In 1981, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to get six career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored four times in a 5-3 win over the Flyers, in Philadelphia. The four scores gave Gretzky 100 goals in his first 145 NHL games.
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In 1986, Wayne Gretzky registered two assists in a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to break his own record for most assists in a season with his 136th.
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In 1988, Wayne Gretzky picked up five assists to lead the Oilers to a 6-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
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1991, Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist to give him 100 assists for the 11th consecutive season, as the Kings lost 3-2 to the Penguins at Pittsburgh.
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In 1998, the New York Rangers' Wayne Gretzky scored his 1,000th career NHL goal (878 regular season and 122 more in the playoffs) as New York lost 6-3 at New Jersey.
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