30 Years Ago, Wayne Gretzky Broke Gordie Howe's NHL Points Record

[Ziggy Stardust]

I think it is safe to assume nobody will match or surpass Gretzky's record of 2,857 points. What's remarkable is that Gretzky scored over 1,000 points more than Gordie Howe did, and he did so playing in 280‬ less games than Howe.

He truly is The Great One.

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[The Panther]

That moment in time represents the low-point of the decade for the Oilers.

If you'd told us Oiler fans that month that Edmonton would go on to win the 1990 Cup, nobody would believe you.

This game also marked the last moment of L.A. Wayne's success over Edmonton.

 

[alko]

Wait, he did it again Edmonton? wtf, never realized that!

 

[The Panther]

Wait, he did it again Edmonton? wtf, never realized that!

Of course, and in Edmonton.

And then he scored in overtime to win the game.

 

[alko]

Of course, and in Edmonton.

And then he scored in overtime to win the game.

What was the crowd reaction?

 

[The Panther]

What was the crowd reaction?

Huge cheers for the record-breaking, game-tying goal.

Mostly quiet for the overtime winner.

 

[95Tal]

Start of the sequence that ends with Gretzky's overtime winner. At about 11:24 during the replay you can see a bunch of fans behind the Oiler net stand up and celebrate when he scores:

 

[Boxscore]

My goodness I'm old.