Brendan Shanahan

left wing · 1987-88 to 2008-09 · NJD, STL, HFD, DET, NYR · 1,708 games

Every comparison Brendan Shanahan leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 18 claims in 9 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

leads10 straight games with a plus-minus in his first 1,300 gamesone of 4, of 65 careers · leads from game 1280 to 152010games

game-winning goals

set it105 games with a game-winning goal in his first 1,400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 25 careers, past 103 · held from game 1370 to 1470 · broken by Jaromir Jagr, 118, Oct 22, 2013 · said 1 other way105games

goals

leads2 straight games with 3+ goals in his first 1,600 games, playoffs includedone of 3, of 33 careers · leads from game 1560 to 17002games

power-play goals

leads5 straight games with a power-play goal in his first 1,500 gamesone of 2, of 25 careers · leads from game 1440 to 15205games

hat tricks

leads2 straight games with a hat trick in his first 1,600 games, playoffs includedone of 3, of 33 careers · leads from game 1560 to 17002games

shots on goal

leads2 straight games with 10+ shots on goal in his first 1,500 gamesone of 2, of 22 careers · leads from game 1410 to 15202games

shorthanded goals · a season

leads3 shorthanded goals through DET's first 5 games of 2001-02one of 4, of 29,615 player-seasons · leads from the start to 53shorthanded goals

shots on goal · a season

leads2 games with 10+ shots on goal in STL's first 5 games of 1993-94one of 3, of 27,076 player-seasons · leads from the start to 5 · said 1 other way2games

shorthanded goals

leads2 straight games with a shorthanded goal in his first 1,520 gamesone of 4, of 23 careers · at game 1520 only2games

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.