Wayne Gretzky scored 2,857 total points in his NHL regular-season career.
That total combines 894 goals with 1,963 assists over 1,487 regular-season games. Gretzky’s 2,857 points remain the NHL career record, and his assist total alone is higher than the complete point totals of every other player in league history.
Gretzky played 20 NHL seasons from 1979 to 1999, representing the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers. He won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s scoring leader 10 times and produced 15 seasons with at least 100 points, including 13 in a row.
The number can be confused with playoff totals. Gretzky added 382 points in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but postseason statistics are recorded separately and are not included in the 2,857 regular-season figure. His regular-season average was 1.92 points per game, an extraordinary mark in a league where even a point-per-game season is considered elite.