A Look at Wayne Gretzky’s Career Goal Scoring
One of the greatest athletes of all time, Wayne Gretzky is known for his amazing goal scoring. Gretzky accumulated a total of 894 goals in his twenty-year career in the NHL. The Great One’s goal scoring abilities have made him not only the greatest hockey player of all time, but one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Gretzky’s Goaltending Milestones
- 50 Goals in 39 Games: Gretzky scored 50+ goals in a single season five times, but only once did he achieve the feat of doing so in 39 games.
- 90 Goals in 82 Games: In the 1981-82 season, Wayne Gretzky got 90 goals in the same amount of games as a regular season schedule. This was the most ever achieved in an NHL season.
- 100 Points in a Single Season: Gretzky is one of only a few players to score 100 points in a single season, doing so nine times in his career.
- 200 Points in a Single Season: In the 1985-85 season, Wayne Gretzky scored an astounding 200 points in only 80 games, becoming the first player to ever achieve this feat.
Gretzky’s Career Goal Totals
Throughout his career, Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in total. This number is even more impressive when you take into account that Gretzky only played for nineteen out of twenty seasons. Here is a look at Gretzky’s individual season goal totals:
- 1979-80 – 51 Goals
- 1980-81 – 55 Goals
- 1981-82 – 92 Goals
- 1982-83 – 71 Goals
- 1983-84 – 87 Goals
- 1984-85 – 73 Goals
- 1985-86 – 52 Goals
- 1986-87 – 62 Goals
- 1987-88 – 62 Goals
- 1988-89 – 54 Goals
- 1989-90 – 41 Goals
- 1990-91 – 46 Goals
- 1991-92 – 38 Goals
- 1992-93 – 37 Goals
- 1993-94 – 29 Goals
- 1994-95 – 25 Goals
- 1995-96 – 15 Goals
- 1996-97 – 9 Goals
It’s clear to see why Wayne Gretzky is called the Great One. He achieved some amazing feats over the course of his career, including 894 total goals.
