Who has the fewest NHL games to 1000 points?
Wayne Gretzky (424 GP), Mario Lemieux (513 GP), Mike Bossy (656 GP) and Peter Stastny (682 GP) are the only players in NHL history to accumulate 1,000 points in 715 games or fewer.
26, 1961, when he took the ice for Detroit in Chicago. 424 -- Number of games needed by Wayne Gretzky to score his first 1,000 points, by far the fewest of any player. Gretzky needed 433 more games to score his second 1,000 points. After Gretzky, Mario Lemieux was the next-fastest to 1,000 at 513 games.
Wayne Gretzky is fastest, reaching 500 points in 234 games, and Mario Lemieux is second at 287 games.
With a 7-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, the Boston Bruins have become the fastest team to record 100 points in a season in NHL history. The Bruins accomplished the feat in just 61 games and now have a grand total of 101 points.
As of the 2021–22 season — the 104th regular season of play of the NHL — 97 different ice hockey players have scored at least 1,000 regular season points in their NHL career. A 1,000-point career was first achieved in the 44th year of the NHL (1960–61), when Gordie Howe scored his 1,000th point in his 938th game.
McDavid reached 800 points in just 545 games making him the fifth-fastest player to reach that milestone. Only Wayne Gretzky (352 games), Mario Lemieux (410), Mike Bossy (525) and Peter Stastny (531) did it quicker.
McDavid scored his 700th point in the 488th game of his career, making him the sixth fastest player ever to reach the feat in league history. Wayne Gretzky was the fastest at 317 games, Mario Lemieux did so in 363 games, Peter Stastny in 457 games, Mike Bossy in 469 games, and Jarri Kurri in 483 games.
McDavid accomplished the feat in just 488 games. The only players in NHL history that reached the 700-point mark faster were Wayne Gretzky (317), Mario Lemieux (363), Peter Stastny (457), Mike Bossy (469) and Jari Kurri (483).
Gretzky scored his first 1,000 points faster (424 games) than any other player in NHL history, and scored the second 1,000 faster (433 games) than any player other than himself. Gretzky's point total including regular season and playoffs stands at an imposing 3,239 (1,016 goals, 2,223 assists).
As long as he stays on the ice, he's likely to pass Gretzky by the time his contract expires in 2026. The Great 8 has stayed healthy for the majority of his career, so if we had to make a guess here at The Sporting News, we would say that Ovechkin does pass Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goal leader.
Who is the best NHL player in history?
Wayne Gretzky. Who else but the player who, over the course of a 20-year NHL career, scored the most goals, assists and points in league history? At the time Gretzky retired, he held 61 NHL records and most still stand today.
Wayne Gretzky had 266 games played with exactly 0 points.
Player achievements
In addition, Gretzky holds the record as the quickest – and second quickest – to achieve 100 points in a season, scoring his 100th point in game 34 of the 1983–84 season, followed by scoring his 100th point in game 35 of the 1984–85 season.
The longest undefeated streak (ties included) in NHL history belonged to the 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers, who went unbeaten for 35 consecutive games. They also owned the record for the most consecutive games with at least one point.
Wayne Gretzky had two eight-point games.
Sidney Crosby reached an NHL milestone Saturday night recording his 500th career NHL assist in 554 games. Wayne Gretzky reached the milestone fastest in 352 games, while Mario Lemieux comes next (433), Peter Stastny (507), Bobby Orr (522) and Peter Forsberg.
1982: Wayne Gretzky reaches another scoring mark once considered unreachable when he becomes the first player in NHL history to score 200 points in one season.
Cale Makar becomes fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 200 points. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar became the fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 200 points following the Avalanche's 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars Monday night.
Mario Lemieux has the fewest games with 60+ goals in a season, with 60 games in 1992-93.
Boston scored five times in the third period en route to a 7-1 thumping of the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden. The victory improved the Bruins to 48-8-5 and pushed them to 101 points through 61 games, making them the fastest team in NHL history to hit that 100-point plateau.
What is the fewest losses in NHL history?
The Montreal Canadiens hold the NHL record for fewest losses in a single season, 8, during a season of at least 70 games played, during the 1976-77 season.
