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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Games Played

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player GP
1. Martin Brodeur 1168
2. Patrick Roy* 1029
3. Terry Sawchuk* 971
4. Ed Belfour* 963
5. Curtis Joseph 943
6. Glenn Hall* 906
7. Tony Esposito* 886
8. John Vanbiesbrouck 882
9. Grant Fuhr* 868
10. Gump Worsley* 861
11. Jacques Plante* 837
12. Sean Burke 820
13. Harry Lumley* 803
14. Rogie Vachon 795
15. Gilles Meloche 788
16. Mike Vernon 781
17. Tom Barrasso 777
18. Nikolai Khabibulin 775
19. Chris Osgood 744
20. Dominik Hasek 735
21. Olaf Kolzig 719
22. Andy Moog 713
23. Roberto Luongo 710
24. Billy Smith* 680
25. Kelly Hrudey 677
26. Tomas Vokoun 672
27. Don Beaupre 667
28. Mike Richter 666
29. Mike Liut 664
30. Dan Bouchard 655
31. Bill Ranford 647
32. Felix Potvin 635
33. Turk Broda* 629
34. Kirk McLean 612
35. Jose Theodore 611
36. Ed Giacomin* 609
37. Bernie Parent* 608
  Ron Hextall 608
39. Greg Millen 604
40. Eddie Johnston 592
41. Evgeni Nabokov 591
  Dwayne Roloson 591
43. Jocelyn Thibault 586
44. Miikka Kiprusoff 577
45. Ken Wregget 575
46. Glenn Resch 571
47. Cesare Maniago 568
  Arturs Irbe 568
49. Tiny Thompson* 553
50. Jean-Sebastien Giguere 552
  Johnny Bower* 552
52. Marty Turco 538
53. Ron Tugnutt 537
54. Gary Smith 532
55. Tommy Salo 526
56. Roger Crozier 518
57. Frank Brimsek* 514
58. Reggie Lemelin 507
59. Jeff Hackett 500
60. Martin Biron 493
61. John Ross Roach 492
62. Guy Hebert 491
63. Pete Peeters 489
64. Roy Worters* 484
65. Glen Hanlon 477
66. George Hainsworth* 465
67. Denis Herron 462
68. Don Edwards 459
69. Jim Rutherford 457
70. Henrik Lundqvist 446
  Bob Essensa 446
72. Patrick Lalime 444
73. Phil Myre 439
74. Glenn Healy 437
75. Ryan Miller 435
76. Al Rollins 430
77. Daren Puppa 429
78. Dave Kerr 427
79. Jon Casey 425
80. Chuck Rayner* 424
81. Bob Sauve 420
82. Gerry Cheevers* 418
83. Alec Connell* 417
84. Gilles Gilbert 416
85. Byron Dafoe 415
86. Marc-Andre Fleury 414
87. Lorne Chabot 412
88. Rick Wamsley 407
89. Jim Henry 406
  Chris Terreri 406
91. Ken Dryden* 397
92. Cam Ward 395
93. Mike Dunham 394
94. Stephane Fiset 390
95. Trevor Kidd 387
96. Richard Brodeur 385
97. Bill Durnan* 383
98. Ron Low 382
99. Doug Favell 373
100. Garth Snow 368
101. Manny Legace 365
102. Ilya Bryzgalov 364
103. Clint Benedict* 362
104. Charlie Hodge 358
105. Brian Hayward 357
106. Mike Palmateer 356
107. Tim Thomas 355
108. Dan Cloutier 351
109. Pat Riggin 350
  Johan Hedberg 350
111. Marc Denis 349
112. Kevin Weekes 348
113. Tim Cheveldae 340
114. Clint Malarchuk 338
115. Mike Karakas 336
116. Craig Billington 332
117. Gerry Desjardins 331
118. Mark Fitzpatrick 329
119. Roman Turek 328
  Wayne Stephenson 328
121. Bruce Gamble 327
122. Manny Fernandez 325
123. Brian Boucher 321
124. Kari Lehtonen 320
125. Niklas Backstrom 316
  Denis DeJordy 316
  Charlie Gardiner* 316
128. Rick DiPietro 315
129. Mathieu Garon 313
130. Michel Larocque 312
131. Damian Rhodes 309
132. Brent Johnson 304
133. Chris Mason 301
  John Davidson 301
135. Michel Plasse 299
  Greg Stefan 299
137. Bill Beveridge 297
138. Roland Melanson 291
139. Steve Weeks 290
140. Murray Bannerman 289
141. Dunc Wilson 287
142. Gary Edwards 286
  Rick Tabaracci 286
144. Doug Soetaert 284
145. Craig Anderson 283
146. Wilf Cude 282
147. Andrew Raycroft 280
148. Gerry McNeil 276
149. Cristobal Huet 272
150. Vesa Toskala 266
151. Jacques Cloutier 255
152. Carey Price 254
  Jamie McLennan 254
  Fred Brathwaite 254
155. Peter Budaj 250
156. Don Simmons 249
157. Peter Sidorkiewicz 246
  Steve Shields 246
159. Wayne Thomas 243
160. Bob Froese 242
161. Mario Gosselin 241
162. Mario Lessard 240
163. Alex Auld 236
  Roy Edwards 236
165. Alain Chevrier 234
  Antero Niittymaki 234
167. Al Smith 233
168. Martin Gerber 229
169. Michel Dion 227
  Jonathan Quick 227
  Pekka Rinne 227
172. Jonas Hiller 225
173. John Grahame 224
174. Jamie Storr 219
  Allan Bester 219
  Ed Staniowski 219
177. Jean-Sebastien Aubin 218
178. Daniel Berthiaume 215
179. David Aebischer 214
  Paul Bibeault 214
181. Roman Cechmanek 212
182. Ty Conklin 211
183. Doug Keans 210
  Jake Forbes 210
185. John Garrett 207
186. Mike Smith 206
187. Gilles Villemure 205
  Dominic Roussel 205
189. Dave Dryden 203
190. Steve Mason 201
191. Normie Smith 199
192. Les Binkley 196
193. Ray Emery 195
194. Eddie Mio 192
195. Darcy Wakaluk 191
196. Mikhail Shtalenkov 190
  Earl Robertson 190
  Georges Vezina* 190
199. Jaroslav Halak 188
200. Wendell Young 187
201. Robert Esche 186
202. Ed Chadwick 184
  Vincent Riendeau 184
204. Jimmy Howard 179
  Al Jensen 179
206. Richard Sevigny 176
207. Pete LoPresti 175
208. Jeff Reese 174
209. Pascal Leclaire 173
210. Jim Carey 172
211. Brian Elliott 168
212. Ondrej Pavelec 166
213. Dan Ellis 165
214. Gary Inness 162
215. Pelle Lindbergh 157
216. Tommy Soderstrom 156
  Hank Bassen 156
  Jason LaBarbera 156
219. Kay Whitmore 155
220. Johnny Mowers 152
221. Corey Schwab 147
222. Peter Skudra 146
223. Bob Mason 145
224. Bert Gardiner 144
225. Scott Clemmensen 143
  Jack Gelineau 143
  Antti Niemi 143
228. Kari Takko 142
229. Frank Pietrangelo 141
230. Mike Veisor 139
231. Curtis Sanford 137
232. Gary Bromley 136
233. Pokey Reddick 132
234. Rick St. Croix 130
235. Pat Jablonski 128
  Jussi Markkanen 128
237. Joe Miller 127
238. Roberto Romano 126
239. Pasi Nurminen 125
240. Milan Hnilicka 121
241. Bernie Wolfe 120
  Wade Flaherty 120
243. Ron Grahame 114
244. Mikael Tellqvist 113
  Corrado Micalef 113
  Ernie Wakely 113
247. Bob Janecyk 110
248. Paul Harrison 109
249. Flat Walsh 108
  Corey Hirsch 108

