Gretzky's Playoff Stats
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vadim sharifijanov
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WingsFan95
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I'll concede to this.
But looking at Lemieux's table it was closer than it seems.
At the end of the day I still take Orr overall and Lemieux come playoffs.
And by Lemieux I mean Claude.
From what I recall in 1985, 12 of Kurri's 19 goals were in the Conference Finals against Chicago, and then he scored just one in the Stanley Cup Final. Gretzky, meanwhile, scored 7 goals and added four assists against Philly. Kurri had seven points. In game 5 of that series, Gretzky made this amazing pass to Coffey for a goal that left even Coffey in amazement!
In the 1988 finals, Gretzky had 3 goals and 10 assists in 4.61 games.
In the 1981 playoffs, Gretzky, had 5 assists in game one of the first round series against Montreal, then a hattrick in game 3 to complete the sweep. Montreal had the Vezina winning goaltenders in net for the series, and the big four (Robinson, Savard, Lapointe and Langway) plus Bob Gainey out against him.
And he still dominated. According to Sports Illustrated, when Gretzky was on the ice and the teams were at even strength, Montreal was outscored 11-0. I guess, we have all conclude that Gretzky played terrible defence, just like in 1985 playoffs when he was a +28 in 18 games to lead the league! I wonder who led the league in +/- in 81/82, 83/84, 84/85 and 86/87? Okay, forget leading the league, who was second in 82/83 or third in 85/86?
But then the Oilers took the Stanley Cup Champions to 6 games, despite having Bill Smith and capable backup Rollie Melanson. When the smoke had cleared, Gretzky had 21 points in 9 games and led all playoff scorers in point per game. Billy Smith finished the playoffs with the most wins, minutes and lowest GAA. The Islanders won the first game 8-2, where was Gretzky you ask? Getting the Oilers first goal. To bad the rest of his teammates, sans Messiers tally when the Oilers were losing 8-1, weren't around. In game 3, Gretzky opened the scoring with a shorthanded tally, then added two more as the Oilers won 5-2. The Islanders went on to win the series and the Stanley Cup, however.
The regular season was a little better. The Oilers went 29-35-16. Gretzky lead the league with 164 points, while Kurri finished second on the Oilers with 75 points. The year before, Gretzky tied for the league lead in points with 137 points. But he missed one game that season, played just a single shift in another game. He also had some bad tonsillitis for a part of that season as well. Blair MacDonald was second on the team with 94 points.
Were Mario's teammates worthless? Hmmm, Recchi (What? He was playing back then?) had 34 points and Stevens had 33 more. Stevens even lead the playoffs in goals with 17.
Then in '92, Stevens added 28 points, Francis 27, Jagr (REMEMBER THE TYING GOAL GAME 1 SCF?) 24.
Tocchet had 8 points in the SCF to lead the Pens. So I'd say Mario had some good teammates. Barrasso went on to win 369 games (15th place), a Calder, a Vezina and a Jennings.
Wregget. Living in Toronto, I remember 1984/85. The next year, the Leafs had 57 points and faced Chicago in the first round of the playoffs. What happened?
Then the next year they got within a game of the SCSF, who was in net? Then in 95/96 Wregget went 7-2, 2.30 GAA and .930 S%. Not bad.
I got a neighbour here who tells me that the Bruins blew a 5-2 lead against the Habs in the 1971 playoffs, and that Orr had a rough series defensively. Huge Hab fan, btw. He says he remembers the series like it was yesterday. Any truth? This is a guy that knows things. So we know it happens to the best of them, no matter who we're talking about!
In the 1988 finals, Gretzky had 3 goals and 10 assists in 4.61 games.
In the 1981 playoffs, Gretzky, had 5 assists in game one of the first round series against Montreal, then a hattrick in game 3 to complete the sweep. Montreal had the Vezina winning goaltenders in net for the series, and the big four (Robinson, Savard, Lapointe and Langway) plus Bob Gainey out against him.
And he still dominated. According to Sports Illustrated, when Gretzky was on the ice and the teams were at even strength, Montreal was outscored 11-0. I guess, we have all conclude that Gretzky played terrible defence, just like in 1985 playoffs when he was a +28 in 18 games to lead the league! I wonder who led the league in +/- in 81/82, 83/84, 84/85 and 86/87? Okay, forget leading the league, who was second in 82/83 or third in 85/86?
But then the Oilers took the Stanley Cup Champions to 6 games, despite having Bill Smith and capable backup Rollie Melanson. When the smoke had cleared, Gretzky had 21 points in 9 games and led all playoff scorers in point per game. Billy Smith finished the playoffs with the most wins, minutes and lowest GAA. The Islanders won the first game 8-2, where was Gretzky you ask? Getting the Oilers first goal. To bad the rest of his teammates, sans Messiers tally when the Oilers were losing 8-1, weren't around. In game 3, Gretzky opened the scoring with a shorthanded tally, then added two more as the Oilers won 5-2. The Islanders went on to win the series and the Stanley Cup, however.
The regular season was a little better. The Oilers went 29-35-16. Gretzky lead the league with 164 points, while Kurri finished second on the Oilers with 75 points. The year before, Gretzky tied for the league lead in points with 137 points. But he missed one game that season, played just a single shift in another game. He also had some bad tonsillitis for a part of that season as well. Blair MacDonald was second on the team with 94 points.
Were Mario's teammates worthless? Hmmm, Recchi (What? He was playing back then?) had 34 points and Stevens had 33 more. Stevens even lead the playoffs in goals with 17.
Then in '92, Stevens added 28 points, Francis 27, Jagr (REMEMBER THE TYING GOAL GAME 1 SCF?) 24.
Tocchet had 8 points in the SCF to lead the Pens. So I'd say Mario had some good teammates. Barrasso went on to win 369 games (15th place), a Calder, a Vezina and a Jennings.
Wregget. Living in Toronto, I remember 1984/85. The next year, the Leafs had 57 points and faced Chicago in the first round of the playoffs. What happened?
Then the next year they got within a game of the SCSF, who was in net? Then in 95/96 Wregget went 7-2, 2.30 GAA and .930 S%. Not bad.
I got a neighbour here who tells me that the Bruins blew a 5-2 lead against the Habs in the 1971 playoffs, and that Orr had a rough series defensively. Huge Hab fan, btw. He says he remembers the series like it was yesterday. Any truth? This is a guy that knows things. So we know it happens to the best of them, no matter who we're talking about!
WingsFan95
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^If that **** is true I'll agree Gretz is Top 3.
I just can't take away personal bias.
But I'm gonna stop arguing, if the above numbers are true, that's it.
I just can't take away personal bias.
But I'm gonna stop arguing, if the above numbers are true, that's it.
