Mike Gartner

right wing · 1979-80 to 1997-98 · WSH, MNS, NYR, TOR, PHX · 1,554 games

Every comparison Mike Gartner leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 16 claims in 4 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

goals

set it539 games with a goal in his first 1,350 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 499 · held from game 1350 to 1380 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 613, Nov 3, 1997539games

power-play goals

set it215 games with a power-play goal in his first 1,500 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 205 · held from game 1420 to 1550 · broken by Dave Andreychuk, 225, Oct 30, 2001215games

shorthanded goals

set it23 games with a shorthanded goal in his first 1,380 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 10 careers, past 19 · held from game 1360 to 1380 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 69, Jan 8, 199823games

hat tricks

set it18 hat tricks through his first 1,350 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 16 hat tricks · held from game 1350 to 1380 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 50 hat tricks, Nov 3, 199718hat tricks

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.