Nels Stewart

center · 1925-26 to 1939-40 · MMR, BOS, NYA · 700 games

Every comparison Nels Stewart leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 38 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

leads56 games with a game-winning goal in his first 400 games1st of 2,275 careers, next 44 · leads from game 325 to 590 · said 2 other ways56games

goals

set it57 games with 2+ goals in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 55 · held from game 415 to 520 (2 gaps) · broken by Maurice Richard, 72, Dec 22, 195157games

game-winning goals · a season

leads5 games with a game-winning goal in MMR's first 10 games of 1928-29one of 3, of 31,445 player-seasons · leads from game 9 to 11 · said 1 other way5games

goals · a season

set it26 games with a goal in MMR's first 44 games of 1929-30a record when he got there, 1st of 621 player-seasons, past 23 · held from game 41 to 44 · broken by Dit Clapper 1929-30, 29, Mar 18, 193026games

points · a season

set it32 games with a point in MMR's first 44 games of 1929-30a record when he got there, 1st of 621 player-seasons, past 29 · held from game 41 to 44 · broken by Dit Clapper 1929-30, 37, Mar 18, 1930 · said 1 other way32games

points

set it309 games with a point in his first 570 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 10 careers, past 301 · held from game 570 to 580 · broken by Bill Cowley, 333, Nov 20, 1946309games

power-play goals · a season

set it3 games with a power-play goal in BOS's first 20 games of 1933-34a record when he got there, 1st of 58 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 18 to 25 · broken by Busher Jackson 1934-35, 5, Jan 1, 1935 · said 1 other way3games

assists

set it68 assists through his first 7 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 34 careers, past 66 assists · at season 7 only · broken by Babe Siebert, 73 assists, Mar 19, 193268assists

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.