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Denis Savard scores four seconds into the 3rd period, tying the NHL record for the fastest score to start a period.

The Kings' Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, breaking Gordie Howe's record for most career goals, against the Canucks at the L.A. Forum.

By scoring two goals in the St. Louis Blues' 9-4 victory in Detroit, Brett Hull becomes only the third player in NHL history to score 50 goals in fewer than 50 games. He did it in 49.

Mike Bossy scores his 499th and 500th goals as the Islanders beat the Bruins, 7-5, at Nassau Coliseum. Bossy is the quickest to reach the 500-goal plateau.

Detroit's Gordie Howe gets his first goal in his first game in the NHL, a 3-3 tie with the Maple Leafs.

The Kings' Wayne Gretzky scores with 53 seconds left in the third against his former Edmonton team to become the NHL's all-time leading scorer with 1,851 points. The Kings win in OT in Edmonton, 5-4, on another goal by the Great One.

Mario Lemieux makes his NHL debut and scores on his first shift in the Penguins' 4-3 loss to the Bruins.

In Edmonton's 7-2 win over Calgary, Wayne Gretzky becomes the first NHL player to score more than 200 points in a season.

In the finale of a 50-game season, Montreal right wing Rocket Richard becomes the first player to score 50 goals in a season when he scores in a 4-2 victory over the Bruins in Boston.

Bobby Hull becomes the first player to score more than 50 goals in a season when he notches No. 51 in the Blackhawks' 4-2 victory over the Rangers at Chicago Stadium.

Blackhawks center Stan Mikita becomes the eighth member of the NHL's 500-goal club when he scores during a 4-3 loss to the Canucks in Chicago.

Bobby Hull becomes the third player to score 500 goals (Rocket Richard and Gordie Howe are the first two) in the Blackhawks' 4-2 win over the Rangers at Chicago Stadium.

Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes only the second player in NHL history (Wayne Gretzky is the other) to score 50 goals in less than 50 games. Lemieux scores goal No. 50 in his 44th game, a 7-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Howie Morenz becomes the NHL's all-time top scorer when he notches his 247th goal in the Canadiens' 3-0 victory over the Red Wings in Montreal.