Oilers 12 North Stars 8 (Gretzky 8 Points) - 1/4/84

[corypti]

Fuhr is from Spruce Grove, not Spring Grove.

[zen9151]

how did gretzky not get 10 points in this game grrrrrrrrrr

[lordraven1980]

thanks! no full game ;) ?

[regantyn]

Great clip! Gretzky was never more of an offensive beast than at this exact moment. 1983-84 would easily have been his highest scoring season, but for the injury that kept him out of games 52--57. After game 51, he was on pace for 96 goals, 144 assists, and 240 points. He slowed down a bit after the injury, but still ended up with 2.77 points-per-game, the best such mark of all time.

[thomasjefferson6]

The OIlers later tied the 21 goal record when they defeated the Black Hawks 12-9 on Dec. 11, 1985. From the 1980-81 season through the 1986-87 season, the OIlers scored 10 or more goals in a game 26 times. Four of those games were playoff games, and two of those were in the same playoff series, against Chicago on May 1, 1985 (11-2) and May 14, 1985 (10-5). After that, the great OIler team was broken up, as one great player after another left Edmonton for U.S. cities that paid them more money.