Joel Embiid has the fewest games with 10,000+ points, with 394 games.
Wayne Gretzky skated in 231 games from Jan. 3, 1991 (700) to March 20, 1994 (800), while Gordie Howe played in 256 NHL contests - over the course of more than 11 years - from Dec. 4, 1968 (700) to Feb. 29, 1980 (800).
With Saturday's comeback win over the Red Wings, the Bruins became the fastest-ever team to reach 50 regular-season wins. It took Boston just 64 games to pick up 50 wins, besting the record previously held by Detroit, who won 50 games in 66 games in 1995-96.
* McDavid can become the fifth player in NHL history to record 800 career points in 550 or fewer games, following Wayne Gretzky (352 GP), Mario Lemieux (410 GP), Mike Bossy (525 GP) and Peter Stastny (531 GP).
With a win over the Red Wings, the Bruins became the fastest team to 50 wins in NHL history. It took them just 64 games to accomplish the feat, and they can make more history before the regular season is over.
Only Wayne Gretzky (274), Mario Lemieux (323), Peter Stastny (394), Mike Bossy (400) and Jari Kurri (419) needed fewer games to reach that total. The Oilers center's 600th point came with seconds remaining in the first period against the St. Louis Blues.
He retired following the 1987–88 IHL season. Bill McCreary is most remembered for his open ice hit on Wayne Gretzky on January 3, 1981. The myth that McCreary never played another shift in the NHL is false – the January 3 game was McCreary's second game in his 12-game NHL career.
Another record that Wayne Gretzky holds is the record for "Most Career Points" with 2,857 in 1,487 total games played. The next closest record-holder to Gretzky in that category is Mark Messier, with 1,887 points.
To put the rarity of McVey's feat in perspective, the NHL lists the fastest two goals scored by one player at 4 seconds. Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons in 1931 and Deron Quint of the Winnipeg Jets in 1995 share the record.
Who has the least games to 700 points in the NHL?
McDavid scored his 700th point in the 488th game of his career, making him the sixth fastest player ever to reach the feat in league history. Wayne Gretzky was the fastest at 317 games, Mario Lemieux did so in 363 games, Peter Stastny in 457 games, Mike Bossy in 469 games, and Jarri Kurri in 483 games.
Since its inception in 1917–18, 382 players have played at least 1,000 regular season games, varying in amounts between Patrick Marleau's 1,779 to Bernie Federko's 1,000. Of these players, a number have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Tim Horton has recorded the fewest career points per game, with 0.36 per game.
Boston scored five times in the third period en route to a 7-1 thumping of the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden. The victory improved the Bruins to 48-8-5 and pushed them to 101 points through 61 games, making them the fastest team in NHL history to hit that 100-point plateau.
Wayne Gretzky collected the most points when playing 500+ games, with 2,857 points.
Fewest games needed to score 50 goals: 39
Gretzky beat Pete Peeters four times to help the Oilers to a 6-5 lead, then set off an eruption when he hit the empty net for his fifth of the night and 50th of the season. Only Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy had scored as many as 50 goals in 50 games.
Phil Housley holds the record for playing in the most games in NHL history without winning a Stanley Cup. The American-born defenseman played in 1,495 career games with nine different NHL franchises and still stands second among American players with 1,232 career points.
The oldest player in NHL history is Gordie Howe (Canada, b. 31 March 1928), who played his final NHL game on 11 April 1980 aged 52 years 11 days.
| NAME | GP | OTG |
|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1767 | |
| Mark Messier | 1756 | 8 |
| Zdeno Chara | 1680 | 3 |
| Joe Thornton | 1714 | 9 |
Wayne Gretzky played in 266 games with exactly 0 points.
What is the lowest minus in NHL history?
William Robert Mikkelson (born May 21, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League from 1971 to 1977. Mikkelson is known for posting the worst plus/minus rating in single-season NHL history at -82 for the Washington Capitals in 1974–75.
NOTES: The five players in NHL history to reach 700 points in fewer games than McDavid's 488: Wayne Gretzky (317), Mario Lemieux (363), Peter Stastny (457), Mike Bossy (469) and Jari Kurri (483). …
1981: Wayne Gretzky doesn't just break the record for the fastest 50 goals. He shatters it.
