NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Games Played (Goalie)
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GP |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Martin Brodeur* | 1991-15 | 1266 |
2. | Roberto Luongo* | 1999-19 | 1044 |
3. | Patrick Roy* | 1984-03 | 1029 |
4. | Marc-André Fleury | 2003-24 | 1019 |
5. | Terry Sawchuk* | 1949-70 | 971 |
6. | Ed Belfour* | 1988-07 | 963 |
7. | Curtis Joseph | 1989-09 | 943 |
8. | Glenn Hall* | 1952-71 | 906 |
9. | Henrik Lundqvist* | 2005-20 | 887 |
10. | Tony Esposito* | 1968-84 | 886 |
11. | John Vanbiesbrouck | 1981-02 | 882 |
12. | Grant Fuhr* | 1981-00 | 868 |
13. | Gump Worsley* | 1952-74 | 860 |
14. | Jacques Plante* | 1952-73 | 837 |
15. | Sean Burke | 1987-07 | 820 |
16. | Harry Lumley* | 1943-60 | 803 |
17. | Nikolai Khabibulin | 1994-14 | 799 |
18. | Ryan Miller | 2002-21 | 796 |
19. | Rogie Vachon* | 1966-82 | 795 |
20. | Gilles Meloche | 1970-88 | 788 |
21. | Mike Vernon* | 1982-02 | 782 |
22. | Tom Barrasso* | 1983-03 | 777 |
23. | Jonathan Quick | 2007-24 | 776 |
24. | Chris Osgood | 1993-11 | 744 |
25. | Dominik Hašek* | 1990-08 | 735 |
26. | Olaf Kölzig | 1989-09 | 719 |
27. | Andy Moog | 1980-98 | 713 |
28. | Carey Price | 2007-22 | 712 |
29. | Craig Anderson | 2002-23 | 709 |
30. | Cam Ward | 2005-19 | 701 |
31. | Tomáš Vokoun | 1996-13 | 700 |
32. | Evgeni Nabokov | 1999-15 | 697 |
33. | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2010-24 | 691 |
34. | Pekka Rinne | 2005-21 | 683 |
35. | Billy Smith* | 1971-89 | 679 |
36. | Kelly Hrudey | 1983-98 | 677 |
37. | Mike Smith | 2006-22 | 670 |
38. | Don Beaupre | 1980-97 | 666 |
  | Mike Richter | 1989-03 | 666 |
40. | Mike Liut | 1979-92 | 663 |
41. | Dan Bouchard | 1972-86 | 656 |
42. | Kari Lehtonen | 2003-18 | 649 |
43. | José Théodore | 1995-13 | 648 |
44. | Bill Ranford | 1985-00 | 647 |
45. | Félix Potvin | 1991-04 | 635 |
46. | Turk Broda* | 1936-52 | 629 |
47. | Miikka Kiprusoff | 2000-13 | 623 |
48. | Kirk McLean | 1985-01 | 612 |
49. | Ed Giacomin* | 1965-78 | 610 |
50. | Ron Hextall | 1986-99 | 608 |
  | Bernie Parent* | 1965-79 | 608 |
52. | Dwayne Roloson | 1996-12 | 606 |
53. | Greg Millen | 1978-92 | 604 |
54. | Semyon Varlamov | 2008-24 | 603 |
55. | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 1996-14 | 597 |
56. | Eddie Johnston | 1962-78 | 592 |
57. | Jocelyn Thibault | 1993-08 | 586 |
58. | Jaroslav Halák | 2006-23 | 581 |
59. | Ken Wregget | 1983-00 | 575 |
60. | Glenn Resch | 1973-87 | 571 |
61. | Artūrs Irbe | 1991-04 | 568 |
  | Cesare Maniago | 1960-78 | 568 |
63. | Tuukka Rask | 2007-22 | 564 |
64. | Tiny Thompson* | 1928-40 | 553 |
65. | Johnny Bower* | 1953-70 | 552 |
66. | Brian Elliott | 2007-23 | 543 |
  | Jimmy Howard | 2005-20 | 543 |
  | Marty Turco | 2000-12 | 543 |
69. | Devan Dubnyk | 2009-21 | 542 |
70. | Ron Tugnutt | 1987-04 | 537 |
71. | Gary Smith | 1965-80 | 531 |
72. | Tommy Salo | 1994-04 | 526 |
