how many players had 4 assists in a game before 10/15/1978

Borje Salming had 5 assists versus the Islanders on October 14, 1978.

Interpreted as:

How many players had 4 or more assists in a regular-season game before 10/15/1978?

	NAME	DATE	A	TM		OPP	G	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Borje Salming B. Salming	10/14/1978	5	TOR	vs	NYI	0	5	+1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Darryl Sittler D. Sittler	10/14/1978	4	TOR	vs	NYI	3	7	+3	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	7	42.9
3	Dave Shand D. Shand	4/1/1978	4	AFM	vs	NYR	0	4	+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
4	Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	3/29/1978	4	MTL	vs	PIT	0	4	+3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Reed Larson R. Larson	3/28/1978	4	DET	vs	BUF	1	5	+4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	16.7
6	Ron Greschner R. Greschner	3/24/1978	4	NYR	@	WSH	0	4	+2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
7	Steve Vickers S. Vickers	3/24/1978	4	NYR	@	WSH	0	4	+2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	3/21/1978	4	BOS	@	CLE	0	4	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	Claire Alexander C. Alexander	3/15/1978	4	VAN	vs	PIT	0	4	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
10	Mark Heaslip M. Heaslip	3/12/1978	4	NYR	vs	WSH	0	4	+2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
11	Larry Robinson L. Robinson	3/9/1978	4	MTL	vs	TOR	0	4	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Eric Vail E. Vail	3/4/1978	4	AFM	vs	CLE	0	4	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
13	Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	2/25/1978	4	BUF	@	CLE	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	2/23/1978	4	MTL	vs	CLE	0	4	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	10	0.0
15	Danny Grant D. Grant	1/14/1978	5	LAK	@	AFM	0	5	+4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	12/22/1977	4	NYI	vs	STL	0	4	+3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Borje Salming B. Salming	12/16/1977	5	TOR	@	MNS	0	5	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
18	Tom Bladon T. Bladon	12/11/1977	4	PHI	vs	CLE	4	8	+10	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	80.0
19	Bobby Clarke B. Clarke	12/11/1977	4	PHI	vs	CLE	0	4	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Ross Lonsberry R. Lonsberry	12/11/1977	4	PHI	vs	CLE	0	4	+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
21	Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	11/19/1977	4	NYI	vs	VAN	1	5	+3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
22	Pierre Jarry P. Jarry	11/16/1977	4	MNS	vs	PIT	0	4	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
23	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	11/1/1977	4	NYI	vs	AFM	1	5	+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
24	Bobby Clarke B. Clarke	10/15/1977	4	PHI	@	PIT	1	5	+4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
25	Ivan Boldirev I. Boldirev	3/26/1977	4	CHI	vs	MNS	0	4	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0