Rick Martin

left wing · 1971-72 to 1981-82 · BUF, LAK · 748 games

Every comparison Rick Martin leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 34 claims in 6 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 it17 games with 3+ goals in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 373 careers, past 15 · held from game 370 to 460 · broken by Mike Bossy, 20, Nov 2, 198217games

power-play goals

set it91 games with a power-play goal in his first 500 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 287 careers, past 84 · held from game 370 to 610 · broken by Mike Bossy, 126, Jan 8, 198391games

hat tricks

set it17 hat tricks through his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 373 careers, past 15 hat tricks · held from game 370 to 460 · broken by Mike Bossy, 20 hat tricks, Nov 2, 198217hat tricks

power-play goals · a season

set it4 games with 2+ power-play goals in BUF's first 70 games of 1974-75a record when he got there, 1st of 4,743 player-seasons, past 3 · held from game 54 to 70 · broken by Ryan Walter 1981-82, 5, Mar 14, 19824games

points

set it328 points through his first 4 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 832 careers, past 294 points · held from the start to 4 (2 gaps) · broken by Marcel Dionne, 366 points, Apr 6, 1975 · said 2 other ways328points

shots on goal

set it885 shots on goal through his first 3 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 339 careers, past 830 shots on goal · held from the start to 4 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 915 shots on goal, Apr 4, 1982 · said 1 other way885shots on goal

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.