Jacques Plante

goalie · 1952-53 to 1972-73 · MTL, NYR, STL, TOR, BOS · 949 games

Every comparison Jacques Plante leads among NHL goalies since 1917-18: 14 claims in 4 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

goals against

leads290 games with 1 or fewer goals against in his first 800 games1st of 18 careers, next 276 · leads from game 680 to 830 · said 1 other way290games

saves · a season

leads20 straight games with 30+ saves in NYR's first 70 games of 1963-641st of 1,276 player-seasons, next 18 · leads from game 43 to 7020games

wins

set it232 wins through his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 215 wins · held from game 280 to 465 (1 gap) · broken by Braden Holtby, 244 wins, Feb 9, 2019 · said 3 other ways232wins

shutouts

leads7 shutouts through his first 25 games, playoffs includedone of 3, of 518 careers · leads from game 25 to 26 · said 1 other way7shutouts

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.