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Pat Stapleton
Every comparison Pat Stapleton leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 7 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.
plus-minus
set it45 games with 3+ plus-minus in his first 500 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 34 careers, past 35 · held from game 370 to 700 · broken by Dallas Smith, 59, Feb 5, 197245games
assists · a season
leads9 assists through CHI's first 3 games of 1968-69one of 3, of 30,593 player-seasons · at game 3 only9assists
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.