WHA Leaders

Rank Player GP
1. Ernie Wakely 334
2. Don McLeod 332
3. John Garrett 323
4. Joe Daley 308
5. Richard Brodeur 305
6. Al Smith 260
7. Dave Dryden 242
8. Jack Norris 191
  Gerry Cheevers* 191
10. Gary Kurt 176
11. Wayne Rutledge 175
12. Gilles Gratton 161
13. Michel Dion 149
14. Ron Grahame 143
  Paul Hoganson 143
16. Serge Aubry 142
17. Mike Curran 130
18. Bruce Landon 122
19. Russ Gillow 109
20. Wayne Wood 104
21. Christer Abrahamsson 102
  Cam Newton 102
23. Pete Donnelly 100
24. Bob Whidden 98
25. Jim McLeod 97
26. Andy Brown 86
27. Jean-Louis Levasseur 85
28. Chris Worthy 82
29. Mike Liut 81
  Les Binkley 81
31. George Gardner 79
32. Normand Lapointe 77
33. Ken Broderick 73
34. Joe Junkin 69
35. Markus Mattsson 68
  Curt Larsson 68
37. Gary Bromley 67
38. Bernie Parent* 63
  Jim Corsi 63
40. Gary Inness 62
41. Clay Hebenton 58
42. Jim Park 54
43. Ken Brown 52
44. Michel Deguise 50
45. Andre Gill 46
  Pat Riggin 46
47. Ken Lockett 45
48. Eddie Mio 44
49. Jack McCartan 42
  Bob Johnson 42