73. | Roger Crozier | 1963-77 | 515 |
74. | Frank Brimsek* | 1938-50 | 514 |
75. | Braden Holtby | 2010-22 | 513 |
76. | Martin Biron | 1995-14 | 508 |
77. | Réjean Lemelin | 1978-93 | 506 |
78. | Jeff Hackett | 1988-04 | 500 |
79. | James Reimer | 2010-24 | 496 |
80. | Connor Hellebuyck | 2015-24 | 494 |
81. | Guy Hebert | 1991-01 | 491 |
  | John Ross Roach | 1921-35 | 491 |
83. | Frederik Andersen | 2013-24 | 489 |
  | Pete Peeters | 1978-91 | 489 |
85. | Corey Crawford | 2005-20 | 488 |
86. | Roy Worters* | 1925-37 | 484 |
87. | Jacob Markström | 2010-24 | 478 |
88. | Glen Hanlon | 1977-91 | 476 |
  | Steve Mason | 2008-18 | 476 |
90. | Cam Talbot | 2013-24 | 475 |
91. | John Gibson | 2013-24 | 473 |
92. | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2014-24 | 466 |
93. | Ilya Bryzgalov | 2001-15 | 465 |
  | George Hainsworth* | 1926-37 | 465 |
95. | Martin Jones | 2013-24 | 464 |
  | Antti Niemi | 2008-19 | 464 |
97. | Denis Herron | 1972-86 | 462 |
98. | Don Edwards | 1976-86 | 459 |
99. | Jim Rutherford* | 1970-83 | 457 |
100. | Bob Essensa | 1988-02 | 446 |
101. | Patrick Lalime | 1996-11 | 444 |
102. | Phil Myre | 1969-83 | 439 |
103. | Glenn Healy | 1985-01 | 437 |
104. | Dave Kerr | 1930-41 | 430 |
  | Al Rollins | 1949-60 | 430 |
106. | Daren Puppa | 1985-00 | 429 |
107. | Tim Thomas | 2002-14 | 426 |
108. | Jon Casey | 1983-97 | 425 |
  | Chuck Rayner* | 1940-53 | 425 |
110. | Bob Sauvé | 1976-89 | 420 |
111. | Jake Allen | 2012-24 | 418 |
  | Gerry Cheevers* | 1961-80 | 418 |
  | Alec Connell* | 1924-37 | 418 |
114. | Gilles Gilbert | 1969-83 | 416 |
115. | Byron Dafoe | 1992-04 | 415 |
116. | Niklas Bäckström | 2006-16 | 413 |
  | Ben Bishop | 2008-20 | 413 |
118. | Lorne Chabot | 1926-37 | 412 |
119. | Cory Schneider | 2008-22 | 410 |
120. | Rick Wamsley | 1980-93 | 407 |
121. | Chris Terreri | 1986-01 | 406 |
122. | Jim Henry | 1941-55 | 405 |
123. | Jonathan Bernier | 2007-22 | 404 |
  | Jonas Hiller | 2007-16 | 404 |
125. | Ondřej Pavelec | 2007-18 | 398 |
126. | Ken Dryden* | 1970-79 | 397 |
127. | Mike Dunham | 1996-07 | 394 |
128. | Stéphane Fiset | 1989-02 | 390 |
129. | Trevor Kidd | 1991-04 | 387 |
130. | Darcy Kuemper | 2012-24 | 386 |
131. | Richard Brodeur | 1979-88 | 385 |
132. | Bill Durnan* | 1943-50 | 383 |
133. | Ron Low | 1972-85 | 382 |
134. | Petr Mrázek | 2012-24 | 381 |
135. | Doug Favell | 1967-79 | 373 |
  | Johan Hedberg | 2000-13 | 373 |
137. | Peter Budaj | 2005-19 | 368 |
  | Thomas Greiss | 2007-23 | 368 |
  | Garth Snow | 1993-06 | 368 |
140. | Manny Legace | 1998-10 | 365 |
141. | Robin Lehner | 2010-22 | 364 |
142. | Clint Benedict* | 1917-30 | 362 |
143. | Charlie Hodge | 1954-71 | 358 |
144. | Brian Hayward | 1982-93 | 357 |
145. | Mike Palmateer | 1976-84 | 356 |
146. | Dan Cloutier | 1997-08 | 351 |
147. | Pat Riggin | 1979-88 | 350 |
148. | Marc Denis | 1996-09 | 349 |
149. | Kevin Weekes | 1997-09 | 348 |
