Phil Goyette

center · 1956-57 to 1971-72 · MTL, NYR, STL, BUF · 1,034 games

Every comparison Phil Goyette leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 4 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

set it570 games with no penalty minutes in his first 600 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 86 careers, past 568 · held from game 600 to 770 · broken by Val Fonteyne, 588, Feb 19, 1969 · said 1 other way570games

points

set it17 straight games with a point in his first 800 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 38 careers, past 16 · held from game 780 to 940 · broken by Phil Esposito, 26, Dec 17, 197417games

assists · a season

set it14 games with a assist in STL's first 17 games of 1969-70a record when he got there, 1st of 4,860 player-seasons, past 13 · at game 17 only · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1982-83, 16, Nov 10, 198214games

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.