The Great One's Career Highlights

1979-80: Captured his first Hart Trophy, won the Lady Byng Trophy and was named as the NHL's second team all-star center in his first season as an 18-year-old with the Oilers ... Became the youngest player in NHL history (19 years, two months) to score 50 goals in a single season, collecting his 50th on Apr. 2 vs. Minnesota (Gary Edwards) ... Tallied his first NHL point with an assist on a goal by Kevin Lowe at 9:49 of the first period, while making his NHL debut on Oct. 10 at Chicago ... Notched his first NHL goal in his third game on Oct. 14 vs. Vancouver (Glen Hanlon) ... Set an NHL record for most assists in one game by a player in his first NHL season, with seven on Feb. 15 vs. Washington.

1980-81: Awarded his second consecutive Hart Trophy ... Was named the NHL's first team all-star center ... Captured his first Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer, setting NHL records for assists (109) and points (164) in a single season ... Tied an NHL record for most goals in one period, netting four vs. St. Louis on Feb. 18.

1981-82: Won his third consecutive Hart Trophy ... Was tabbed the NHL's first team all-star center and captured the Lester B. Pearson Award as the NHL's outstanding player as voted by the players ... Set an NHL record for most goals in one season with 92, breaking Phil Esposito's record of 76, set with Boston in 1970-71 ... Became the first player in NHL history to record over 200 points, collecting 212 while earning his second Art Ross Trophy ... Broke his own record for assists in a single season with 120 ... Registered an NHL single season record 10 hat tricks.

1982-83: Notched his fourth consecutive Hart Trophy and his third consecutive Art Ross Trophy ... Named the NHL's first team all-star center and earned the Lester B. Pearson Award for the second consecutive season ... Broke his own record for assists in a single season with 125 ... Tallied four goals and earned MVP honors in the NHL All-Star Game at Long Island ... Notched an NHL record, 30-game scoring streak, surpassing Guy Lafleur's record of 28 ... Finished the season playing in his 310th consecutive game ... Set NHL records for most assists (26) and points (38) in one playoff year.

1983-84: Won his fifth consecutive Hart Trophy and his fourth consecutive Art Ross Trophy ... Named the NHL's first team all-star center and also won the Lester B. Pearson Award ... Led the NHL with a plus 76 rating ... Established an NHL record by notching a point in 51 consecutive matches, tallying 61 goals and 92 assists for 153 points during the streak ... Set an NHL record for goals in one season, including playoffs, netting 100 (87 regular season, 13 playoffs) ... Set an NHL record with 12 shorthanded goals and tied his own NHL record with 10 hat tricks ... Missed six games due to a shoulder injury ... Led the Oilers to their first Stanley Cup Championship.

1984-85: Notched his sixth consecutive Hart Trophy and fifth consecutive Art Ross Trophy ... Named the NHL's first team all-star center for the fifth consecutive season ... Captured the Lester B. Pearson Award for the fourth time and led the NHL with a plus 98 rating ... Ranked first in the NHL in goals, assists, points, shorthanded goals, shots on goal, and consecutive game point streak ... Broke his own NHL record for assists in a single season with 135 ... Also broke his own record for assists (30) and points (47) in one playoff year ... Set an NHL record for most points in one season, including playoffs with 255 ... Registered his 1,000th career point on Dec. 19 vs. Los Angeles ... Captured the Conn Smythe Trophy while leading the Oilers to their second consecutive Stanley Cup.

1985-86: Won his seventh consecutive Hart Trophy and sixth consecutive Art Ross Trophy ... Named the NHL's first team all-star center for the sixth consecutive year ... Broke his own NHL record for assists (163) and points (215) in a single season ... Set an NHL record for most assists in one season, including playoffs with 174 ... Tied an NHL record for most assists in a road game with seven on Dec. 11 at Chicago and also tallied seven assists at home on Feb. 14 vs. Quebec ... Notched a 33 game scoring streak from Nov. 3 to Jan. 25, collecting 33 goals and 75 assists for 108 points over the span ... Notched a point in 77 of his 80 matches ... Registered his 37th career hat trick on Jan. 8 at Toronto, tying Mike Bossy's career record ... Recorded 61 multiple point games, including seven points in a game twice.

