Wayne Gretzky Scored More Points Than Any Other NHL Player — Including His Own Assists Alone

Wayne Gretzky is so statistically dominant that the numbers seem impossible to believe. Gretzky's career NHL assist total (1,963 assists) is greater than the total combined points (goals + assists) of every other NHL player in history. His overall points total of 2,857 is a record that many hockey analysts believe will never be broken.

He won 4 Stanley Cups, 9 Hart Trophies (MVP), and set 61 NHL records during his career. Gretzky was so revered that his jersey number (#99) was retired across the entire NHL — the only player in any major North American sport to receive league-wide number retirement.