Frank Boucher

center · 1921-22 to 1943-44 · SEN, NYR · 612 games

Every comparison Frank Boucher leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 43 claims in 6 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

assists

set it148 games with a assist in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 110 · held from game 215 to 450 · broken by Bill Cowley, 173, Nov 30, 1943 · said 1 other way148games

penalty minutes

set it358 games with no penalty minutes in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 277 · held from game 225 to 450 (2 gaps) · broken by John Sorrell, 360, Feb 9, 1939 · said 1 other way358games

assists · a season

set it3 games with 3+ assists in NYR's first 44 games of 1929-30a record when he got there, 1st of 650 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 19 to 44 · broken by Bill Cowley 1938-39, 4, Mar 19, 19393games

points

set it8 straight games with 2+ points in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 6 · held from game 305 to 450 · broken by Mike Bossy, 11, Nov 2, 1982 · said 1 other way8games

points · a season

set it19 games with 2+ points in NYR's first 44 games of 1929-30a record when he got there, 1st of 650 player-seasons, past 18 · held from game 40 to 44 (1 gap) · broken by Cooney Weiland 1929-30, 22, Mar 18, 193019games

penalty minutes · a season

set it43 straight games with no penalty minutes in NYR's first 48 games of 1933-34a record when he got there, 1st of 1,084 player-seasons, past 36 · held from game 42 to 48 · broken by Clint Smith 1937-38, 48, Mar 20, 193843games

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.