Max Bentley

center · 1940-41 to 1953-54 · CHI, TOR, NYR · 697 games

Every comparison Max Bentley leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 22 claims in 5 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

power-play goals

set it30 games with a power-play goal in his first 250 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 57 careers, past 20 · held from game 135 to 395 · broken by Jean Beliveau, 42, Mar 3, 1957 · said 3 other ways30games

points

set it122 games with 2+ points in his first 440 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 83 careers, past 121 · held from game 440 to 465 (1 gap) · broken by Maurice Richard, 124, Jan 1, 1951122games

power-play goals · a season

set it10 power-play goals through CHI's first 30 games of 1945-46a record when he got there, 1st of 1,229 player-seasons, past 6 power-play goals · held from game 18 to 37 · broken by Bronco Horvath 1959-60, 12 power-play goals, Dec 13, 195910power-play goals

points · a season

set it38 games with a point in CHI's first 49 games of 1942-43a record when he got there, 1st of 2,034 player-seasons, past 37 · at game 49 only · broken by Herb Cain 1943-44, 41, Mar 16, 1944 · said 1 other way38games

assists · a season

set it11 assists through CHI's first 9 games of 1942-43a record when he got there, 1st of 2,159 player-seasons, past 10 assists · held from game 7 to 9 (1 gap) · broken by Bill Cowley 1943-44, 12 assists, Nov 23, 194311assists

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.