The Wayne Gretzky Fact of the Day Blog

May 17

In 1993, Wayne Gretzky scores his 100th career playoff goal in Game Three of the Smythe Division Finals vs. Vancouver.

In 1993, the Los Angeles Kings' Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added two assists as the Kings advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time in their 26 year history by beating the Canucks 5-3 in Game 6 of the Smythe Division Finals, at the Forum.

May 7

In 1993, Wayne Gretzky scored twice to become the first player in NHL history to score 100 playoff goals. Gretzky also added an assist to lead the Kings to a 7-4 win over the Canucks, in Game 3 of the Smythe Division Finals at the Forum.

May 5

In 1993, Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Kings to a 6-3 playoff win over the Canucks at Vancouver. The win tied the Smythe Division Final series at 1-1.

May 4

In 1985, Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added three assists as the Oilers won 11-2 over the Black Hawks in Game 1 of the Conference Championships, in Edmonton.

May 3

In 1988, Wayne Gretzky picked up three assists to lead the Oilers to a 4-1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings, in Game 1 of the Campbell Conference Finals.

April 27

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.

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.