1986-87: Earned his eighth consecutive Hart Trophy and his seventh consecutive Art Ross Trophy ... Named the NHL's first team all-star center for the seventh consecutive season ... Captured the Lester B. Pearson Award for the fifth time ... Led the NHL with a plus 70 rating ... Named Team NHL s Player of the Series in Rendez-Vous 87 ... Registered his 500th NHL goal on Nov. 22 vs. Vancouver (Troy Gamble), becoming the 13th player to reach the plateau ... Established a new NHL record for career hat tricks, notching four during the campaign to lift his career total to 41 ... Tallied a league-best 19 game scoring streak from Nov. 11 to Dec. 20, recording 22 goals and 26 assists for 48 points during the streak ... Tallied his 177th career playoff point on Apr. 9 vs. Los Angeles, surpassing Jean Beliveau as the all-time leading scorer in Stanley Cup playoff history ... Led the league in post-season scoring with 34 points, helping the Oilers win their third Stanley Cup championship in four years.

1987-88: Missed 16 games due to a knee injury ... Named the NHL's second team all-star center ... Notched his 1,000th career assist vs. the Rangers on Nov. 4 ... Became the NHL s all-time career leader in assists, notching his 1,050th on Mar. 1 vs. Los Angeles ... Tied Mike Bossy's career record for the most 40-or-more goal seasons, with nine ... Set an NHL record for most consecutive and most career 100 point seasons ... Broke his own NHL record for assists in one playoff year with 31 ... Captured the Conn Smythe Trophy for the second time and led the Oilers to their fourth Stanley Cup championship in five years.

1988-89: Made his Kings debut on Oct. 6 vs. Detroit after being acquired by Los Angeles from Edmonton on Aug. 9, 1988 ... Captured the Hart Trophy for the ninth time, becoming the first Kings player to ever win the award ... Was named the NHL's second team all-star center ... Tied for first in the NHL with 114 assists ... Tied Mike Bossy's NHL record for most 50 goal seasons by registering his ninth ... Recorded his first point with the Kings on his first shot on opening night vs. Detroit ... Registered his 600th NHL goal on Nov. 23 at Detroit ... Notched seven points, including his 1,800th career point, with two goals and five assists on Feb. 18 vs. Quebec ... Earned honors as the MVP of the NHL All-Star Game at Edmonton ... Set a Los Angles club record for assists (114) and points (168) in a single season ... Moved past Marcel Dionne into second place on the NHL's all-time scoring list on Jan. 21 at Hartford ... Registered a club record 17 assists during the postseason.

1989-90: Became the NHL's all-time leading scorer on Oct. 15 at Edmonton, surpassing Gordie Howe s total of 1,850 ... The record-breaking point came on a goal tying the game with 53 seconds remaining in regulation ... Also tallied the overtime game-winner in the game ... Captured his eighth Art Ross Trophy and led the league with 102 assists, extending his own record of consecutive 100 or more assist seasons to 10 ... Named the NHL's second all-star team center ... Tied his own NHL record (shared with Paul Coffey) with a 17-game assist streak from Nov. 4 to Dec. 13 ... Tallied his 1,900th career point with an assist on Dec. 10 at Quebec ... Tallied a point in 63 of his 73 matches, including three five or more point efforts ... Missed two games due to a knee injury and five games due to a back injury suffered on Mar. 22 vs. New Jersey ... Also missed three post-season matches due to a back injury ... Tied a Kings record for points in a playoff game, notching five (one goal, four assists) in Game Four vs. the Flames.

