Gretzky vs. Orr battle in second straight week for Greatest NHL Moment

Bobby Orr
and
Wayne Gretzky
never faced off against each other in an NHL game, but two of the greatest players in the history of the League are going head-to-head for the second straight week in the battle for
Greatest NHL Moment
.
Orr, considered by most as the greatest defenseman in NHL history, and Gretzky, the League's all-time leading scorer, are paired in one of the four remaining matchups to decide the League's top moment as determined by fan vote.

The original bracket of 64 moments, as determined by a blue-ribbon panel consisting of broadcasters from NHL national rightsholders NBC Sports Group, NHL Network, Sportsnet and TVA, has been cut to eight through three rounds of voting. The bracket is divided into four regions: Hart, Norris, Calder and Vezina.
Gretzky's feat of
scoring 50 goals in 39 games
during the 1981-82 season is matched against Orr becoming the first defenseman to score 100 points, which he did with the Boston Bruins on
March 15, 1970
.
Gretzky scoring his 50th goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 39th game of the season, on
Dec. 30, 1981
, advanced by defeating another one of his moments, becoming the fastest player to 1,000 points, which he did with Edmonton on
Dec. 19, 1984
.

Orr advanced with a win over Gretzky getting a point in
51 straight games
in 1983-84.
Orr's overtime goal that
won the Stanley Cup
for the Bruins on
May 10, 1970
also reached the fourth round. It's matched against
Gordie Howe
of the Detroit Red Wings becoming the first player with 1,000 points on
Nov. 27, 1960
.
Orr's iconic goal defeated
Ray Bourque
being handed
the Stanley Cup
by Joe Sakic after the Colorado Avalanche won Game 7 of the Final on
June 9, 2001
.

Howe defeated
Jacques Plante
of the Montreal Canadiens becoming the first goaltender to wear a mask full-time on
Nov. 1, 1959
.
The other fourth-round matchups are
Darryl Sittler
's 10-point game for the Toronto Maple Leafs on
Feb. 7, 1976
against
Mario Lemieux
scoring goals in five different ways for the Pittsburgh Penguins on
Dec. 31, 1988
; and New Jersey Devils goaltender
Martin Brodeur
becoming the NHL's all-time wins leader on
March 17. 2009
against
Teemu Selanne
of the Winnipeg Jets setting the all-time rookie record with 76 goals in 1992-93; he broke
Mike Bossy
's mark on
March 2, 1993
.
To vote on fourth-round matchups, fans can visit
NHL.com/GreatestMoments
. They can join the conversation using the hashtag #NHLGreatestMoments. The fans' choice for the Greatest NHL Moment will be announced during the
2017 Scotiabank NHL100 Classic
between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa on Dec. 16.
Here are the voting dates:
Nov. 8-14 --Round 4
Nov. 15-21 -- Semifinals
Nov. 22-28 -- Final
Dec. 16 --Greatest NHL Moment announced at 2017 Scotiabank NHL100 Classic