Ken Smith

left wing · 1944-45 to 1950-51 · BOS · 361 games

Every comparison Ken Smith leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 5 claims in 2 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

set it97 straight games with no penalty minutes in his first 200 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 230 careers, past 84 · held from game 180 to 360 · broken by Camille Henry, 98, Mar 27, 195897games

penalty minutes · a season

set it56 games with no penalty minutes in BOS's first 58 games of 1946-47a record when he got there, 1st of 2,331 player-seasons, past 55 · held from game 53 to 59 (2 gaps) · broken by Red Hamill 1946-47, 57, Mar 19, 194756games

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.