Gilbert Perreault

center · 1970-71 to 1986-87 · BUF · 1,281 games

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

points

set it5 straight games with 3+ points in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 140 careers, past 4 · held from game 660 to 1190 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 6, Oct 12, 1988 · said 1 other way5games

assists

set it13 games with 4+ assists in his first 1,100 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 52 careers, past 11 · held from game 1050 to 1280 · broken by Bryan Trottier, 16, Nov 24, 198713games

points · a season

set it5 straight games with 3+ points in BUF's first 60 games of 1975-76a record when he got there, 1st of 6,205 player-seasons, past 4 · held from game 17 to 66 · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1985-86, 6, Feb 19, 19865games

assists · a season

leads4 games with 3+ assists in BUF's first 12 games of 1972-73one of 4, of 31,089 player-seasons · at game 12 only4games

goals

set it64 goals through his first 2 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 1,151 careers, past 61 goals · held from season 2 to 7 (2 gaps) · broken by Marcel Dionne, 68 goals, Apr 1, 1973 · said 1 other way64goals

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.