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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Games Played

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player GP
1. Gordie Howe* 1767
2. Mark Messier* 1756
3. Ron Francis* 1731
4. Mark Recchi 1652
5. Chris Chelios 1651
6. Dave Andreychuk 1639
7. Scott Stevens* 1635
8. Larry Murphy* 1615
9. Raymond Bourque* 1612
10. Alex Delvecchio* 1549
  Nicklas Lidstrom 1549
12. John Bucyk* 1540
13. Brendan Shanahan 1524
14. Steve Yzerman* 1514
15. Mike Modano 1499
16. Phil Housley 1495
17. Wayne Gretzky* 1487
18. Rod Brind'Amour 1484
19. Doug Gilmour* 1474
20. Glen Wesley 1457
21. Tim Horton* 1446
22. Mike Gartner* 1432
23. Scott Mellanby 1431
  Luc Robitaille* 1431
25. Pat Verbeek 1424
26. Luke Richardson 1417
27. Al MacInnis* 1416
28. Harry Howell* 1411
29. Norm Ullman* 1410
30. Paul Coffey* 1409
31. Dale Hunter 1407
32. Stan Mikita* 1394
33. Doug Mohns 1390
34. Larry Robinson* 1384
35. Trevor Linden 1382
36. Dean Prentice 1378
  Vincent Damphousse 1378
  Joe Sakic 1378
39. Teppo Numminen 1372
40. Jeremy Roenick 1363
41. Roman Hamrlik 1361
42. Ron Stewart 1353
43. Kirk Muller 1349
44. Marcel Dionne* 1348
45. Mats Sundin 1346
46. Adam Oates 1337
47. Jaromir Jagr 1320
48. Guy Carbonneau 1318
49. Red Kelly* 1316
50. Bobby Holik 1314
51. Teemu Selanne 1313
52. Alex Kovalev 1302
53. Dave Keon* 1296
54. Pierre Turgeon 1294
55. Darryl Sydor 1291
56. Mathieu Schneider 1289
57. Ken Daneyko 1283
58. Phil Esposito* 1282
59. Jean Ratelle* 1281
60. James Patrick 1280
61. Bryan Trottier* 1279
62. Martin Gelinas 1273
63. Rob Blake 1270
64. Brett Hull* 1269
65. Scott Niedermayer 1263
  Bill Guerin 1263
67. Ray Ferraro 1258
68. Joe Nieuwendyk* 1257
69. Craig Ludwig 1256
  Henri Richard* 1256
71. Kevin Lowe 1254
72. Jari Kurri* 1251
73. Bill Gadsby* 1248
  Sergei Fedorov 1248
75. Allan Stanley* 1244
76. Doug Weight 1238
77. Steve Thomas 1235
78. Dino Ciccarelli* 1232
79. Brian Rolston 1228
80. Ed Westfall 1226
81. Gary Roberts 1224
82. Brad McCrimmon 1222
83. Jason Arnott 1221
84. Eric Nesterenko 1219
85. Claude Lemieux 1215
86. Sean O'Donnell 1212
87. Marcel Pronovost* 1206
88. Brian Leetch* 1205
89. Ray Whitney 1203
90. Keith Tkachuk 1201
91. Owen Nolan 1200
92. Denis Savard* 1196
93. Todd Marchant 1195
  Dave Babych 1195
95. John MacLean 1194
96. Gilbert Perreault* 1191
  Marc Bergevin 1191
98. Dale Hawerchuk* 1188
  Kevin Dineen 1188
  Brian Bellows 1188
101. George Armstrong* 1187
102. Vyacheslav Kozlov 1182
  Kelly Buchberger 1182
104. Scott Young 1181
  Frank Mahovlich* 1181
106. Bob Carpenter 1178
107. Don Marshall 1176
108. Shane Doan 1175
109. Tony Amonte 1174
110. Radek Dvorak 1172
111. Sylvain Cote 1171
112. Martin Brodeur 1168
113. Chris Pronger 1167
114. Jarome Iginla 1162
115. Mike Keane 1161
116. Bob Gainey* 1160
117. Kris Draper 1157
  Eric Weinrich 1157
  Kevin Hatcher 1157
120. Shayne Corson 1156
121. Adam Foote 1154
122. Rob Niedermayer 1153
123. Adam Graves 1152
124. Leo Boivin* 1150
125. Garry Galley 1149
126. Borje Salming* 1148
127. Gary Suter 1145
128. Rick Tocchet 1144
  Bobby Clarke* 1144
130. Eric Desjardins 1143
131. Cliff Ronning 1137
132. Stu Barnes 1136
133. Bryan McCabe 1135
134. Glenn Anderson* 1129
  Dave Ellett 1129
136. Bob Nevin 1128
  Jamie Macoun 1128
138. Bernie Nicholls 1127
  Murray Oliver 1127
140. Guy Lafleur* 1126
141. Jean Beliveau* 1125
142. Ryan Smyth 1124
143. Markus Naslund 1117
144. Don Sweeney 1115
145. Brad Park* 1113
  Steve Duchesne 1113
  Doug Harvey* 1113
148. Brent Sutter 1111
  Lanny McDonald* 1111
  Dave Taylor 1111
151. Sergei Gonchar 1109
  Calle Johansson 1109
153. Daniel Alfredsson 1108
154. Butch Goring 1107
155. Garry Unger 1105
156. Geoff Sanderson 1104
157. Dave Manson 1103
158. Pit Martin 1101
159. Mike Ricci 1099
  Neal Broten 1099
161. Jay Wells 1098
162. Tom Fitzgerald 1097
  Gordie Roberts 1097
164. Darryl Sittler* 1096
165. Ron Sutter 1093
  Craig MacTavish 1093
167. Chris Gratton 1092
168. Michel Goulet* 1089
169. Patrick Marleau 1087
  Andrew Brunette 1087
  Jamie Langenbrunner 1087
  Carol Vadnais 1087
173. Brad Marsh 1086
174. Alexei Zhitnik 1085
175. Dave Lowry 1084
  Theoren Fleury 1084
177. Ian Laperriere 1083
178. Peter Bondra 1081
179. Ulf Samuelsson 1080
180. Bob Pulford* 1079
181. Bobby Smith 1077
182. Kirk Maltby 1072
183. Doug Bodger 1071
  Murray Craven 1071
  Todd Bertuzzi 1071
186. Mike Ramsey 1070
  Craig Ramsay 1070
188. Andy Bathgate* 1069
189. Sergei Zubov 1068
  Ted Lindsay* 1068
191. Terry Harper 1066
192. Rod Gilbert* 1065
193. Daymond Langkow 1064
194. Bobby Hull* 1063
195. Joe Mullen* 1062
  Ed Jovanovski 1062
197. Bob Rouse 1061
198. Mike Grier 1060
  Denis Potvin* 1060
200. Kelly Miller 1057
201. Jean-Guy Talbot 1056
  Greg Adams 1056
  Lyle Odelein 1056
  Bryan Smolinski 1056
205. Randy Carlyle 1055
206. Stephane Richer 1054
  Craig Berube 1054
  Adrian Aucoin 1054
209. Ivan Boldirev 1052
210. Miroslav Satan 1050
211. Mike Sillinger 1049
212. Geoff Courtnall 1048
213. Joe Thornton 1047
  Eddie Shack 1047
215. Hal Gill 1045
  Derian Hatcher 1045
217. Rob Ramage 1044
218. Brad May 1041
219. Serge Savard* 1040
220. Bret Hedican 1039
221. Dainius Zubrus 1038
222. Stephane Quintal 1037
223. Ron Ellis 1034
224. Curtis Leschyshyn 1033
  Vinny Prospal 1033
  Harold Snepsts 1033
227. Ralph Backstrom 1032
228. Ed Olczyk 1031
229. Dick Duff* 1030
230. Russ Courtnall 1029
  Patrick Roy* 1029
232. Grant Ledyard 1028
  Petr Svoboda 1028
  Gaetan Duchesne 1028
  John Tonelli 1028
236. Wayne Cashman 1027
237. Cory Stillman 1025
  Donald Brashear 1025
239. Doug Wilson 1024
240. Keith Acton 1023
  Jim Neilson 1023
242. Fredrik Olausson 1022
243. Mike Knuble 1021
244. Don Lever 1020
  Tie Domi 1020
246. Keith Carney 1018
  Mike Foligno 1018
248. Charlie Huddy 1017
249. Brian Propp 1016
  Olli Jokinen 1016
  Phil Russell 1016

