And despite the early pressure, Gretzky lived up to the hype and then some. In 1989, Gretzky passed how on the all-time points list, mostly because of the ridiculous amount of assists he tallied. It’s always mind-blowing to think about the fact Gretzky has more assists than any other player has points, so even if he never scored a goal in the NHL, he’d still be the all-time leading scorer.
But he did score a pile of goals, too. In 1981-82 he scored 92 in one season, a record that is hard to believe will ever be broken. And in 1994, Gretzky scored his 802nd career NHL goal, passing Howe’s record of 801 in the league. Gretzky scored it against the Vancouver Canucks – and here is the very moment he made history.
