Joe Mullen

right wing · 1979-80 to 1996-97 · STL, CGY, PIT, BOS · 1,205 games

Every comparison Joe Mullen leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 2 claims in 2 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

goals

leads2 straight games with 4+ goals in his first 800 gamesone of 3, of 838 careers · leads from game 730 to 1060 · said 1 other way2games

goals · a season

leads2 straight games with 4+ goals in PIT's first 38 games of 1991-92one of 4, of 30,456 player-seasons · leads from game 36 to 382games

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.