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"March 29th 1980. The Oilers were facing the Leafs. The league was beginning to be acquainted with the exploits of a young rookie by the name of Wayne Gretzky. In his first year he was fighting Marcel Dionne for the scoring title. And on this night in Toronto he would give the world a glimpse of how dominante he was about to become." (Source: NHL Network)

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am i one of the ... ( 7 months ago by bige2207)

am i one of the only people that think alexander the great's 60+ goal season this year beats gretzky's? dont get me wrong im a huge gretzky fan and have always looked up to him as a hockey player, but shit if you see some of the goals he scored the players dont even look like they are trying. the new nhl is so much harder to play in then this pond hockey gretzky was playing

It's different eras ... ( 7 months ago by Vice81)

It's different eras people, you do no how to contextualize these things don't you?

man your dumb ... ( 7 months ago by rcapello99)

man your dumb gretzky the greatest 25 g wtf you moron keep this in mind gretzky's first hockey stick in the nhl 14 lbs titan whits give him a one pice synergy crap he would dominate as usal man u must be just a fan agian put him in his prime now with no clutch and grabbing lol 300pts seasons!!!!!!!!!

Gretzky got 130 ... ( 6 months ago by freudling)

Gretzky got 130 points in 93/94. He also got 97 points in 96/97. The 90s was the dirtiest, roughest, most congested, clutch and grab hockey. The 2 line pass rule was in effect... If Alex was playing back then, he would have had to contend with all the roughness of Scott Stevens, Domi, Probert, two line passing, holding, grabbing, etc. True, hockey today is faster, but if you watch games from the late 90s the pace is close, just a lot tougher to move around back then.

FREULING is right ... ( 6 months ago by vesivialvy)

FREULING is right about the NHL in the 90's but we should never forget that Brett Hull scored i think +-500 goals goals in the 90's with a season of 87 goals in early 90's...and Mario lemieux is 2 pts per games avrg in the 90's....only to say that great players can score in any games situations and in any NHL style of play and rules...

Gretzky saw the ice ... ( 6 months ago by 11DNA11)

Gretzky saw the ice like no other. Gem of a playmaker. Lemieux was pure talent combined in a huge frame.

Great footage!! ... ( 5 months ago by EDEEB7)

Great footage!! Thank you!

Agreed! Gretzky was ... ( 4 months ago by tacular3)

Agreed! Gretzky was so far and beyond from ANY other player. If there was a player that dominant today he would get 200 Pts easy

Bingo! Totally ... ( 4 months ago by tacular3)

Bingo! Totally agree.

rest in peace, don ... ( 2 months ago by csx999)

rest in peace, don ashby.

great game ( 2 months ago by crosbyland87)

great game

The beginning of ... ( 2 months ago by dwoodward1)

The beginning of the greatest decade in hockey!

gretzky did'nt even ... ( 2 months ago by jpoux27)

gretzky did'nt even touch the puck on the goal at 3:52. it was a giveaway pas from behind the net. Looks like he was given assits to catch up with Marcel Dionne like Gordie Howe To Maurice Richard. This is bullshit

lol why is the ... ( 2 months ago by ManVsReality08)

lol why is the goalie so skinny? easy to score with him like that.

At 820 retzky is ... ( 1 month ago by pmccall1)

At 820 retzky is amazing..stick to skate and set up...at 18 years old he was the best..at 40 he was still the best.

who cares if you ... ( 1 month ago by phille22)

who cares if you score alot of 2nd assists? Macdonald is on fire

I remember this ... ( 1 month ago by moviecodswallop)

I remember this game. My Dad was in the basement working, and I was watching upstairs. I kept coming downstairs saying, "Dad, they scored again". Some things never change in Leaf world. Thanks for posting this.

there was ... ( 1 month ago by sladesteel)

there was definitely a phantom assist in there- but if his linemates score on his sublime setups this could have easily been a 10 point night for gretz. he was absolutely SICK- dont care what any haters have to say. just listen to the crowd everytime he got the puck. behind the back passes, between the legs trickery...not many players pulled this stuff off in the 80s let alone today. (crosby comes to mind)

The NHL was a ... ( 4 weeks ago by cathbad2468)

The NHL was a glorified beer league back then. The goalies routinely let in what we would today consider soft goals. Forwards don't even understand how to play defense, they pass to each others skates and they turn the puck over. They just sucked back then.

unbelievable 3 ... ( 3 weeks ago by gurra1982)

unbelievable 3 pointz Gretzky shoudent have i one game! I wonder how many times that happened in his career.

i counted 2 phantom ... ( 3 weeks ago by SeloTheHalo)

i counted 2 phantom assists

Goal 1 not on the ... ( 3 weeks ago by gurra1982)

Goal 1 not on the ice. Goal 3 toronto players touching the puck. Goal 5 own goal

Great clip! I ... ( 1 week ago by Lava1964)

Great clip! I remember watching this game on TV too. It was really the first time I had seen a complete NHL game with Gretzky playing. Yes, there are a couple of questionable assists, but I remember Guy Lafleur getting credit with a few phantom assists during the 1970s when he was gunning for scoring titles.

Are you saying guys ... ( 21 hours ago by ldhorricks)

Are you saying guys like potvin,Dionne,Bossy,trottier,Messier,Gartner,Gretzky,Kuri,Mullen,Ciccarelli,Langway,Stevens,Coffey,Nilson,Federko,Denis Savard,Serge Savard,Lapoint,Wilson,Franics,M.Howe,Tonelli,Gilmour,Bourque,Robinson,Simmer,Stasnty,Goulet,Neely,Carboneau,Perrault,Lafleur,McInnis,Sutters,Hull,Oats,Bellows,Hartsburg,Middleton,Hawerchuck,Sittler,Salming,Larmer,Carpenter,chelios...ALL SUCKED!!!...what an erroneous statement...and a lack of perspective.