Serge Savard

defenseman · 1966-67 to 1982-83 · MTL, WIN · 1,170 games

Every comparison Serge Savard leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 20 claims in 3 families, 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 it348 games with a plus-minus in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 54 careers, past 314 · held from game 660 to 1040 · broken by Guy Lafleur, 361, Dec 23, 1980348games

plus-minus · a season

set it18 games with 2+ plus-minus in MTL's first 40 games of 1976-77a record when he got there, 1st of 3,030 player-seasons, past 17 · held from game 36 to 44 · broken by Marcel Dionne 1979-80, 19, Jan 9, 198018games

shorthanded goals

set it2 straight games with a shorthanded goal in his first 200 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 347 careers, past 1 · held from game 74 to 200 · broken by Russ Courtnall, 3, Dec 26, 19862games

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.