Toe Blake

left wing · 1934-35 to 1947-48 · MMR, MTL · 635 games

Every comparison Toe Blake leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 37 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.

points

set it268 games with a point in his first 450 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 71 careers, past 257 · held from game 405 to 485 · broken by Syl Apps, 278, Dec 10, 1947268games

assists

set it211 games with a assist in his first 550 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 25 careers, past 197 · held from game 550 to 570 · broken by Elmer Lach, 242, Feb 21, 1952211games

power-play goals

set it26 games with a power-play goal in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 20 · held from game 325 to 470 · broken by Syl Apps, 36, Jan 11, 1948 · said 1 other way26games

penalty minutes

set it56 straight games with no penalty minutes in his first 550 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 25 careers, past 44 · held from game 520 to 570 · broken by Woody Dumart, 58, Nov 19, 195056games

penalty minutes · a season

set it52 games with no penalty minutes in MTL's first 55 games of 1946-47a record when he got there, 1st of 2,324 player-seasons, past 50 · held from game 54 to 55 · broken by Bill Mosienko 1946-47, 53, Mar 12, 1947 · said 1 other way52games

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.