Regular season
1.Most goals: 894 in 1,487 games
2.Most goals, including playoffs: 1,016 in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games
3.Most goals, one season: 92 in 198182, 80-game schedule
4.Most goals, one season, including playoffs: 100 in 198384, 87 goals in 74 regular season games and 13 goals in 19 playoff games
5.Most goals, 50 games from start of season: 61 in 198182 (October 7, 1981 to January 22, 1982, 80-game schedule) and 198384 (October 5, 1983 to January 25, 1984), 80-game schedule
6.Most goals, one period: 4 (Tied with 10 other players) February 18, 1981
7.Most assists: 1,963
8.Most assists, including playoffs: 2,223
9.Most assists, one season: 163 in 198586, 80-game schedule
10.Most assists, one season, including playoffs: 174 in 198586, 163 assists in 80 regular season games and 11 assists in 10 playoff games
11.Most assists, one game: 7 (tied with Billy "The Kid" Taylor) on three occasionsFebruary 15, 1980; December 11, 1985; February 14, 1986
12.Most assists, one road game: 7 (tied with Billy "The Kid" Taylor) December 11, 1985
13.Most points: 2,857 in 1,487 games (894 goals, 1,963 assists)
14.Most points, including playoffs: 3,239 in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games. (1016 goals, 2223 assists)
15.Most points, one season: 215 in 198586, 80-game schedule (52 goals, 163 assists)
16.Most points, one season, including playoffs: 255 in 198485; 208 points in 80 regular season games and 47 points in 18 playoff games
17.Most overtime assists, career: 15
18.Most goals by a center, career: 894
19.Most goals by a center, one season: 92 in 198182, 80-game schedule
20.Most assists by a center, career: 1,963
21.Most assists by a center, one season: 163 in 198586, 80-game schedule
22.Most points by a center, career: 2,857
23.Most points by a center, one season: 215 in 198586, 80-game schedule
24.Most assists in one game by a player in his first season: 7 on February 15, 1980
25.Highest goals-per-game average, one season: 1.18 in 198384, 87 goals in 74 games
26.Highest assists-per-game average, career (300 min.): 1.321 -- 1,963 assists in 1,487 games
27.Highest assists-per-game average, one season: 2.04 in 198586, 163 assists in 80 games
28.Highest points-per-game average, one season (among players with 50-or-more points): 2.77 in 198384, 205 points in 74 games
29.Most 40-or-more goal seasons: 12 in 20 seasons
30.Most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons: 12 from 197980 to 199091
31.Most 50-or-more goal seasons: 9 (tied with Mike Bossy)
32.Most 60-or-more goal seasons: 5 (tied with Mike Bossy)
33.Most consecutive 60-or-more goals seasons: 4 from 198182 to 198485
34.Most 100-or-more point seasons: 15
35.Most consecutive 100-or-more point seasons: 13 from 197980 to 199192
36.Most three-or-more goal games, career: 50 -- 37 three-goal (hat trick) games; nine four-goal games; four five-goal games
37.Most three goal games, one season: 10 (done twice) in 198182 and 198384
38.Longest consecutive assist scoring streak: 23 games in 199091, 48 assists
39.Longest consecutive point-scoring streak: 51 Games in 198384 (October 5, 1983 to January 28, 1984, 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points)
40.Longest consecutive point-scoring streak from start of season: 51 in 198384; 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points (October 5, 1983 to January 28, 1984)
Playoffs
1.Most playoff goals, career: 122
2.Most playoff assists, career: 260
3.Most assists, one playoff year: 31 in 1988 (19 games)
4.Most assists in one series (other than final): 14 (tied with Rick Middleton) in 1985 Conference Finals (six games vs. Chicago)
5.Most assists in final series: 10 in 1988 (four games, plus suspended game vs. Boston)
6.Most assists, one playoff game: 6 (tied with Mikko Leinonen) on April 9, 1987
7.Most assists, one playoff period: 3 -- Three assists by one player in one period of a playoff game has been recorded on 70 occasions, five of them by Gretzky
8.Most points, career: 382 -- 122 goals and 260 assists
9.Most points, one playoff year: 47 in 1985 (17 goals and 30 assists in 18 games)
10.Most points in final series: 13 in 1988 three goals and 10 assists (four games plus suspended game vs. Boston, three goals)
11.Most points, one playoff period: 4 (tied with nine other players)
12.Most short-handed goals, one playoff year: 3 (tied with five other players) 1983
13.Most short-handed goals, one playoff game: 2 (tied with eight other players) April 6, 1983
14.Most game-winning goals in playoffs, career: 24 (tied with Brett Hull)
15.Most three-or-more goals games (hat trick): 10 (eight three-goal games, two four-goal games