Phil Russell

defenseman · 1972-73 to 1986-87 · CHI, AFM, CGY, NJD, BUF · 1,089 games

Every comparison Phil Russell leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 6 claims in 1 family, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

plus-minus

set it66 games with a plus-minus in his first 130 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 287 careers, past 61 · held from game 115 to 140 · broken by Al Sims, 69, Feb 13, 197566games

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.