Clint Smith

center · 1936-37 to 1946-47 · NYR, CHI · 525 games

Every comparison Clint Smith leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 21 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.

penalty minutes

leads392 games with no penalty minutes in his first 400 games1st of 2,275 careers, next 389 · leads from game 315 to 475392games

points

set it18 straight games with a point in his first 350 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 91 careers, past 14 · held from game 300 to 400 · broken by Bronco Horvath, 22, Feb 4, 1962 · said 1 other way18games

assists · a season

set it49 assists through CHI's first 50 games of 1943-44a record when he got there, 1st of 2,124 player-seasons, past 48 assists · at game 50 only · broken by Elmer Lach 1944-45, 54 assists, Mar 18, 194549assists

penalty minutes · a season

set it48 straight games with no penalty minutes in NYR's first 48 games of 1937-38a record when he got there, 1st of 1,574 player-seasons, past 43 · held from game 43 to 48 · broken by Bill Mosienko 1944-45, 50, Mar 18, 1945 · said 2 other ways48games

assists

set it16 games with a assist in his first 37 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 348 careers, past 15 · at game 37 only · broken by Bill Mosienko, 21, Jan 4, 194416games

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.