Murray Murdoch

left wing · 1926-27 to 1936-37 · NYR · 563 games

Every comparison Murray Murdoch leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 4 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

shorthanded goals · a season

set it2 straight games with a shorthanded goal in NYR's first 48 games of 1934-35a record when he got there, 1st of 131 player-seasons, past 1 · held from game 45 to 48 · broken by Denis Dupere 1976-77, 3, Apr 3, 19772games

penalty minutes

set it32 straight games with no penalty minutes in his first 350 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 21 careers, past 28 · held from game 310 to 365 · broken by Normie Himes, 36, Feb 13, 193432games

power-play goals · a season

set it3 games with a power-play goal in NYR's first 33 games of 1933-34a record when he got there, 1st of 22 player-seasons, past 2 · at game 33 only · broken by Bill Cook 1933-34, 5, Feb 3, 19343games

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.