Bill Durnan

goalie · 1943-44 to 1949-50 · MTL · 428 games

Every comparison Bill Durnan leads among NHL goalies since 1917-18: 15 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.

wins

leads138 wins through his first 200 games, playoffs included1st of 263 careers, next 127 wins · leads from game 48 to 275 · said 1 other way138wins

wins · a season

leads38 wins through MTL's first 50 games of 1943-44one of 4, of 1,542 player-seasons · at game 50 only38wins

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 goalie career since 1917-18, or every player-season where he started half the team's games so far. The method is in the board's notes.