who was the first player with 40 goals and 40 assists in a regular season

Gordie Howe put up 43 goals when recording 40+ assists in 1950-51.

Interpreted as:

Who was the first player with 40 or more goals and 40 or more assists in a regular season?

	NAME	G	A	SEASON	TM	GP	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
1	Gordie Howe G. Howe	43	43	1950-51	DET	70	86		74	5	11	0	0	9
2	Gordie Howe G. Howe	49	46	1952-53	DET	70	95		57	11	16	1	0	6
3	Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	47	41	1955-56	MTL	70	88		143	19	20	0	1	8
4	Gordie Howe G. Howe	44	45	1956-57	DET	70	89		74	15	16	0	1	6
5	Andy Bathgate A. Bathgate	40	48	1958-59	NYR	70	88		48	9	20	1	0	3
6	Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	45	46	1958-59	MTL	64	91		69	13	17	0	1	7
7	Dickie Moore D. Moore	41	55	1958-59	MTL	70	96		61	13	15	1	0	7
8	Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	50	45	1960-61	MTL	64	95	+3	27	16	22	0	0	12	316	15.8
9	Bobby Hull B. Hull	43	44	1963-64	CHI	70	87	+14	48	12	20	4	0	5	408	10.5
10	Norm Ullman N. Ullman	42	41	1964-65	DET	70	83	+15	70	10	17	1	2	10	251	16.7
11	Bobby Hull B. Hull	54	43	1965-66	CHI	65	97	+19	66	22	19	1	1	7	351	15.4
12	Stan Mikita S. Mikita	40	47	1967-68	CHI	72	87	0	14	13	14	2	0	8	303	13.2
13	Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	43	44	1968-69	MTL	76	87	+18	31	14	14	0	0	8	245	17.6
14	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	49	77	1968-69	BOS	74	126	+55	79	10	29	2	2	9	351	14.0
15	Ken Hodge K. Hodge	45	45	1968-69	BOS	75	90	+50	75	9	6	1	2	7	236	19.1
16	Gordie Howe G. Howe	44	59	1968-69	DET	76	103	+45	58	9	16	0	0	6	284	15.5
17	Bobby Hull B. Hull	58	49	1968-69	CHI	74	107	+12	48	20	16	2	0	11	414	14.0
18	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	43	56	1969-70	BOS	76	99	+26	50	18	26	1	1	5	405	10.6
19	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	51	65	1970-71	BOS	78	116	+37	8	22	26	0	0	5	225	22.7
20	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	76	76	1970-71	BOS	78	152	+69	71	24	27	1	1	16	550	13.8
21	Ken Hodge K. Hodge	43	62	1970-71	BOS	78	105	+69	113	5	7	0	0	7	232	18.5
22	Bobby Hull B. Hull	44	52	1970-71	CHI	78	96	+35	32	11	21	0	2	11	378	11.6
23	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	66	67	1971-72	BOS	76	133	+54	76	27	25	2	2	16	426	15.5
24	Rod Gilbert R. Gilbert	43	54	1971-72	NYR	73	97	+50	64	6	17	0	0	4	238	18.1
25	Vic Hadfield V. Hadfield	50	56	1971-72	NYR	78	106	+60	142	23	11	0	0	7	242	20.7