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Here's a summary of what is almost certainly the most amazing career record in the history of sports: Wayne Gretzky's Career Records The Great One, as Gretzky is known, is the leading scorer in NHL history. Here are some of the highlights of the career records he holds: Most Points. 2,856 (1,485 games, 894 goals, 1,962 assists)Most Points, Including Playoffs. 3,238 (2,856 regular season and 382 playoffs)Most Goals. 894Most Goals, Including Playoffs. 1,016 (894 regular season and 122 playoffs)Most Assists. 1,962Most Assists, Including Playoffs. 2,222 (1,962 regular season and 260 playoffs)Most Goals by a Center. 894Most Assists by a Center. 1,962Most Points by a Center. 2,856Most 40-or-More Goal Seasons. 12Most Consecutive 40-or-More Goal Seasons. 12 (1979-80 to 1990-91)Most 50-or-More Goal Seasons. 9 (tied with Mike Bossy)Most 60-or-More Goal Seasons. 5 (tied with Mike Bossy)Most Consecutive 60-or-More Goal Seasons. 4 (1981-82 to 1984-85)Most 100-or-More Point Seasons. 15Most Consecutive 100-or-More Goal Seasons. 13 (1979-80 to 1991-92)Most Three-or More Goal Games. 50 (37 three-goal games; nine four-goal games; four five-goal games)Most Overtime Assists: 15Highest Assists-per-Game Average: 1.321 (1,962 assists in 1,485 games) Wayne Gretzky's Single Season Records Gretzky played 20 seasons in the NHL, retiring after the 1998-99 season and was quickly inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Here are his single-season records. Most Points in a Single Season. 215 (1985-86, 80-game schedule)Most Points in a Single Season, Including Playoffs. 255 (1984-85; 208 points in 80 regular season games and 47 points in 18 playoff games)Most Goals in a Single Season. 92 (1981-82, 80-game schedule)Most Goals in a Single Season, Including Playoffs. 100 (1983-84, 87 goals in 74 regular season games and 13 goals in 19 playoff games)Most Goals, 50 Games from Season Start. 61 (1981-82 and 1983-84)Most Assists in a Single Season. 163 (1985-86, 80-game schedule)Most Assists in a Single Season, Including Playoffs. 174 (1985-86, 163 assists in 80 regular season games and 11 assists in 10 playoff games)Most Points by a Center in a Single Season. 215 (1985-86, 80-game schedule)Most Goals by a Center in a Single Season. 92 (1981-82, 80-game schedule)Most Assists by a Center in a Single Season. 163 (1985-86, 80-game schedule). Gretzky also holds second through fifth positions.Most Three-or-More Goal Games in a Single Season. 10 (1981-82, six three-goal games; three four-goal games; one five-goal game). Tied in 1983-84, six three-goal games and four four-goal games.Longest Consecutive Assist Scoring Streak in a Single Season. 23 games - 48 assists (1990-91)Longest Consecutive Point-Scoring Streak in a Single Season. 51 games - 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points (Oct. 5, 1983 to Jan. 28, 1984)Longest Consecutive Point-Scoring Streak from Start of Season. 51 games - 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 pointsHighest Goal-per-Game Average in a Single Season. 1.18 (1983-84, 87 goals in 74 games)Highest Assists per Game Average in a Single Season. 2.04 (1985-86, 163 assists in 80 games)Highest Points per Game Average in a Single Season (Among Players with 50-or More Points). 2.77 (1983-84, 205 points in 74 games) Wayne Gretzky's Single-Game Records In his first NHL season, Gretzky set the single-game record for most assists by a rookie, displaying even early in his career the potential he possessed. Most Goals in a Single Period. 4 (tied with 10 other players); Feb. 18, 1981Most Assists in a Single Game. 7 (tied with Billy Taylor); Feb. 15, 1980; Dec. 11, 1985; and Feb. 14, 1986Most Assists in a Single Road Game. 7 (tied with Billy Taylor); Dec. 11, 1985Most Assists in a Single Game by a Player in his First NHL Season. 7; Feb. 15, 1980 Wayne Gretzky's Playoffs Records Named MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs in both 1985 and 1988, Gretzky has an impressive list of post-season records. Most Playoff Goals. 122Most Playoffs Assists. 260Most Playoffs Points. 382 (122 goals and 260 assists)Most Game-Winning Goals in Playoffs. 24Most Three -or-More Goal Games in Playoffs. 10 (eight three-goal games, two four-goal games)Most Points in a Single Playoff Year. 47 (1985, 17 goals and 30 assists in 18 games)Most Assists in a Single Playoff Year. 31 (1988, 19 games)Most Points in Final Series. 13 - three goals and 10 assists (1988, four games plus suspended game vs. Boston)Most Assists in Final Series. 10 (1988, four games, plus suspended game vs. Boston)Most Assists in One Series Other Than Final. 14 - 1985 Conference Finals (six games vs. Chicago)(tied with Rick Middleton)Most Shorthanded Goals in a Single Playoff Year:3 (1983, two vs. Winnipeg in division semifinals; one vs. Calgary in division finals - tied with five other players)Most Assists in a Single Playoff Game. 6 - April 9, 1987, at Edmonton (tied with Mikko Leinonen)Most Points in One Playoff Period. 4 (1 goal, 3 assists) - April 12, 1987, at Los Angeles, third period (tied with nine other players)Most Assists in One Playoff Period. 3 (has been recorded on 70 occasions; Gretzky has had three assists in one period five times) Most Shorthanded Goals in a Single Playoff Game. 2 - April 6, 1983, at Edmonton (tied with eight other players) Wayne Gretzky's NHL All-Star Game Records Gretzky played in 18 NHL All-Star Games and was voted to the starting lineup nine times. Most All-Star Game Goals. 13 (in 18 games played) Most All-Star Game Goals in One Game. 4 (1983 Campbell Conference; tied with three players)Most All-Star Game Goals in One Period. 4 (1983 Campbell Conference, third period)Most All-Star Game Points in One Period. 4 (1983 Campbell Conference, third period; (tied with Mike Gartner and Adam Oates)Most All-Star Game Points, Career. 25 (13 goals, 12 assists in 18 games)Most All-Star Game Assists, Career. 2 (tied with four players)