Kevin McCarthy

defenseman · 1977-78 to 1986-87 · PHI, VAN, PIT · 558 games

Every comparison Kevin McCarthy leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 5 claims in 1 family, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

plus-minus

leads17 games with a plus-minus in his first 25 games, playoffs includedone of 2, of 4,980 careers · leads from game 24 to 28 (1 gap)17games

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.