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Wayne Gretzky's 1995-1996 season

Points
102
NHL#12
Goals
23
NHL#76
Assists
79
NHL#5
Plus/minus
-13
NHL#684
Games
80
93%
93% of 86

Centre Wayne Gretzky was 34 years old when the 1995-1996 season began, his 17th in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings och St. Louis Blues. He played 80 of a possible 86 games and scored 23 goals and 79 assists for 102 points, 1.27 points per game. He moved from Los Angeles Kings to St. Louis Blues in February. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 16 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1995-1996Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Wayne Gretzky opens the 1995-1996 season with Los Angeles Kings

    Wayne was 34 years old when the 1995-1996 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 17th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      COL2–4LAK
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI5–6LAK
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN7–7LAK
      game 3/82
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      LAK3–3VAN
      game 4/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–1LAK
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–4WSH
      W
      game 6/821
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +2+/-0SOG2PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      LAK3–2PIT
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–6MTL
      L
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5OTT
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–2TOR
      game 10/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY2–1LAK
      L
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1995
    • The game
      NYR3–5LAK
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD4–2LAK
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–0STL
      W
      game 14/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–3DAL
      game 15/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–3LAK
      W
      game 16/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–2ANA
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET6–5LAK
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI2–9LAK
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +6P+1G+5A
      +5+/-3SOG1PPP
      +6 points
    • The game
      FLA2–3LAK
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5PHI
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      34
      points
      NHL#4
      7
      goals
      NHL#55
      27
      assists
      NHL#1
      LAK
      10-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Pacific·3rd in the Western Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK2–5NYI
      L
      game 22/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–2BOS
      L
      game 23/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–5FLA
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–2TBL
      L
      game 25/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3LAK
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1995
    • The game
      DAL2–2LAK
      game 27/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–6LAK
      W
      game 28/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL2–1LAK
      L
      game 29/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–6CGY
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–6LAK
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR6–3LAK
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–2LAK
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–4SJS
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      COL2–2LAK
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      ANA1–7LAK
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK4–5EDM
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–2ANA
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN5–4LAK
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK5–2SJS
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      SJS5–7LAK
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -2+/-5SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      60
      points
      NHL#4
      13
      goals
      NHL#67
      47
      assists
      NHL#3
      LAK
      16-16-0W-L-OT41Points
      2nd in the Pacific·6th in the Western Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4DAL
      game 42/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK4–5TOR
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–3DET
      L
      game 44/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–5CHI
      L
      game 45/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY5–5LAK
      game 46/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–3NYR
      L
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3NJD
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–8HFD
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA4–5LAK
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      HFD6–4LAK
      L
      game 51/82
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • February 1996
    • The game
      LAK6–6SJS
      game 52/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–2CGY
      L
      game 53/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2LAK
      L
      game 54/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4LAK
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS6–1LAK
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–9DET
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3LAK
      game 60/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–7EDM
      L
      game 61/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–6COL
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      80
      points
      NHL#9
      15
      goals
      NHL#111
      65
      assists
      NHL#4
      LAK
      18-30-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the Pacific·9th in the Western Conference·20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK2–2STL
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4WIN
      L
      game 64/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–2VAN
      game 62/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8263 of 62 played
      82
      points
      NHL#10
      16
      goals
      NHL#102
      66
      assists
      NHL#4
      STL
      26-24-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Central·4th in the Western Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • March 1996
    • The game
      STL4–3EDM
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA0–2STL
      W
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–2STL
      L
      game 65/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD3–6STL
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL2–4CGY
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–2SJS
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL1–5ANA
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–1LAK
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL1–2DAL
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA6–1STL
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 73/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL4–8PIT
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–4STL
      game 75/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-4SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL1–8DET
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    Milestone

    Wayne Gretzky reaches 1,250 NHL games

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · March 31

    • The game
      STL6–3COL
      W
      game 77/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–1STL
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2CHI
      game 82/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    The season in numbers

    Wayne Gretzky closes the 1995-1996 season with 102 points

    Points
    102
    NHL#12
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#76
    Assists
    79
    NHL#5
    P/GP
    1.27
    NHL#14
    +/-
    -13
    NHL#684
    Events
    1,250
    NHL games
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 19 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    First round

    St. Louis Blues meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    STLvsTOR
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      STL3–1TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      STL4–5TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      TOR2–3STL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      TOR1–5STL
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +5+/-4SOG1SHP
      +3 assists
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      STL4–5TOR
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      TOR1–2STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    First round

    St. Louis Blues knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    STL4–2TOR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Second round

    St. Louis Blues meet Detroit Red Wings

    STLvsDET
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    • Game 1
      STL2–3DET
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL3–8DET
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      DET4–5STL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DET0–1STL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Bluesare2–2withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      STL3–2DET
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–2againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 6
      DET4–2STL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • St. Louis Bluesare3–3withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 7
      STL0–1DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–3

    STL3–4DET
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Wayne Gretzky ends the 1995-1996 playoffs with 16 points

    Points
    16
    NHL#13
    Games
    13
    Goals
    2
    NHL#77
    Assists
    14
    NHL#4
    P/GP
    1.23
    NHL#4
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#61
    Events
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    TOR4–2→DET3–4