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Grasshopper infestation recalls NHL game at Caesars Palace

The little buggers are back.

But it’s really not a Las Vegas grasshopper infestation until Wayne Gretzky weighs in on it.

Hockey’s “Great One” played only one game in Las Vegas — astute local fans may recall that brother Brent, the “Average One,” appeared in 40 games for the 1996-97 Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League — but boy was it ever remarkable.

Gretzky scored the last goal in the Los Angeles Kings’ 5-2 preseason victory over the New York Rangers at Caesars Palace on Sept. 27, 1991. But that isn’t what made that game memorable.