Bill Cowley

center · 1934-35 to 1946-47 · SLE, BOS · 613 games

Every comparison Bill Cowley leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 55 claims in 5 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 it6 games with 4+ assists in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 68 careers, past 1 · held from game 275 to 540 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 22, Oct 21, 1984 · said 1 other way6games

points

set it6 games with 5+ points in his first 450 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 53 careers, past 3 · held from game 370 to 540 · broken by Bryan Trottier, 8, Mar 14, 1981 · said 1 other way6games

points · a season

set it13 games with 3+ points in BOS's first 50 games of 1943-44a record when he got there, 1st of 2,093 player-seasons, past 10 · held from game 42 to 50 · broken by Bobby Hull 1965-66, 14, Apr 3, 196613games

assists · a season

set it27 games with a assist in BOS's first 40 games of 1942-43a record when he got there, 1st of 2,021 player-seasons, past 23 · held from game 25 to 45 (1 gap) · broken by Billy Taylor Sr. 1942-43, 29, Feb 20, 194327games

power-play goals · a season

set it3 games with 2+ power-play goals in BOS's first 50 games of 1942-43a record when he got there, 1st of 951 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 47 to 50 · broken by Phil Esposito 1971-72, 4, Apr 2, 19723games

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.