Henri Richard

center · 1955-56 to 1974-75 · MTL · 1,438 games

Every comparison Henri Richard leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 15 claims in 4 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points

set it27 games with 4+ points in his first 1,300 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 25 · held from game 1290 to 1380 · broken by Frank Mahovlich, 32, Mar 10, 197427games

assists

set it6 games with 4+ assists in his first 1,200 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 21 careers, past 5 · held from game 1130 to 1210 · broken by Stan Mikita, 10, Oct 27, 19746games

plus-minus · a season

set it4 straight games with 2+ plus-minus in MTL's first 70 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 11 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 36 to 70 · broken by J.C. Tremblay 1961-62, 7, Mar 25, 19624games

shots on goal · a season

set it2 straight games with 8+ shots on goal in MTL's first 5 games of 1963-64a record when he got there, 1st of 417 player-seasons, past 1 · at game 5 only · broken by Bobby Hull 1963-64, 3, Oct 20, 19632games

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.