Buddy O'Connor

center · 1941-42 to 1950-51 · MTL, NYR · 562 games

Every comparison Buddy O'Connor leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 40 claims in 5 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 it5 games with 4+ assists in his first 270 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 154 careers, past 2 · held from game 270 to 330 · broken by Elmer Lach, 6, Oct 18, 1947 · said 1 other way5games

points

leads2 straight games with 5+ points in his first 100 gamesone of 3, of 4,213 careers · leads from game 96 to 155 · said 1 other way2games

points · a season

leads2 straight games with 5+ points in MTL's first 20 games of 1943-44one of 3, of 30,841 player-seasons · leads from game 10 to 232games

penalty minutes

set it93 straight games with no penalty minutes in his first 550 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 49 careers, past 61 · held from game 430 to 560 · broken by Bill Quackenbush, 131, Jan 22, 195293games

assists · a season

set it7 games with 2+ assists in MTL's first 19 games of 1943-44a record when he got there, 1st of 2,213 player-seasons, past 6 · held from game 15 to 19 (1 gap) · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1980-81, 8, Nov 23, 19807games

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.