Mike Bossy

right wing · 1977-78 to 1986-87 · NYI · 881 games

Every comparison Mike Bossy leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 96 claims in 13 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

goals

set it28 games with 3+ goals in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 416 careers, past 18 · held from game 330 to 750 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 35, Dec 7, 198528games

power-play goals

leads83 games with a power-play goal in his first 300 games1st of 2,651 careers, next 73 · leads from game 45 to 435 · said 1 other way83games

points

set it47 games with 4+ points in his first 550 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 362 careers, past 33 · held from game 345 to 750 (2 gaps) · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 128, Mar 29, 198647games

hat tricks

set it28 hat tricks through his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 416 careers, past 18 hat tricks · held from game 330 to 750 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 35 hat tricks, Dec 7, 198528hat tricks

goals · a season

leads8 games with 3+ goals in NYI's first 60 games of 1980-81one of 2, of 30,040 player-seasons · leads from game 46 to 618games

game-winning goals

leads81 games with a game-winning goal in his first 680 games, playoffs includedone of 2, of 1,392 careers · leads from game 560 to 680 (3 gaps)81games

hat tricks · a season

leads8 hat tricks through NYI's first 60 games of 1980-81one of 2, of 30,040 player-seasons · leads from game 46 to 618hat tricks

plus-minus

leads7 straight games with 2+ plus-minus in his first 700 gamesone of 3, of 1,075 careers · leads from game 660 to 7507games

plus-minus · a season

leads8 games with 2+ plus-minus in NYI's first 10 games of 1984-85one of 2, of 27,710 player-seasons · leads from game 5 to 20 (1 gap)8games

assists

leads2 games with 4+ assists in his first 50 gamesone of 4, of 5,048 careers · leads from game 30 to 51 · said 1 other way2games

power-play goals · a season

set it28 power-play goals through NYI's first 80 games of 1980-81a record when he got there, 1st of 6,673 player-seasons, past 27 power-play goals · held from game 60 to 80 (1 gap) · broken by Tim Kerr 1985-86, 34 power-play goals, Apr 6, 198628power-play goals

points · a season

set it32 points through NYI's first 10 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 9,869 player-seasons, past 30 points · held from game 5 to 11 (2 gaps) · broken by Mario Lemieux 1988-89, 37 points, Oct 29, 198832points

shots on goal

set it2 games with 10+ shots on goal in his first 100 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 558 careers, past 1 · held from game 75 to 100 · broken by Brett Hull, 3, Nov 10, 19882games

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.