Sid Abel

center · 1938-39 to 1953-54 · DET, CHI · 706 games

Every comparison Sid Abel leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 20 claims in 4 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points

set it370 games with a point in his first 700 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 369 · held from game 640 to 700 (2 gaps) · broken by Elmer Lach, 403, Nov 7, 1953370games

assists

set it223 games with a assist in his first 600 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 218 · held from game 570 to 600 (1 gap) · broken by Elmer Lach, 256, Feb 8, 1953223games

power-play goals · a season

set it4 straight games with a power-play goal in DET's first 70 games of 1949-50a record when he got there, 1st of 1,524 player-seasons, past 3 · held from game 41 to 70 · broken by Phil Esposito 1970-71, 5, Apr 4, 19714games

power-play goals

set it4 straight games with a power-play goal in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 18 careers, past 3 · held from game 415 to 550 · broken by Rick Vaive, 5, Mar 20, 1986 · said 1 other way4games

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. The field is every NHL skater career since 1917-18, or every player-season where he dressed for half the team's games so far. The method is in the board's notes.