Jean Beliveau

center · 1950-51 to 1970-71 · MTL · 1,287 games

Every comparison Jean Beliveau leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 90 claims in 11 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 it340 games with a point in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 115 careers, past 310 · held from game 275 to 900 · broken by Bobby Orr, 362, Dec 30, 1973340games

assists

set it234 games with a assist in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 115 careers, past 222 · held from game 410 to 1120 (1 gap) · broken by Bobby Orr, 301, Dec 30, 1973 · said 1 other way234games

power-play goals

set it86 games with a power-play goal in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 83 careers, past 64 · held from game 92 to 1120 · broken by Mike Bossy, 119, Jan 3, 198486games

goals

set it3 games with 4+ goals in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 18 careers, past 1 · held from game 980 to 1120 · broken by Bobby Hull, 4, Jan 15, 1972 · said 1 other way3games

assists · a season

set it11 straight games with a assist in MTL's first 70 games of 1962-63a record when he got there, 1st of 3,805 player-seasons, past 10 · held from game 37 to 70 · broken by Stan Mikita 1967-68, 14, Mar 31, 196811games

points · a season

set it53 games with a point in MTL's first 70 games of 1955-56a record when he got there, 1st of 3,133 player-seasons, past 52 · at game 70 only · broken by Ted Lindsay 1956-57, 54, Mar 24, 195753games

power-play goals · a season

set it17 games with a power-play goal in MTL's first 70 games of 1955-56a record when he got there, 1st of 2,055 player-seasons, past 16 · held from game 53 to 70 · broken by Bobby Hull 1965-66, 19, Apr 3, 196617games

shots on goal · a season

set it25 games with 5+ shots on goal in MTL's first 40 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 87 player-seasons, past 19 · held from game 19 to 54 (5 gaps) · broken by Bobby Hull 1963-64, 27, Jan 11, 196425games

hat tricks

set it17 hat tricks through his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 18 careers, past 12 hat tricks · held from game 980 to 1120 · broken by Bobby Hull, 28 hat tricks, Jan 15, 197217hat tricks

plus-minus · a season

set it7 straight games with a plus-minus in MTL's first 47 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 56 player-seasons, past 6 · held from game 23 to 47 (3 gaps) · broken by Dickie Moore 1959-60, 8, Jan 28, 19607games

game-winning goals

set it61 games with a game-winning goal in his first 660 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 50 careers, past 60 · at game 660 only · broken by Phil Esposito, 73, Jan 25, 1973 · said 1 other way61games

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.