In 1993, Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Kings to a 9-4 playoff win at Calgary in Game 5 of the Smythe Divison Semi-Finals.
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April 26
In 1999, just seven days after his final game, the Hockey Hall of Fame waives the three year waiting period to induct Gretzky into the Hall of Fame.
April 25
In 1985, Wayne Gretzky scored a hat trick and added 4 assists to lead the Oilers to an 8-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, in Game Four of the Smythe Division Finals in Edmonton as the Oilers swept the series.
April 24
In 1983, Wayne Gretzky tied an NHL record with three assists in one period (the third), and added the game winning goal as the Oilers beat Chicago 8-4, in Game 1 of their Campbell Conference Finals.
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In 1984, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added three assists as the Oilers won 7-1 over the visiting Minnesota North Stars, in Game 1 of the Campbell Conference Finals.
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In 1986, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a hat trick and added two assists as the Oilers won 7-4 at Calgary, in Game 4 of the Smythe Division Finals.
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In 1989, the Kings' Wayne Gretzky scored his 86th career playoff goal, making him the #1 playoff goal scorer in NHL history (passing Mike Bossy who had 85 with the Islanders). Kings lost 5-3 to Flames, in Game 4 of the Smythe Division Finals.
April 23
In 1996, Wayne Gretzky picked up three assists as St. Louis won 5-1 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to give the Blues a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference Quarter-Final series.
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In 1997, Wayne Gretzky scored a natural hat trick (his league-record 9th playoff hat trick) within a span of 6:23 during the second period, as the Rangers won 3-2 over the visting Panthers, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals.
April 21
In 1988, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a shorthanded goal at 7:54 of overtime to give the Oilers a 5-4 win at Calgary, in Game Two of the Smythe Division Finals. It was just the third shorthanded OT winner in Stanley Cup history.
April 20
In 1992, the Kings' Wayne Gretzky picked up four assists to become the first player in NHL history to record 300 career playoff points, in an 8-5 win over the Oilers, in Game 2 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals, in Los Angeles.
April 19
In 1981, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a hat trick in a 5-2 playoff win over the Islanders, in Game Three of the Quarter-Finals in Edmonton.
April 18
In 1999, Wayne Gretzky got his final point (2,847) of his NHL career on an assist when the Rangers lost 2-1 in overtime against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, in the final game of his career with the New York Rangers. On his retirement from the NHL, Gretzky held forty regular-season records, fifteen playoff records, and six NHL All-Star records.
April 17
In 1983, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky set a playoff record for most points in a game, with seven (on four goals and three assists) in a 10-2 win at Calgary.
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1995, the Los Angeles Kings Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist to become the first 2,500 career point scorer in NHL history, as Los Angeles lost 5-2, at Calgary.
April 16
In 1996, Wayne Gretzky picked up three assists when St. Louis won 3-1, at Toronto in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals.
April 15
In 1969, Wayne received his first trophy at age seven. The Wally Bauer Trophy was awarded to the Most Improved Novice All-Star.
April 12
In 1986, Wayne Gretzky picked up career playoff assists #102 and #103 to pass Islanders' Denis Potvin and move into first place on the all time NHL playoff assist list. Oilers won 5-1 at Vancouver, in Game 3 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals.
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In 1987, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists to lead the Oilers to a 6-3 win over the Kings, in Game 4 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals, in Los Angeles. His goal and three assists in the third period set a record for most points in a period during a playoff game.
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In 1988, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists as the Oilers won 6-2 against the visiting Winnipeg Jets, in Game 5 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals.
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April 11
In 1981, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored the first hat trick in Oilers' playoff history, and added an assist as the Oilers won 6-2 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens, in Game 3 of the Preliminary Round.
April 10
In 1991, Wayne Gretzky scored his 93rd career playoff goal -- the most in NHL history -- to lead the Kings to a 6-1 win at Vancouver, in Game 4 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals. Gretzky passed Jari Kurri, who had scored 92 career playoff goals.
April 9
In 1987, Wayne Gretzky had six assists for the Oilers, tying the NHL record for most assists in a playoff game as the Edmonton Oilers set a Stanley Cup playoff record for most goals in a game when they beat L.A. 13-3 in game two of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals.
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Gretzky's six assists also included his 177th career playoff point, passing Jean Beliveau and putting him into first place on the all time playoff scoring list.
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Gretzky also scored a goal in the Oilers 13-3 win to give him seven points in a playoff game for the third time in his career.
April 8
In 1981, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picked up five assists as the Oilers won 6-3 at Montreal, in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Preliminary Round.
April 6
In 1983, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored four goals and added an assist as the Oilers won 6-3 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets, in Game 1 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals. Gretzky tied a playoff record with two shorthanded goals.
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In 1991, Wayne Gretzky scored at 11:08 of overtime to give the Kings a 3-2 win over Vancouver, in Game Two of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals at the Forum.
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In 1994, Wayne Gretzky was presented with the Lester Patrick Award at a luncheon in Los Angeles, for "outstanding service to the game of hockey in the United States".
April 4
In 1981, Playing in his 159th career game, Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists, to give him 300 career NHL points. The milestone came in a 7-2 Oilers' win over the Winnipeg Jets in Edmonton.
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In 1986, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky had three assists to give him 214 points and broke his single-season record (212 points set in 1981-82) in a 9-3 Oilers' loss at Calgary.
April 3
In 1997, Wayne Gretzky notched his 2,700th career NHL point with a goal in the Rangers' 5-4 win over Boston. The point gave Gretzy a lead of 850 points over Gordie Howe in NHL career scoring.
April 2
In 1980, Edmonton rookie Wayne Gretzky became the first teenager to score 50 goals in a season, when the 19-year-old first year NHL player scored for the Oilers in a 1-1 tie against the Minnesota North Stars, at Northlands Coliseum.
April 1
In 1981, Wayne Gretzky broke Bobby Orr's single season record for assists, with his 103rd and 104th of the season, in a 4-4 Oilers' tie against the Colorado Rockies.
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