Player Name | Games Played | Goals | Assits | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Gretzky | 73 | 71 | 64 | 135 |
Jari Kurri | 73 | 71 | 64 | 135 |
Paul Coffey | 80 | 37 | 84 | 121 |
Finally, the moment we have all been waiting for, the best team in NHL history according to nhl.com as voted by fans, the 1984-1985 Edmonton Oilers. Totaling 3 players with over 100 points in a season including Wayne Gretzky who had an astonishing 208-points season which included breaking his own record for most assists in a season with 135. He also won his sixth consecutive Hart trophy which is awarded to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team. He also won his fifth straight Art ross which is awarded to the player who lead the league in points at the end of the regular season (Hackel, nhl.com). Jari Kurri also had himself a career season scoring 71 goals in 73 games played and adding 64 assists for 135 points. Paul Coffey, a defensemen, put up 121 point that season as well. In total the team scored 401 goals, making it a fourth consecutive season scoring over 400 goals. The playoffs were a roller coster ride that post season. An offensive juggernaut but defensive libality meant that opponents would fill up the net and sometimes even with players that score 200 points in a season simply can’t keep up. They lost the first game against philidalphia in the Stanley cup final. “ "After that loss," Gretzky recalled, "Glen really laid into Paul and I. He really felt we were two of the big reasons we lost that night." “ (Hackel, nhl.com) they went on to win the next 4 games to hoist the Stanley cup for the second time in two years.