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One man has scored 200 points in an NHL season. He did it four times.

Wayne Gretzky is the first and only player in NHL history to reach 200 points in one season. He did it four times, with a best of 215 points in 1985-86. The closest anyone else came was Mario Lemieux, with 199 points.

The 200 point club has one member, and he joined it four times.

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Source: Sportsnet. The Sportsnet history piece calls Gretzky the first and only player to record 200 points in a single NHL season.

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Only 200 point season in NHL history?

Wayne Gretzky is the first and only player in NHL history to reach 200 points in one season. He did it four times, with a best of 215 points in 1985-86. The closest anyone else came was Mario Lemieux, with 199 points. The 200 point club has one member, and he joined it four times. Source: Sportsnet. The Sportsnet history piece calls Gretzky the first and only player to record 200 points in a single NHL season.

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