1990-91: Captured the Art Ross Trophy for the second consecutive season and his ninth time overall ... Led the NHL with a club record 122 assists ... Was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy for the second time in his career ... Collected his 2,000th career point with an assist on Oct. 26 at Winnipeg ... Broke his own NHL record by notching a 23-game assist streak, collecting 48 assists over the span ... Recorded four games with five or more points, increasing his career total to 90 ... Became the fourth player in NHL history to tally 700 goals on Jan. 3 at Long Island ... Tallied a point in 73 of his 78 matches ... Ended the season with a 25-game scoring streak, which ranked first in the NHL ... Surpassed Jari Kurri and moved into first place on the all-time playoff goal scoring list with 93 ... Tallied a pair of game winning goals in the post-season, tying Maurice Richard s NHL record of 18 ... Tied his own club record for assists in one post-season game, notching four in Game Five vs. Vancouver.

1991-92: Was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy for the second consecutive year and third time in his career ... Notched his 13th consecutive 100 point season ... Led the NHL with 90 assists ... Moved past Marcel Dionne into second place on the NHL's all-time goal scoring list, notching his 732nd goal on Dec. 21 vs. Detroit ... Notched his 2,200th point on Jan. 10 at Washington and recorded his 1,500th career assist on Mar. 4 at San Jose ... Notched a 15-game scoring streak from Nov. 19 to Dec. 28, tallying 11 goals and 23 assists over the span ... Moved past Dave Taylor into first place on the Kings all-time post season scoring list with 54 points ... Registered his 300th playoff point with an assist in Game Two vs. Edmonton.

1992-93: Missed the first 39 games of the season due to a herniated disc ... Returned to the lineup on Jan. 6 vs. Tampa Bay, skating in his 1,000th NHL game ... Endured the second longest goal scoring drought of his career, going 16 games from Jan. 10 to Feb. 15 ... His longest previous span without a goal had been nine games ... Tallied 46 points (14 goals, 32 assists) in his last 27 games ... Recorded his 2,300th career point with an assist on Mar. 6 vs. Edmonton ... Notched his 91st career, five or more point game on Feb. 17 at Minnesota, collecting a goal and four assists ... Led the league in post-season scoring for the sixth time in his career, tallying 40 points while leading the Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their history ... Tallied 40 points, notching the fourth highest playoff total in NHL history and the third time he tallied 40 or more points in the playoffs ... His 15 goals, 25 assists and 40 points all set Kings records ... Became the first player in NHL history to register 100 career playoff goals, netting his 100th on May 17 in Game Three vs. Vancouver ... Established a club record with a 12-game scoring streak from Apr. 27 to May 23 ... Recorded his NHL-record eighth career hat trick in Game Seven of the semifinals at Toronto.

1993-94: Became the NHL s all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing Gordie Howe on Mar. 23 vs. Vancouver (Kirk McLean) ... Luc Robitaille and Marty McSorley assisted on the goal ... Captured his 10th Art Ross Trophy, becoming the oldest player, at age 33, to win the scoring title in 31 years (Gordie Howe won the title at age 35 in 1963) ... Named the NHL's second team all-star center and was awarded with his fourth Lady Byng Trophy ... Also led the league in assists (92), power play assists (47) and power play points (61) ... Collected six points (two goals, four assists) vs. Detroit on Oct. 9 and five points (two goals, three assists) at Anaheim, giving him 93 career five or more point efforts ... Opened the season by tallying 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in his first six games and 35 points (nine goals, 26 assists) in the first 15 contests ... Posted 41 multiple point games, including 17 games with three or more points ... Skated in his 14th NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 22 at Madison Square Garden, tallying two assists, tying an NHL record with 19, All-Star Game points ... Did not register an assist in six consecutive games from Dec. 14 to Dec. 26, marking the longest drought of his career ... Registered his 2,400th career point on Jan. 12 vs. Hartford and notched his 1,600th career assist on Nov. 30 vs. Winnipeg.

