Dean Prentice

left wing · 1952-53 to 1973-74 · NYR, BOS, DET, PIT, MNS · 1,432 games

Every comparison Dean Prentice leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 9 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.

goals

set it1 game with 4+ goals in his first 1,100 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 0 · held from game 1070 to 1200 · broken by Jean Beliveau, 3, Feb 9, 1971 · said 1 other way1games

penalty minutes

set it50 straight games with no penalty minutes in his first 1,200 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 10 careers, past 49 · held from game 1130 to 1200 · broken by Johnny Bucyk, 59, Mar 16, 197350games

plus-minus · a season

set it6 straight games with a plus-minus in NYR's first 20 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 54 player-seasons, past 5 · held from game 10 to 23 · broken by Alex Delvecchio 1960-61, 7, Nov 19, 19606games

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.