Guy Lafleur

right wing · 1971-72 to 1990-91 · MTL, NYR, QUE · 1,254 games

Every comparison Guy Lafleur leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 58 claims in 8 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

game-winning goals

leads84 games with a game-winning goal in his first 700 games, playoffs included1st of 1,326 careers, next 82 · leads from game 580 to 900 (3 gaps) · said 2 other ways84games

points

set it37 straight games with a point in his first 550 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 280 careers, past 25 · held from game 500 to 1250 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 54, Oct 25, 198537games

goals

set it266 games with a goal in his first 600 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 215 careers, past 253 · held from game 520 to 770 · broken by Mike Bossy, 325, Mar 17, 1985266games

plus-minus

set it361 games with a plus-minus in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 82 careers, past 348 · held from game 660 to 950 · broken by Larry Robinson, 381, Mar 14, 1982 · said 1 other way361games

assists

set it181 games with 2+ assists in his first 900 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 99 careers, past 165 · held from game 740 to 980 (1 gap) · broken by Marcel Dionne, 184, Oct 12, 1982181games

points · a season

set it23 straight games with a point in MTL's first 43 games of 1978-79a record when he got there, 1st of 7,166 player-seasons, past 18 · held from game 39 to 74 · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1982-83, 30, Jan 7, 198323games

assists · a season

set it40 games with a assist in MTL's first 50 games of 1979-80a record when he got there, 1st of 7,408 player-seasons, past 38 · held from game 28 to 58 (3 gaps) · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1983-84, 42, Jan 25, 198440games

power-play goals

set it79 power-play goals through his first 7 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 427 careers, past 74 power-play goals · held from season 7 to 8 · broken by Rick Martin, 96 power-play goals, Apr 9, 197879power-play goals

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.