Elmer Lach

center · 1940-41 to 1953-54 · MTL · 738 games

Every comparison Elmer Lach leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 64 claims in 6 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 it20 games with 3+ assists in his first 250 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 166 careers, past 8 · held from game 115 to 470 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 33, Mar 31, 198220games

points

set it256 games with a point in his first 400 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 107 careers, past 247 · held from game 270 to 710 (2 gaps) · broken by Jean Beliveau, 267, Jan 11, 1959256games

assists · a season

set it7 games with 3+ assists in MTL's first 50 games of 1944-45a record when he got there, 1st of 2,162 player-seasons, past 5 · held from game 26 to 50 · broken by Bobby Orr 1969-70, 8, Apr 5, 19707games

power-play goals

set it41 games with a power-play goal in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 19 careers, past 35 · held from game 425 to 560 · broken by Max Bentley, 43, Nov 17, 1951 · said 1 other way41games

points · a season

set it76 points through MTL's first 47 games of 1944-45a record when he got there, 1st of 2,175 player-seasons, past 73 points · held from game 47 to 48 · broken by Phil Esposito 1970-71, 92 points, Jan 27, 197176points

game-winning goals

set it47 games with a game-winning goal in his first 710 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 10 careers, past 44 · at game 710 only · broken by Maurice Richard, 66, Jan 16, 1954 · said 1 other way47games

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.