, Ty, Trevor, Tristan, ...

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.

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.

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.

Capitals Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky are bound by more than just greatness. Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky have an irrepressible fondness for hockey, scoring goals — and each other.