Val Fonteyne

left wing · 1959-60 to 1971-72 · DET, NYR, PIT · 882 games

Every comparison Val Fonteyne leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 10 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

penalty minutes

leads188 straight games with no penalty minutes in his first 600 games1st of 1,496 careers, next 133 · leads from game 510 to 820188games

penalty minutes · a season

set it72 games with no penalty minutes in PIT's first 74 games of 1968-69a record when he got there, 1st of 4,514 player-seasons, past 71 · held from game 73 to 74 · broken by Jimmy Peters 1972-73, 73, Mar 21, 1973 · said 1 other way72games

shots on goal

set it88 shots on goal through his first 1 seasona record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 30 shots on goal · at season 1 only · broken by Ken Schinkel, 130 shots on goal, Mar 20, 1960 · said 1 other way88shots on goal

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.