November 30

In 1993, the Kings' Wayne Gretzky registered his 1,600th career point vs. the Winnipeg Jets in Los Angeles.

November 29

In 1984, playing in his 416th NHL game, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky recorded his 599th and 600th career assists as the Oilers won 4-2 at Boston.

November 28

In 1982, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picked up four assists as the Oilers won 7-5 at Detroit.

November 27

In 1984, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored his 30th career hat trick and added two assists in the Oilers' 7-1 win at Toronto.

November 26

In 1980, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and picked up four assists to lead the Oilers to a 10-3 win over the Black Hawks.

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In 1983, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky began an NHL-record 17 consecutive game assist streak, at St. Louis. It came in the midst of his NHL record 51-game point scoring streak (during which he scored 153 points). Oilers lost 8-6 to Blues.

November 25

In 1981, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to get eight career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored four times (and added an assist) in an 11-4 win over the visiting L.A. Kings.

November 24

In 1984, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored twice and added three assists, and Jari Kurri had a goal and three assists in the Oilers' 7-6 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues.

November 23

In 1988, in his 718th career game, Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th career goal to become just the third NHL player to accumulate more than 600 goals and more than 900 assists and only the fifth player with 600 goals. He also added five assists for a six-point night as the Kings won 8-3, at Detroit.

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In 1991, Wayne Gretzky scored his 49th career hat trick and picked up an assist to lead the Kings to a 6-4 win over the San Jose Sharks, at the Forum.

November 22

In 1986, Wayne Gretzky scored his 500th goal into an empty net to complete a hat trick against the Vancouver Canucks in his 575th game to become the fastest player ever to reach 500 goals.


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In 1999, Wayne Gretzky is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame just seven months after retiring after the customary three-year waiting period was waived.

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In 2003, Gretzky participated in his one and only "old-timers" game, the MegaStars Game which featured players from the Edmonton Oilers dynasty against a team of Montreal Canadiens legends the day before the Heritage Classic outdoor game in Edmonton.

November 19

In 1983, Wayne Gretzky scored his 21st career hat trick and added five assists to lead the Oilers to a 13-4 win over New Jersey in Edmonton. Following the game he calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse Organization", creating a controversy in New Jersey.

November 17

In 1979, Rookie Wayne Gretzky played against Gordie Howe for the first of four times in their NHL careers. Gretzky went scoreless while Howe picked up one assist in the Hartford Whalers' 4-0 win over Edmonton.

November 16

In 1995, Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and picked up five assists as the Kings beat the Islanders, 9-2 in Los Angeles.

November 14

In 1989, Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky picked up four assists as the Kings won 8-6, at Calgary.

November 12

In 1983, Wayne Gretzky scored his 20th career hat trick and added two assists as the Oilers set a team record with their 8th straight win, 7-3 against the Red Wings at Detroit.

November 9

In 1983, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists as the Oilers won 7-4, at Washington.

November 7

In 1980, playing in his 92nd career game, Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist, to give him 100 career NHL assists. The milestone came in a 4-2 Oilers' win over the Jets at Winnipeg.

November 6

In 1983, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored four goals (his 19th career hat trick) and added three assists, as the Oilers beat the Jets, 8-5, at Winnipeg.

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In 1988, Wayne Gretzky became the third player in NHL history to score 1,700 points. He got two goals and an assist in career game #711 as the Kings won 5-3 over the Blackhawks at Chicago.

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In 1993, Wayne Gretzky had four assists to lead the Kings to an 8-3 win over the Penguins at the Forum.

November 4

In 1987, playing in his 645th career game, Wayne Gretzky scored the 42nd hat trick of his NHL career in a 7-2 Oilers win over the New York Rangers in Edmonton. Gretzky also added two assists to give him 1,000 career NHL assists, joining Gordie Howe as the only two men to have reached that milestone.

November 2

In 1978, After 8 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA, Wayne Gretzky was sold to the Edmonton Oilers (along with Eddie Mio and Peter Driscoll). Gretzky went on to score 104 points in 72 games and was named WHA Rookie of the Year.

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In 1983, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored twice and added three assists as the Oilers won 11-3 against the visiting Washington Capitals.
 

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