150. | Mathieu Garon | 2000-13 | 341 |
151. | Tim Cheveldae | 1988-97 | 340 |
  | Juuse Saros | 2015-24 | 340 |
153. | Clint Malarchuk | 1981-92 | 337 |
154. | Mike Karakas | 1935-46 | 336 |
155. | Philipp Grubauer | 2012-24 | 335 |
156. | Craig Billington | 1985-03 | 332 |
  | Gerry Desjardins | 1968-78 | 332 |
158. | Mark Fitzpatrick | 1988-00 | 329 |
159. | Brian Boucher | 1999-13 | 328 |
  | Bruce Gamble | 1958-72 | 328 |
  | Wayne Stephenson | 1971-81 | 328 |
  | Roman Turek | 1996-04 | 328 |
163. | Manny Fernandez | 1994-09 | 325 |
164. | Rick DiPietro | 2000-13 | 318 |
165. | Denis DeJordy | 1962-74 | 317 |
  | Chris Mason | 1998-13 | 317 |
167. | Charlie Gardiner* | 1927-34 | 316 |
168. | Michel Larocque | 1973-84 | 312 |
169. | Brent Johnson | 1998-12 | 309 |
  | Damian Rhodes | 1990-02 | 309 |
171. | John Davidson | 1973-83 | 301 |
172. | Greg Stefan | 1981-90 | 299 |
173. | Michel Plasse | 1970-82 | 298 |
174. | Bill Beveridge | 1929-43 | 295 |
175. | Roland Melanson | 1980-92 | 291 |
  | Steve Weeks | 1980-93 | 291 |
177. | Murray Bannerman | 1977-87 | 289 |
178. | Ray Emery | 2002-15 | 287 |
  | Dunc Wilson | 1969-79 | 287 |
180. | Gary Edwards | 1968-82 | 286 |
  | Rick Tabaracci | 1988-00 | 286 |
182. | Doug Soetaert | 1975-87 | 284 |
183. | Wilf Cude | 1930-41 | 281 |
184. | Andrew Raycroft | 2000-12 | 280 |
185. | Antti Raanta | 2013-24 | 277 |
186. | Gerry McNeil | 1947-57 | 276 |
187. | Cristobal Huet | 2002-10 | 272 |
  | Matt Murray | 2015-23 | 272 |
189. | Jordan Binnington | 2015-24 | 271 |
190. | Vesa Toskala | 2001-10 | 266 |
191. | Joonas Korpisalo | 2015-24 | 264 |
192. | Anton Khudobin | 2009-23 | 260 |
193. | Michal Neuvirth | 2008-19 | 257 |
194. | Jacques Cloutier | 1981-94 | 255 |
195. | Fred Brathwaite | 1993-04 | 254 |
  | Jamie McLennan | 1993-07 | 254 |
197. | Tristan Jarry | 2016-24 | 253 |
198. | Curtis McElhinney | 2007-21 | 249 |
  | Don Simmons | 1956-69 | 249 |
200. | Steve Shields | 1995-06 | 246 |
  | Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1987-98 | 246 |
202. | Alexandar Georgiev | 2017-24 | 245 |
203. | Wayne Thomas | 1972-81 | 243 |
204. | Bob Froese | 1982-90 | 242 |
205. | Mario Gosselin | 1983-94 | 241 |
206. | Mario Lessard | 1978-84 | 240 |
  | Linus Ullmark | 2015-24 | 240 |
208. | Alex Auld | 2001-12 | 237 |
209. | Roy Edwards | 1967-74 | 236 |
210. | Carter Hutton | 2012-22 | 235 |
211. | Alain Chevrier | 1985-91 | 234 |
  | Antero Niittymäki | 2003-11 | 234 |
213. | Al Smith | 1965-81 | 231 |
214. | Martin Gerber | 2002-11 | 229 |
215. | Michel Dion | 1979-85 | 227 |
  | Carter Hart | 2018-24 | 227 |
217. | John Grahame | 1999-08 | 224 |
218. | Allan Bester | 1983-96 | 219 |
  | Ed Staniowski | 1975-85 | 219 |
  | Jamie Storr | 1994-04 | 219 |
221. | Jean-Sébastien Aubin | 1998-08 | 218 |
222. | Thatcher Demko | 2017-24 | 217 |
223. | Daniel Berthiaume | 1986-94 | 215 |
  | Paul Bibeault | 1940-47 | 215 |
