Wayne Gretzky

center · 1979-80 to 1998-99 · EDM, LAK, STL, NYR · 1,694 games

Every comparison Wayne Gretzky leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 374 claims in 16 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points

leads57 games with 5+ points in his first 475 games1st of 1,972 careers, next 29 · leads from game 130 to 148057games

assists

leads32 games with 4+ assists in his first 490 games1st of 1,908 careers, next 18 · leads from game 76 to 148032games

goals

leads13 games with 4+ goals in his first 800 gamesone of 2, of 838 careers · leads from game 330 to 148013games

assists · a season

leads27 games with 3+ assists in EDM's first 80 games of 1985-861st of 29,629 player-seasons, next 18 · leads from game 52 to 8027games

plus-minus

leads127 games with 3+ plus-minus in his first 700 games1st of 1,075 careers, next 94 · leads from game 405 to 1480 (2 gaps) · said 2 other ways127games

shorthanded goals

leads45 games with a shorthanded goal in his first 600 games1st of 1,486 careers, next 34 · leads from game 365 to 1480 · said 1 other way45games

hat tricks

leads35 hat tricks through his first 500 games1st of 1,873 careers, next 28 hat tricks · leads from game 330 to 148035hat tricks

points · a season

set it23 games with 4+ points in EDM's first 80 games of 1981-82a record when he got there, 1st of 7,989 player-seasons, past 15 · held from game 25 to 80 · broken by Mario Lemieux 1988-89, 26, Apr 2, 198923games

goals · a season

leads10 games with 3+ goals in EDM's first 80 games of 1983-84one of 2, of 29,629 player-seasons · leads from game 42 to 8010games

shots on goal

set it13 games with 10+ shots on goal in his first 500 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 306 careers, past 9 · held from game 215 to 550 · broken by Brett Hull, 17, Feb 25, 1993 · said 1 other way13games

shorthanded goals · a season

leads10 games with a shorthanded goal in EDM's first 60 games of 1984-85one of 2, of 28,962 player-seasons · leads from game 47 to 67 (1 gap) · said 1 other way10games

plus-minus · a season

leads15 games with 3+ plus-minus in EDM's first 40 games of 1984-851st of 26,888 player-seasons, next 12 · leads from game 6 to 5615games

hat tricks · a season

leads10 hat tricks through EDM's first 80 games of 1983-84one of 2, of 29,629 player-seasons · leads from game 42 to 8010hat tricks

power-play goals

set it16 games with 2+ power-play goals in his first 650 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 280 careers, past 13 · held from game 600 to 930 · broken by Tim Kerr, 19, Nov 14, 1992 · said 1 other way16games

game-winning goals

leads41 game-winning goals through his first 5 seasonsone of 3, of 3,934 careers · at season 5 only41game-winning goals

penalty minutes

leads48 straight games with no penalty minutes in his first 1,680 games, playoffs included1st of 20 careers, next 46 · leads from game 1680 to 169048games

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.