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Not since World War II travel restrictions caused the NHL to drop regular season Overtime games in 1942-43 had the NHL used overtime to decide regular season games. Starting this season, the NHL introduced a five minute extra period of overtime following the third period in the event of a tied game. If the game remained tied after the five minute extra period, it remained a tie. Overtime in the Stanley Cup playoffs remained unchanged. REGULAR SEASON The Edmonton Oilers ran away with the best record in the league and for the third straight year, they set a new record for most goals in a season with 446. Oilers' star Wayne Gretzky was once again breaking records and re-writing the record book with his name. This season saw Gretzky score at least one point in the first 51 games of the season, a mark that is often compared to Joe DiMaggio 's 56 game Hitting Streak in Baseball . During those 51 games, Gretzky had 61 goals and 92 assists for 153 points, which is exactly three points a game. He also won his fifth straight Hart Trophy and his fourth straight Art Ross Trophy . Final standings ''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes'' Prince of Wales Conference Clarence Campbell Conference Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' Leading goaltenders STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ''Note: all dates in 1984'' ''']] Stanley Cup finals Edmonton 4, NY Islanders 1 NHL AWARDS SEE ALSO
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