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NHL & WHA Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Games Played

Playoff Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly ▪ Progressive

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

NHL Leaders

Year Player GP
2012 Henrik Lundqvist 15
2011 Roberto Luongo 25
  Tim Thomas 25
2010 Antti Niemi 22
2009 Marc-Andre Fleury 24
2008 Marc-Andre Fleury 20
2007 Ray Emery 20
2006 Cam Ward 23
2004 Miikka Kiprusoff 26
2003 Martin Brodeur 24
2002 Dominik Hasek 23
2001 Martin Brodeur 25
2000 Ed Belfour* 23
  Martin Brodeur 23
1999 Ed Belfour* 23
1998 Chris Osgood 22
1997 Mike Vernon 20
1996 Patrick Roy* 22
  John Vanbiesbrouck 22
1995 Martin Brodeur 20
1994 Kirk McLean 24
1993 Felix Potvin 21
1992 Tom Barrasso 21
1991 Jon Casey 23
1990 Bill Ranford 22
1989 Mike Vernon 22
1988 Grant Fuhr* 19
1987 Ron Hextall 26
1986 Mike Vernon 21
1985 Grant Fuhr* 18
  Pelle Lindbergh 18
1984 Billy Smith* 21
1983 Pete Peeters 17
  Billy Smith* 17
1982 Billy Smith* 18
1981 Billy Smith* 17
1980 Billy Smith* 20
1979 John Davidson 18
1978 Ken Dryden* 15
1977 Gerry Cheevers* 14
  Ken Dryden* 14
1976 Ken Dryden* 13
1975 Gerry Desjardins 15
  Bernie Parent* 15
1974 Bernie Parent* 17
1973 Ken Dryden* 17
1972 Ed Giacomin* 10
1971 Ken Dryden* 20
1970 Gerry Cheevers* 13
1969 Jacques Plante* 10
1968 Glenn Hall* 18
1967 Terry Sawchuk* 10
1966 Roger Crozier 12
1965 Glenn Hall* 13
1964 Johnny Bower* 14
1963 Terry Sawchuk* 11
1962 Glenn Hall* 12
1961 Glenn Hall* 12
1960 Johnny Bower* 10
1959 Johnny Bower* 12
1958 Don Simmons 11
1957 Don Simmons 10
  Jacques Plante* 10
1956 Jacques Plante* 10
  Glenn Hall* 10
1955 Jacques Plante* 12
1954 Terry Sawchuk* 12
1953 Jim Henry 9
1952 Gerry McNeil 11
1951 Gerry McNeil 11
1950 Harry Lumley* 14
1949 Harry Lumley* 11
1948 Harry Lumley* 10
1947 Bill Durnan* 11
  Turk Broda* 11
1946 Frank Brimsek* 10
1945 Harry Lumley* 14
1944 Mike Karakas 9
  Bill Durnan* 9
1943 Johnny Mowers 10
1942 Turk Broda* 13
1941 Frank Brimsek* 11
1940 Dave Kerr 12
1939 Frank Brimsek* 12
1938 Mike Karakas 8
1937 Dave Kerr 9
1936 George Hainsworth* 9
1935 Alec Connell* 7
  George Hainsworth* 7
1934 Wilf Cude 9
1933 Lorne Chabot 9
1932 John Ross Roach 7
  Lorne Chabot 7
1931 George Hainsworth* 10
1930 Tiny Thompson* 6
  George Hainsworth* 6
1929 John Ross Roach 6
1928 Clint Benedict* 9
1927 Hal Winkler 8
1926 Clint Benedict* 4
1925 Georges Vezina* 2
  John Ross Roach 2
1924 Georges Vezina* 2
  Clint Benedict* 2
1923 Clint Benedict* 2
  Georges Vezina* 2
1922 Clint Benedict* 2
  John Ross Roach 2
1921 Clint Benedict* 2
  Jake Forbes 2
1919 Georges Vezina* 5
  Clint Benedict* 5
1918 Hap Holmes* 2
  Georges Vezina* 2

WHA Leaders

Year Player GP
1979 Dave Dryden 13
1978 Jean-Louis Levasseur 12
1977 Joe Daley 20
1976 Ron Grahame 14
  Cap Raeder 14
1975 Richard Brodeur 15
1974 Don McLeod 14
1973 Al Smith 15