Like Greztky, Heatley also garnered MVP honors off a four-goal performance in 2003, but his were spread over two periods |
1983 - Wayne Gretzky scores four goals in one period, setting an NHL All-Star Game record. Two periods into the 35th edition of the matchup, the Campbell Conference holds a slim 3-2 lead over their Wales counterpart. That all changes when No. 99 decides to put the game out of reach by finding the back of the net four times in a span of only 13 minutes.
All four markers are scored at even strength and set up by fellow Oilers, as linemates Mark Messier and Jari Kurri accumulate five helpers collectively.
Gretzky's MVP-worthy efforts have been matched in points, as both Mike Gartner and Adam Oates collected four in the first period of 1993's All-Star affair, but no one else has ever reached the mark on goals alone. Gartner, Mario Lemieux, Vincent Damphousse, and Dany Heatley are the only other players in the game's history to have scored four times.
Sean Bergenheim (NYI), who turns 26
Dino Ciccarelli (MNS,WSH,DET,FLA), who turns 50
Yvon Corriveau (WSH,HFD,SJ), who turns 43
Doug MacDonald (BUF), who turns 41
Duncan Milroy (MTL), who turns 27
Kirk Muller (NJ,MTL,FLA,DAL), who turns 44
Kelly Pratt (PIT), who turns 57
Andre Roy (OTT,TB,PIT,CGY), who turns 35
Gary Sargent (LA,MNS), who turns 56
Sean Shanahan (MTL,CR,BOS), who turns 59
Trevor Smith (NYI), who turns 25
