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The quickest, 50 goals in 39 games, is often labelled as the most difficult one to break of all of Gretzky's records. The NHL has an official record for the most goals in first 50 games, but not the fastest 50 goals. Fastest 100 points: 34 games in 1983–84; Most seasons averaging at least 1 point per game: 19
Gretzky's 50th goal was an empty-net goal that put the Oilers up 5–3 in a win over the Hartford Whalers at home. It was also Gretzky's third goal of the game, completing a hat trick. Also in 1983–84, Gretzky accumulated the fastest 50 goals recorded over consecutive games at any point of a season when he scored 50 goals over 34 consecutive ...
Most goals, 50 games from start of season: Wayne Gretzky (1981–82 and 1983–84), 61 Fastest 50 goals from start of season : Wayne Gretzky (December 30, 1981), 39 games Most goals, one regular season game: Joe Malone (January 31, 1920), 7
He had a fast and accurate shot. "Wayne Gretzky was one of the most accurate scorers in NHL history", said one biography. [150] Statistics support the contention: whereas Phil Esposito, who had set the previous goal-scoring record, needed 550 shots to score 76 goals, Gretzky netted his 76th after only 287 shots—about half as many.
The fewest NHL games required to reach the mark was 424, set by Wayne Gretzky.Second quickest was Mario Lemieux, achieving the mark in his 513th game.In a sense, Gretzky was the fastest and the second fastest, as he scored his second 1,000 points (the NHL's only player ever to score 2,000 points in regular-season play) only 433 games after scoring his first 1,000 points.
Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Hall of Famer Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Capitals star has 15 goals this season ...
Most goals, 1 period – 4, Wayne Gretzky, Campbell, third period, 1983 Most assists, 1 period – 4 , Adam Oates, Wales, first period, 1993 Fastest goal from start of game – 12 seconds , Rick Nash , West, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine games into the Washington Capitals' season, Alex Ovechkin is scoring at a rate that would put him past Wayne Gretzky as soon as this spring. Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens, putting him 37 away from breaking Gretzky's NHL record before the end of this season.