Dave Balon

left wing · 1959-60 to 1972-73 · NYR, MTL, MNS, VAN · 855 games

Every comparison Dave Balon leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 3 claims in 1 family, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

plus-minus · a season

set it49 plus-minus through NYR's first 50 games of 1969-70a record when he got there, 1st of 1,298 player-seasons, past 43 plus-minus · held from game 37 to 52 (2 gaps) · broken by Phil Esposito 1970-71, 54 plus-minus, Feb 3, 197149plus-minus

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.