March 17

In 1982, Wayne Gretzky scored his 10th hat trick of the season and broke his own NHL record with his 109th and 110th assists of the season in Edmonton's 10-4 win over Pittsburgh. Gretzky ended the 1981-82 season with a new record of 120 assists.

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In 1985, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist to give him 1,100 career points. The milestone came in career game #464, as the Oilers lost 5-4 to the Kings at Los Angeles.

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In 1990, Wayne Gretzky had a goal and two assists to lead the Kings to a 5-4 win at Boston. The totals gave Gretzky 40+ goals for 11 straight seasons (an NHL record) and 100+ assists for 10 seasons (another NHL record).
 

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