Just because Wayne Gretzky laced up his skates in an alumni game over the weekend doesn't mean the NHL is back to the 1980s. Players are scoring an average of 5.98 goals a game, a far cry from the offense-happy days of Gretzky but an increase so far from every other year since 2005-06 when new rules were designed to boost scoring. An influx of young players, the preseason World Cup of Hockey and more backup goaltenders playing because of injuries have kept red lights flashing around the league. More...