Bryan Trottier

center · 1975-76 to 1993-94 · NYI, PIT · 1,500 games

Every comparison Bryan Trottier leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 84 claims in 10 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 it8 games with 5+ points in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 484 careers, past 5 · held from game 255 to 660 (1 gap) · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 47, Oct 21, 1984 · said 1 other way8games

assists

set it47 games with 3+ assists in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 204 careers, past 37 · held from game 660 to 1270 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 144, Oct 12, 198847games

plus-minus

leads14 straight games with a plus-minus in his first 800 gamesone of 3, of 793 careers · leads from game 660 to 1270 · said 1 other way14games

plus-minus · a season

leads14 straight games with a plus-minus in NYI's first 50 games of 1978-79one of 3, of 26,726 player-seasons · leads from game 43 to 7014games

points · a season

set it64 games with a point in NYI's first 70 games of 1981-82a record when he got there, 1st of 8,054 player-seasons, past 63 · held from game 58 to 76 · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1982-83, 67, Mar 8, 198364games

assists · a season

set it17 games with 2+ assists in NYI's first 50 games of 1980-81a record when he got there, 1st of 7,696 player-seasons, past 16 · held from game 50 to 52 (1 gap) · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1980-81, 22, Feb 1, 198117games

power-play goals

set it170 games with a power-play goal in his first 1,420 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 162 · held from game 1420 to 1480 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 199, Mar 12, 1996170games

goals

set it18 games with 3+ goals in his first 1,420 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 17 · held from game 1420 to 1480 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 57, Mar 12, 199618games

hat tricks

set it18 hat tricks through his first 1,420 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 17 hat tricks · held from game 1420 to 1480 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 57 hat tricks, Mar 12, 199618hat tricks

shorthanded goals

set it23 shorthanded goals through his first 1,480 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 10 careers, past 22 shorthanded goals · at game 1480 only · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 85 shorthanded goals, Dec 18, 199623shorthanded goals

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.