List of career achievements by Wayne Gretzky

Gretzky's statue at Rogers Place, Edmonton

This is a list of career achievements by Wayne Gretzky in the National Hockey League (NHL). Upon his retirement on 18 April 1999, Gretzky held or shared 61 NHL records. Those records included 40 regular season, 15 playoff and 6 All-Star records. As of the start of the 2022–23 season, 23 seasons after his retirement, Gretzky still holds or shares 58 NHL records.

Winning 4 Stanley Cups, Gretzky set records in both regular season and post-season play, holding the record for most career regular season goals (894), assists (1,963), points (2,857) and hat-tricks (50). The next closest player in total points for the regular season is Jaromir Jagr at 1,921,[1] thus Gretzky had more career assists than any other player has total points. 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).

He still maintains the record for the most career playoff goals (122), assists (260), points (382), hat-tricks (10) and game-winning goals (24). His 47 playoff points in 1985 and 31 assists in 1988 are still the most for a single postseason round.

Below is a list of official records Gretzky held or shared at the time of his retirement.

  1. ^ "Jaromir Jagr Stats and News". NHL.com.