Norm Ullman

center · 1955-56 to 1974-75 · DET, TOR · 1,516 games

Every comparison Norm Ullman leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 17 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.

points

set it18 straight games with a point in his first 700 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 66 careers, past 16 · held from game 620 to 1070 · broken by Bobby Orr, 25, Nov 16, 197518games

power-play goals

set it4 straight games with a power-play goal in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 42 careers, past 3 · held from game 620 to 1240 · broken by Phil Esposito, 7, Oct 28, 1973 · said 1 other way4games

assists

set it12 straight games with a assist in his first 1,150 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 8 · held from game 1080 to 1240 · broken by Stan Mikita, 14, Jan 25, 1976 · said 1 other way12games

goals

set it14 games with 3+ goals in his first 1,200 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 13 · held from game 1150 to 1240 · broken by Stan Mikita, 16, Jan 9, 197714games

assists · a season

set it21 games with a assist in DET's first 30 games of 1960-61a record when he got there, 1st of 3,698 player-seasons, past 20 · held from game 28 to 31 · broken by Bobby Orr 1973-74, 22, Dec 22, 197321games

hat tricks

set it14 hat tricks through his first 1,200 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 13 hat tricks · held from game 1150 to 1240 · broken by Stan Mikita, 16 hat tricks, Jan 9, 197714hat tricks

plus-minus · a season

set it10 games with a plus-minus in DET's first 15 games of 1960-61a record when he got there, 1st of 173 player-seasons, past 8 · held from game 14 to 18 · broken by Al Langlois 1964-65, 11, Nov 17, 196410games

shots on goal · a season

set it3 straight games with 5+ shots on goal in DET's first 11 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 23 player-seasons, past 2 · at game 11 only · broken by Andy Bathgate 1959-60, 4, Nov 1, 19593games

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.