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Bobby Smith
Every comparison Bobby Smith leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 6 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.
assists
set it62 games with 2+ assists in his first 300 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 709 careers, past 61 · held from game 255 to 300 (1 gap) · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 124, Feb 20, 198362games
assists · a season
set it8 games with 2+ assists in MNS's first 17 games of 1981-82a record when he got there, 1st of 8,652 player-seasons, past 7 · at game 17 only · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1982-83, 9, Nov 10, 19828games
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.