It was on this day in 1986 that @Edmonton Oilers legend, Wayne Gretzky, set what is likely to be an untouchable record with his 215th point of the season.
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On this day in 1986, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oilers</a> Wayne Gretzky wins the Art Ross Trophy for the 6th straight year and sets the NHL record for points in a season with 215. <a href="https://t.co/La52i69GKw">pic.twitter.com/La52i69GKw</a>
&mdash; Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1247199936577507328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In the Oilers&#8217; final game of the 1985-86 regular season, Wayne Gretzky added to his own single-season points record by registering a secondary assist on the early third period goal by Marty McSorley in a  3-2 victory over the lowly @Vancouver Canucks. This face-melting run of excellence broke Gretzky&#8217;s own record of 212 points which came during the 1981-82 season. Personally, I can&#8217;t imagine anyone ever coming close to breaking this record seeing as @Leon Draisaitl, the current NHL points leader from 2019-20, was on pace for 127 points, which is only 88 short of Gretzky&#8217;s benchmark. Different eras, I know, but these numbers are still crazy.
As of this writing and probably forever, Wayne Gretzky still holds the top-four spots for single-season point totals with 215 (85-86), 212 (81-82), 208 (84-85), and 205 (83-84). Even crazier is the fact that he holds eight of the top-10 positions, interrupted only by a pair of phenomenal years by Mario Lemieux that landed him in fifth and eighth.
<h1>GRETZKY&#8217;S 1985-86 SEASON</h1>
<table id="2035" class="sortable autostripe st reg">
<thead>
<tr class="c_sort_head">
<th class="l">Season</th>
<th class="l">Team</th>
<th class="l">Lge</th>
<th>GP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
<th>+/-</th>
<th>GP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">1985-86</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">80</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>163</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr class="c_sec_foot">
<td></td>
<td class="l">WHA Totals</td>
<td></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>19</td>
<td></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="c_sec_foot">
<td></td>
<td class="l">NHL Totals</td>
<td></td>
<td>1487</td>
<td>894</td>
<td>1963</td>
<td>2857</td>
<td>577</td>
<td></td>
<td>208</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>260</td>
<td>382</td>
<td>66</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>

It was on this day in 1986 that @Edmonton Oilers legend, Wayne Gretzky, set what is likely to be an untouchable record with his 215th point of the season.

https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1247199936577507328

In the Oilers' final game of the 1985-86 regular season, Wayne Gretzky added to his own single-season points record by registering a secondary assist on the early third period goal by Marty McSorley in a  3-2 victory over the lowly @Vancouver Canucks. This face-melting run of excellence broke Gretzky's own record of 212 points which came during the 1981-82 season. Personally, I can't imagine anyone ever coming close to breaking this record seeing as @Leon Draisaitl, the current NHL points leader from 2019-20, was on pace for 127 points, which is only 88 short of Gretzky's benchmark. Different eras, I know, but these numbers are still crazy.

As of this writing and probably forever, Wayne Gretzky still holds the top-four spots for single-season point totals with 215 (85-86), 212 (81-82), 208 (84-85), and 205 (83-84). Even crazier is the fact that he holds eight of the top-10 positions, interrupted only by a pair of phenomenal years by Mario Lemieux that landed him in fifth and eighth.
<h1>GRETZKY'S 1985-86 SEASON</h1>
<table id="2035" class="sortable autostripe st reg">
<thead>
<tr class="c_sort_head">
<th class="l">Season</th>
<th class="l">Team</th>
<th class="l">Lge</th>
<th>GP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
<th>+/-</th>
<th>GP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">1985-86</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">80</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>163</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr class="c_sec_foot">
<td></td>
<td class="l">WHA Totals</td>
<td></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>19</td>
<td></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="c_sec_foot">
<td></td>
<td class="l">NHL Totals</td>
<td></td>
<td>1487</td>
<td>894</td>
<td>1963</td>
<td>2857</td>
<td>577</td>
<td></td>
<td>208</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>260</td>
<td>382</td>
<td>66</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>

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