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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.