Phil Watson

right wing · 1935-36 to 1947-48 · NYR, MTL · 645 games

Every comparison Phil Watson leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 20 claims in 3 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 it127 games with a assist in his first 320 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 99 careers, past 120 · held from game 315 to 340 · broken by Syl Apps, 134, Nov 20, 1946127games

assists · a season

set it29 games with a assist in NYR's first 48 games of 1941-42a record when he got there, 1st of 1,920 player-seasons, past 28 · held from game 43 to 48 (1 gap) · broken by Billy Taylor Sr. 1942-43, 32, Mar 14, 194329games

shorthanded goals

set it6 shorthanded goals through his first 300 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 5 shorthanded goals · held from game 290 to 365 · broken by Neil Colville, 7 shorthanded goals, Nov 28, 1945 · said 1 other way6shorthanded goals

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.