It was on this day in NHL history that @Edmonton Oilers legend, Wayne Gretzky, tied the record for the most assists in a single period during a playoff game.
On April 24th, 1983, Gretzky tied the record for most assists in a single playoff period after he put up a trio of helpers (Messier, Kurri 2x) in the third period of a Campbell Conference Finals game against the Chicago Blackhawks. To put it lightly, The Great One put on a show in Game 1 of that series as he registered five points in what ended up as an 8-4 final, including the game winning goal early in the second period. The Oilers would go on to sweep that series, dominating all four games in a lopsided fashion.
At the time of posting, there are currently 108 instances of players recording three assists in a single period during a playoffs game with the latest coming in May of 2019 when Colton Parayko got three helpers in the second period of Game 3 of their series against the Sharks.
<h1>GRETZKY&#8217;S 1982-83 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">League</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 odd">
<td class="pds l">1982-83</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">80</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>125</td>
<td>196</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>4</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 NHL history that @Edmonton Oilers legend, Wayne Gretzky, tied the record for the most assists in a single period during a playoff game.

On April 24th, 1983, Gretzky tied the record for most assists in a single playoff period after he put up a trio of helpers (Messier, Kurri 2x) in the third period of a Campbell Conference Finals game against the Chicago Blackhawks. To put it lightly, The Great One put on a show in Game 1 of that series as he registered five points in what ended up as an 8-4 final, including the game winning goal early in the second period. The Oilers would go on to sweep that series, dominating all four games in a lopsided fashion.

At the time of posting, there are currently 108 instances of players recording three assists in a single period during a playoffs game with the latest coming in May of 2019 when Colton Parayko got three helpers in the second period of Game 3 of their series against the Sharks.
<h1>GRETZKY'S 1982-83 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">League</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 odd">
<td class="pds l">1982-83</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">80</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>125</td>
<td>196</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>4</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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