Esa Tikkanen

left wing · 1984-85 to 1998-99 · EDM, NYR, STL, NJD, VAN, FLA, WSH · 1,062 games

Every comparison Esa Tikkanen leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 6 claims in 2 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

shorthanded goals · a season

leads8 shorthanded goals through EDM's first 40 games of 1988-89one of 3, of 29,336 player-seasons · leads from game 17 to 42 (1 gap)8shorthanded goals

shorthanded goals

leads3 straight games with a shorthanded goal in his first 250 gamesone of 3, of 2,898 careers · leads from game 210 to 2553games

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.