1994-95: Led the Kings in scoring for the sixth time in seven seasons ... Recorded his 2,500th career point with an assist on Apr. 17 at Calgary ... Was one of three players to appear in all 48 games ... Led the club with 14 multiple point games, including a pair of three point efforts... Notched a point in 32 of the 48 games and did not go more than two games without an assist.

1995-96: Began the season with Los Angeles before being traded to St. Louis on Feb. 27 ... Led the Blues and placed 12th in the NHL in scoring with 102 points ... Reached the 100 point plateau for the 15th time in his career ... Led the team and tied for fifth in the NHL with 79 assists ... Ranked third on the team with 23 goals ... Ranked third in the NHL with 41 power play assists, and sixth overall with 47 power play points ... Posted 28 multiple point games, including one, six-point match, four, four-point efforts, nine, three-point matches and 14 two-point outings ... Registered a pair of eight game assist streaks, tallying 14 assists over each span ... His first was Nov. 2 to Nov. 16, the second was Jan. 1 to Jan. 16 ... Was named NHL Player of the Week for the weeks ending Nov. 20 (three goals and eight assists in four games) and Jan. 8 (three goals and 10 assists in three matches) ... Appeared in his 15th NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 20 at Boston.

1996-97: Voted to The Hockey News second all-star team... Ranked first on the club and tied for fourth in the NHL in scoring with 97 points, tying Rod Gilbert (1971-72, 1974-75) for the seventh highest single season point total in club history ... Led the team and was tied for first in the NHL with 72 assists, tying Brian Leetch (1990-91) and Mark Messier (1991-92) for the third highest single season total in club history ... Registered 26 multiple point games; including four, four point games; four, three point efforts; and 18, two point matches ... Notched a point in 59 of his 82 matches ... Led the team with 57 points (15 goals, 42 assists) at MSG tied for second on the club with 15 goals at MSG ... Made his Rangers debut on Oct. 5 at Boston ... Posted a 15-game scoring streak from Oct. 6 to Nov. 4, collecting seven goals and 15 assists over the span ... Was named NHL Player of the Week, for the week of Dec. 16 to Dec. 22, tallying nine points (one goal, eight assists), along with a plus seven rating over the span ... Was selected to the 1997 Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup, marking his 16th consecutive appearance ... Became the first player in NHL history to reach the 3,000 point plateau (including regular season and playoffs), with an assist on Robitaille s second period goal on Dec. 1 vs. Montreal... Led the league with a 22.7 shooting percentage.

1997-98: Earned his 15th career post season all-star berth with his seventh NHL Second Team all-star selection, moving into third on the all-time list behind Gordie Howe (21) and Ray Bourque (17)... Placed fifth overall in voting for the Hart Trophy... Finished third overall in voting for the Lady Byng Trophy... Was named the Greatest Hockey Player of All-Time by The Hockey News... Tied for third in the NHL and ranked first on the club in scoring with 90 points (23 goals, 67 assists)... Tied for first in the NHL and ranked first on the club with 67 assists, marking the 15th season which he has led the league in assists... Collected a pair of assists, including one on the game-winning tally on Jan. 18 at the 1998 NHL All-Star Game, becoming the all-time leading scorer in All-Star history, recording 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists), while making his 17th consecutive All-Star appearance... Recorded his 50th career regular season hat-trick, including the game-winning goal, and two assists on Oct. 11 at Vancouver, marking his first regular season hat-trick with New York... Notched a power play goal on Mar. 7 at New Jersey, marking his 1,000th career NHL goal (878 regular season, 122 playoffs)... Notched a goal and added a pair of assists on Nov. 21 at Carolina, marking the 42nd NHL arena in which he has registered a goal.

1998-99: Became all-time goal leaders in professional hockey on March 29 with 1,072nd career goal (1,106 in NHL, 56 in WHA), passing Gordie Howe. ... Captured third MVP award with goal and two assists in All-Star Game on Jan. 24. ... All-time All-Star Game leader in goals (13) and points (25).