WAYNE GRETZKY

May 29, 1993 los angeles 5, toronto 4

IT HAS BEEN 26 years, but the numbers still tell the story: 7/99/3. In Game 7 of the Campbell Conference final at Toronto, Gretzky’s hat trick carried the Kings to the Stanley Cup final.

The 32-year-old Gretzky struggled in the first six games of the series but played what he considers his greatest NHL game, scoring in all three periods of a 5-4 win. “I didn’t want to be remembered as the guy who didn’t play well in the semis versus Toronto,” Gretzky said. He is now remembered for the greatest performance in Kings history (among other things).