Maurice Richard

right wing · 1942-43 to 1959-60 · MTL · 1,110 games

Every comparison Maurice Richard leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 64 claims in 10 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 it22 games with 3+ goals in his first 600 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 34 careers, past 11 · held from game 355 to 710 · broken by Mike Bossy, 34, Jan 26, 198422games

points

set it16 games with 4+ points in his first 240 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 181 careers, past 14 · held from game 235 to 460 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 47, Mar 6, 198216games

goals · a season

leads29 games with a goal in MTL's first 40 games of 1944-45one of 2, of 30,406 player-seasons · leads from game 36 to 42 (1 gap)29games

hat tricks

set it21 hat tricks through his first 520 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 66 careers, past 14 hat tricks · held from game 355 to 710 · broken by Mike Bossy, 25 hat tricks, Feb 26, 198321hat tricks

power-play goals

set it6 games with 2+ power-play goals in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 36 careers, past 3 · held from game 225 to 580 · broken by Camille Henry, 7, Jan 1, 1962 · said 1 other way6games

power-play goals · a season

set it14 games with a power-play goal in MTL's first 50 games of 1953-54a record when he got there, 1st of 1,885 player-seasons, past 11 · held from game 34 to 64 (3 gaps) · broken by Bronco Horvath 1959-60, 15, Jan 31, 196014games

points · a season

set it64 points through MTL's first 39 games of 1944-45a record when he got there, 1st of 2,150 player-seasons, past 63 points · at game 39 only · broken by Phil Esposito 1970-71, 75 points, Jan 7, 197164points

game-winning goals

set it66 games with a game-winning goal in his first 710 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 47 · at game 710 only · broken by Bernie Geoffrion, 72, Oct 15, 1961 · said 1 other way66games

assists · a season

set it7 straight games with a assist in MTL's first 9 games of 1957-58a record when he got there, 1st of 3,515 player-seasons, past 6 · at game 9 only · broken by Marcel Dionne 1979-80, 9, Oct 27, 19797games

assists

set it366 assists through his first 15 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 18 careers, past 338 assists · held from season 15 to 16 · broken by Ted Lindsay, 439 assists, Mar 22, 1959 · said 1 other way366assists

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.