Red Kelly

defenseman · 1947-48 to 1966-67 · DET, TOR · 1,480 games

Every comparison Red Kelly leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 12 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.

penalty minutes

leads1,302 games with no penalty minutes in his first 1,450 games, playoffs included1st of 75 careers, next 1,291 · leads from game 1410 to 14801,302games

shorthanded goals

set it10 games with a shorthanded goal in his first 600 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 31 careers, past 7 · held from game 530 to 850 · broken by Floyd Curry, 12, Jan 3, 1957 · said 1 other way10games

penalty minutes · a season

set it67 games with no penalty minutes in DET's first 70 games of 1949-50a record when he got there, 1st of 2,577 player-seasons, past 60 · held from game 64 to 70 · broken by Bill Quackenbush 1949-50, 68, Mar 26, 1950 · said 1 other way67games

plus-minus · a season

set it18 games with a plus-minus in TOR's first 30 games of 1961-62a record when he got there, 1st of 269 player-seasons, past 17 · held from game 27 to 31 · broken by Pierre Pilote 1966-67, 19, Jan 1, 196718games

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.