Ted Lindsay

left wing · 1944-45 to 1964-65 · DET, CHI · 1,201 games

Every comparison Ted Lindsay leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 13 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.

points · a season

set it54 games with a point in DET's first 70 games of 1956-57a record when he got there, 1st of 3,256 player-seasons, past 53 · held from game 54 to 70 · broken by Gordie Howe 1968-69, 59, Mar 30, 196954games

assists · a season

set it41 games with a assist in DET's first 70 games of 1956-57a record when he got there, 1st of 3,256 player-seasons, past 40 · held from game 56 to 70 · broken by Stan Mikita 1964-65, 43, Mar 28, 196541games

assists

set it64 games with 2+ assists in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 59 · held from game 670 to 710 · broken by Gordie Howe, 79, Feb 24, 195764games

shorthanded goals

set it7 games with a shorthanded goal in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 30 careers, past 6 · held from game 470 to 660 (1 gap) · broken by Floyd Curry, 12, Nov 4, 1956 · said 4 other ways7games

power-play goals · a season

set it5 games with a power-play goal in DET's first 10 games of 1955-56a record when he got there, 1st of 2,242 player-seasons, past 4 · held from game 4 to 17 (1 gap) · broken by Phil Esposito 1974-75, 6, Nov 2, 1974 · said 1 other way5games

points

set it527 points through his first 10 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 126 careers, past 524 points · at season 10 only · broken by Gordie Howe, 660 points, Mar 18, 1956527points

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.