Wayne Gretzky scored his 1,000th NHL point in 1984. He reached the milestone during the 1984–85 season, becoming the fastest player in league history to do so at the time.
Gretzky needed only 424 NHL games to reach 1,000 points, a pace that highlighted how dramatically he changed the sport's scoring standards. His total included goals and assists, with his playmaking often making him even more dangerous than his goal totals alone suggested.
The milestone came during Gretzky's sixth NHL season with the Edmonton Oilers. He had already produced enormous totals, including 137 points in 1979–80, 212 in 1982–83, and 205 in 1983–84. A common mix-up is confusing this achievement with his 1,000th career point across all professional leagues; this trivia question refers specifically to NHL regular-season points.