Stan Mikita

center · 1958-59 to 1979-80 · CHI · 1,551 games

Every comparison Stan Mikita leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 55 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.

assists

set it114 games with 2+ assists in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 64 careers, past 91 · held from game 485 to 1350 · broken by Phil Esposito, 126, Oct 28, 1973 · said 1 other way114games

points

set it139 games with 3+ points in his first 1,200 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 110 · held from game 1040 to 1350 · broken by Phil Esposito, 180, Jan 4, 1980139games

assists · a season

set it14 straight games with a assist in CHI's first 74 games of 1967-68a record when he got there, 1st of 4,296 player-seasons, past 11 · held from game 30 to 74 · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1983-84, 17, Mar 31, 198414games

points · a season

set it29 games with 2+ points in CHI's first 70 games of 1966-67a record when he got there, 1st of 4,170 player-seasons, past 28 · held from game 67 to 70 (2 gaps) · broken by Phil Esposito 1968-69, 38, Mar 30, 196929games

goals

set it16 games with 3+ goals in his first 1,200 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 14 · held from game 1130 to 1350 · broken by Phil Esposito, 32, Jan 4, 198016games

hat tricks

set it2 straight games with a hat trick in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 30 careers, past 1 · held from game 980 to 1350 · said 1 other way2games

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.