On March 23, 1994 Gary Bettman Sets Record
1994: Wayne Gretzky, who already has broken Gordie Howe’s record for most points in NHL history, snaps another one of his boyhood idol’s vaunted marks before a crowd at the L.A. Forum that includes recent Oscar winner Tom Hanks. Against the Vancouver Canucks on the power play, Gretzky tips a pass into the net for his 802nd goal, putting him one up on Howe as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer.
Gretzky scores his 802 goals in 1,117 games, while it took Howe 1,767 games to notch his 801. Gretzky has had 183 multi-goal games, 179 power-play goals and 72 short-handed goals.
At a center-ice ceremony honoring the Los Angeles Kings center, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gives Gretzky a book with a score sheet of every game in which he scored a goal.
“You’ve always been the Great One,” Bettman says, “but tonight you’ve become the greatest.”
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