  | Ty Conklin | 2001-12 | 215 |
226. | David Aebischer | 2000-08 | 214 |
227. | Roman Čechmánek | 2000-04 | 212 |
  | Dan Ellis | 2003-15 | 212 |
229. | Jake Forbes | 1919-33 | 210 |
  | Doug Keans | 1979-88 | 210 |
231. | John Garrett | 1979-85 | 207 |
232. | Dominic Roussel | 1991-01 | 205 |
  | Gilles Villemure | 1963-77 | 205 |
234. | Dave Dryden | 1961-80 | 203 |
  | Igor Shesterkin | 2019-24 | 203 |
236. | Normie Smith | 1931-45 | 198 |
237. | Les Binkley | 1967-72 | 196 |
238. | Chad Johnson | 2009-19 | 192 |
  | Eddie Mio | 1979-86 | 192 |
  | David Rittich | 2016-24 | 192 |
241. | Scott Clemmensen | 2001-15 | 191 |
  | Darcy Wakaluk | 1988-97 | 191 |
243. | Earl Robertson | 1937-42 | 190 |
  | Mikhail Shtalenkov | 1993-00 | 190 |
  | Georges Vezina* | 1917-26 | 190 |
246. | Elvis Merzļikins | 2019-24 | 188 |
247. | Mackenzie Blackwood | 2018-24 | 187 |
  | Jason LaBarbera | 2000-15 | 187 |
  | Wendell Young | 1985-95 | 187 |
250. | Robert Esche | 1998-07 | 186 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GP |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Ernie Wakely | 1972-79 | 334 |
2. | Don McLeod | 1972-78 | 332 |
3. | John Garrett | 1973-79 | 323 |
4. | Joe Daley | 1972-79 | 308 |
5. | Richard Brodeur | 1972-79 | 305 |
6. | Al Smith | 1972-79 | 260 |
7. | Dave Dryden | 1974-79 | 242 |
8. | Gerry Cheevers* | 1972-76 | 191 |
  | Jack Norris | 1972-76 | 191 |
10. | Gary Kurt | 1972-77 | 176 |
11. | Wayne Rutledge | 1972-78 | 175 |
12. | Gilles Gratton | 1972-75 | 161 |
13. | Michel Dion | 1974-79 | 149 |
14. | Ron Grahame | 1973-77 | 143 |
  | Paul Hoganson | 1973-78 | 143 |
16. | Serge Aubry | 1972-77 | 142 |
17. | Mike Curran | 1972-77 | 130 |
18. | Bruce Landon | 1972-77 | 122 |
19. | Russ Gillow | 1972-76 | 109 |
20. | Wayne Wood | 1974-79 | 104 |
21. | Christer Abrahamsson | 1974-77 | 102 |
  | Cam Newton | 1973-76 | 102 |
23. | Pete Donnelly | 1972-76 | 100 |
24. | Bob Whidden | 1972-76 | 98 |
25. | Jim McLeod | 1972-75 | 97 |
26. | Andy Brown | 1974-77 | 86 |
27. | Jean-Louis Levasseur | 1975-79 | 85 |
28. | Chris Worthy | 1973-76 | 82 |
29. | Les Binkley | 1972-76 | 81 |
  | Mike Liut | 1977-79 | 81 |
31. | George Gardner | 1972-74 | 79 |
32. | Normand Lapointe | 1975-78 | 77 |
33. | Ken Broderick | 1976-78 | 73 |
34. | Joe Junkin | 1973-75 | 69 |
35. | Markus Mattsson | 1977-79 | 68 |
  | Curt Larsson | 1974-77 | 68 |
37. | Gary Bromley | 1976-78 | 67 |
38. | Bernie Parent* | 1972-73 | 63 |
  | Jim Corsi | 1977-79 | 63 |
40. | Gary Inness | 1977-79 | 62 |
41. | Clay Hebenton | 1975-77 | 58 |
42. | Jim Park | 1975-78 | 54 |
43. | Ken Brown | 1972-75 | 52 |
44. | Michel Deguise | 1973-76 | 50 |
45. | Pat Riggin | 1978-79 | 46 |
  | Andre Gill | 1972-74 | 46 |
47. | Ken Lockett | 1976-77 | 45 |
48. | Eddie Mio | 1977-79 | 44 |
49. | Jack McCartan | 1972-75 | 42 |
  | Bob Johnson | 1975-76 | 42 |
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