March 28: Gretzky scores 92nd goal of season

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: March 28
1982:
Wayne Gretzky
scores his 92nd and final goal of the 1981-82 season in the
Edmonton Oilers' 6-2 win
against the Los Angeles Kings at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

Gretzky beats
Mike Blake
1:50 into the third period to make it 6-1. He also has an assist, his 116th of the season.
Though his 92 goals are 16 more than the previous record set by
Phil Esposito
in 1970-71, Gretzky says years later that he was somewhat disappointed he didn't score more. He gets four assists in Edmonton's final two games, but no goals.
"It was a thrill to get 92 goals, but in some ways, I thought I let myself down by not getting 100," he says. "Maybe I should have pushed myself more."

MORE MOMENTS
1929: Rookie
Tiny Thompson
becomes the second goalie in NHL history to have a shutout in his Stanley Cup Final debut when the Bruins defeat the visiting New York Rangers 2-0 in Game 1. It's the first Final series between two U.S.-based NHL teams.
1944:
Doug Bentley
becomes the first player in the history of the Chicago Blackhawks to score three goals in a playoff game. He has three goals (and two assists) in a
7-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings
in Game 4 of their Semifinal series at Chicago Stadium. Bentley scores three more goals two days later at Detroit in the series-clinching game.
1967: Chicago center
Stan Mikita
and Detroit forward
Gordie Howe
each makes history in the Blackhawks
7-2 win against the Red Wings
at Chicago Stadium. Mikita gets his 60th assist of the season, breaking his own single-season record of 59, set in 1964-65. Howe becomes the first player in NHL history to reach 1,500 points when he assists on a goal by
Bruce MacGregor
midway through the first period.

1975: The Washington Capitals earn the only road victory of their inaugural season when two third-period goals by
Nelson Pyatt
give them a
5-3 win against the California Seals in Oakland
. The win ends the Capitals' NHL-record 37-game road losing streak; they finish the season 1-39-0 away from home.
1980: Don Cherry gets his 250th and final NHL coaching victory and
Bill McKenzie
earns his second and final NHL shutout when the
Colorado Rockies defeat the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0
. Cherry is 231-105 with 64 ties in five seasons with the Bruins but goes 19-48-13 in his only season with the Rockies.

1990:
Gary Leeman
becomes the second player in Toronto Maple Leafs history to score 50 goals in a season. Goal No. 50 comes in a
6-3 loss to the New York Islanders
at Maple Leaf Gardens. He joins
Rick Vaive
, who scores 54 in 1981-82 and 52 in 1983-84. The Islanders score five third-period goals to give Al Arbour a win in his 1,277th game as an NHL coach, moving past Scotty Bowman into second place on the all-time list.
1993:
Alexei Zhamnov
scores to make the Winnipeg Jets the first team in NHL history to have four rookies score 20 goals. Zhamnov joins
Teemu Selanne
,
Evgeny Davydov
and
Keith Tkachuk
on that list when he scores in a
3-3 tie against the Los Angeles Kings
.
1996: Gretzky reaches the 100-point mark for the 15th and final time in his NHL career. Gretzky gets to 100 by scoring a shorthanded goal and two assists in the St. Louis Blues'
4-4 tie with the visiting New Jersey Devils
.

On the same night,
Jaromir Jagr
sets an NHL single-season record for points by a player born in Europe when he scores a goal in the Pittsburgh Penguins'
3-2 win against the Florida Panthers
. Jagr's 60th goal of the season gives him 140 points, one more than
Peter Stastny
of the Quebec Nordiques in 1981-82. He and
Mario Lemieux
also become the second pair of teammates to score 60 goals in the same season.
1999:
Patrick Roy
becomes the NHL's all-time winningest goalie (regular-season and playoffs combined) when the
Colorado Avalanche defeat the Kings 7-2
at McNichols Arena. It's the 506th victory for Roy, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer
Jacques Plante
.
2017:Braden Holtby becomes the third goalie in NHL history to win 40 games in three consecutive seasons when the
Washington Capitals defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-4
at Xcel Energy Center. Holden joins
Martin Brodeur
of the New Jersey Devils (2005-08) and
Evgeni Nabokov
of the San Jose Sharks (2007-10). Teammate Alex Ovechkin scores three goals to give him 558, moving past
Johnny Bucyk
into 26th place on the NHL's all-time list.

2019: Leon Draisaitl becomes the first NHL player of German nationality to have a 100-point season. He reaches the milestone with a goal and an assist in the
Oilers' 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars
at Rogers Place. Draisaitl becomes the second Oilers player to reach 100 points in 2018-19, joining Connor McDavid. They are the first Edmonton teammates to each get 100 points in a season since
Jari Kurri
(102) and
Jimmy Carson
(100) in 1988-89.