when he retired, he had 2857 career points, over 1000 more than the next highest player. to this day, no one else has reached 2000. he still holds the record for most career goals (894) and assists (1963) (he has more assists than anyone else has points). he holds many other records, such as most 100-point seasons (15), most points in the playoffs (47 in one year and 382 career), and most games in a row with at least one point (51). he was named to the first or second all-star team 15 times and was mvp of the nhl all-star game three times. he had 61 official nhl records when he retired.