WHA Leaders

Rank Player GP
1. Andre Lacroix 551
2. Ron Plumb 549
3. Paul Shmyr 511
4. Michel Parizeau 509
5. Mike Antonovich 486
6. Rick Ley 478
7. John McKenzie 477
8. Blair MacDonald 476
9. Larry Pleau 468
10. Poul Popiel 467
11. Bobby Guindon 463
12. Larry Lund 459
13. Rosaire Paiement 455
  Al Hamilton 455
  Ken Block 455
16. J.C. Tremblay 454
17. Rene Leclerc 452
  Ted Green 452
19. Marty Howe 449
20. Marc Tardif 446
  Don Burgess 446
22. Francois Lacombe 440
23. Norm Ferguson 436
24. Tim Sheehy 433
  Bryan Campbell 433
26. Rusty Patenaude 431
  Brad Selwood 431
  Jim Dorey 431
29. Reg Thomas 428
30. Mark Howe* 426
31. Gavin Kirk 422
32. Ted Taylor 421
33. John French 420
34. Gordie Howe* 419
35. Kevin Morrison 418
36. Serge Bernier 417
37. Bob Fitchner 414
38. Larry Hale 413
  Rick Morris 413
40. Christian Bordeleau 412
41. Bobby Hull* 411
42. Darryl Maggs 402
43. Mike Rogers 396
44. Rich LeDuc 394
45. Frank Hughes 392
  Jim Turkiewicz 392
  Danny Lawson 392
48. Rich Preston 388
49. Barry Long 387
50. John Schella 385