Doug Harvey

defenseman · 1947-48 to 1968-69 · MTL, NYR, DET, STL · 1,250 games

Every comparison Doug Harvey leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 12 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.

assists

set it15 games with 3+ assists in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 20 careers, past 10 · held from game 670 to 790 · broken by Andy Bathgate, 25, Jan 5, 196415games

plus-minus · a season

set it9 games with 3+ plus-minus in MTL's first 70 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 21 player-seasons, past 5 · held from game 19 to 70 (2 gaps) · broken by Tim Horton 1960-61, 11, Mar 19, 19619games

shorthanded goals

set it2 shorthanded goals through his first 50 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 225 careers, past 1 shorthanded goal · held from game 34 to 59 · broken by Bill McCreary Sr., 3 shorthanded goals, Dec 6, 1967 · said 3 other ways2shorthanded goals

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.