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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Games Played

Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Progressive ▪ Yearly ▪ Yearly Top 10

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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. 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. Nicklas Lidstrom 1564
11. Alex Delvecchio* 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. Luc Robitaille* 1431
  Scott Mellanby 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. Roman Hamrlik 1395
33. Stan Mikita* 1394
34. Jaromir Jagr 1391
35. Doug Mohns 1390
36. Teemu Selanne 1387
37. Larry Robinson* 1384
38. Trevor Linden 1382
39. Dean Prentice 1378
  Vincent Damphousse 1378
  Joe Sakic* 1378
42. Teppo Numminen 1372
43. Jeremy Roenick 1363
44. Ron Stewart 1353
45. Kirk Muller 1349
46. Marcel Dionne* 1348
47. Mats Sundin* 1346
48. Adam Oates* 1337
49. Guy Carbonneau 1318
50. Alex Kovalev 1316
  Red Kelly* 1316
52. Bobby Holik 1314
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 Whitney 1261
68. Ray Ferraro 1258
69. Joe Nieuwendyk* 1257
70. Henri Richard* 1256
  Brian Rolston 1256
  Craig Ludwig 1256
73. Kevin Lowe 1254
74. Jari Kurri* 1251
75. Bill Gadsby* 1248
  Sergei Fedorov 1248
77. Shane Doan 1246
78. Jason Arnott 1244
  Allan Stanley* 1244
80. Doug Weight 1238
81. Steve Thomas 1235
82. Dino Ciccarelli* 1232
  Jarome Iginla 1232
84. Ed Westfall 1226
85. Sean O'Donnell 1224
  Gary Roberts 1224
87. Brad McCrimmon 1222
88. Martin Brodeur 1220
89. Eric Nesterenko 1219
90. Claude Lemieux 1215
91. Marcel Pronovost* 1206
92. Brian Leetch* 1205
93. Keith Tkachuk 1201
94. Owen Nolan 1200
  Radek Dvorak 1200
96. Ryan Smyth 1198
97. Denis Savard* 1196
98. Dave Babych 1195
  Todd Marchant 1195
100. John MacLean 1194
101. Marc Bergevin 1191
  Gilbert Perreault* 1191
103. Brian Bellows 1188
  Kevin Dineen 1188
  Dale Hawerchuk* 1188
106. George Armstrong* 1187
107. Vyacheslav Kozlov 1182
  Kelly Buchberger 1182
109. Frank Mahovlich* 1181
  Scott Young 1181
111. Daniel Alfredsson 1178
  Bob Carpenter 1178
113. Sergei Gonchar 1177
114. Don Marshall 1176
115. Tony Amonte 1174
116. Sylvain Cote 1171
117. Chris Pronger 1167
118. Patrick Marleau 1165
119. Mike Keane 1161
120. Bob Gainey* 1160
121. Kris Draper 1157
  Kevin Hatcher 1157
  Eric Weinrich 1157
124. Shayne Corson 1156
125. Adam Foote 1154
126. Rob Niedermayer 1153
127. Adam Graves 1152
128. Leo Boivin* 1150
129. Garry Galley 1149
130. Borje Salming* 1148
131. Gary Suter 1145
132. Bobby Clarke* 1144
  Rick Tocchet 1144
134. Eric Desjardins 1143
135. Cliff Ronning 1137
136. Stu Barnes 1136
137. Bryan McCabe 1135
138. Glenn Anderson* 1129
  Dave Ellett 1129
140. Jamie Macoun 1128
  Bob Nevin 1128
142. Murray Oliver 1127
  Bernie Nicholls 1127
144. Guy Lafleur* 1126
145. Jean Beliveau* 1125
  Joe Thornton 1125
147. Markus Naslund 1117
148. Don Sweeney 1115
149. Steve Duchesne 1113
  Brad Park* 1113
  Doug Harvey* 1113
152. Dave Taylor 1111
  Brent Sutter 1111
  Lanny McDonald* 1111
155. Andrew Brunette 1110
156. Calle Johansson 1109
  Jamie Langenbrunner 1109
158. Vinny Prospal 1108
  Adrian Aucoin 1108
160. Butch Goring 1107
161. Garry Unger 1105
162. Geoff Sanderson 1104
163. Dave Manson 1103
164. Hal Gill 1102
165. Pit Martin 1101
166. Todd Bertuzzi 1100
167. Neal Broten 1099
  Mike Ricci 1099
169. Jay Wells 1098
170. Tom Fitzgerald 1097
  Gordie Roberts 1097
172. Darryl Sittler* 1096
173. Craig MacTavish 1093
  Ron Sutter 1093
175. Chris Gratton 1092
176. Ed Jovanovski 1091
177. Patrik Elias 1090
  Daymond Langkow 1090
179. Michel Goulet* 1089
180. Dainius Zubrus 1087
  Olli Jokinen 1087
  Carol Vadnais 1087
183. Brad Marsh 1086
184. Alexei Zhitnik 1085
185. Dave Lowry 1084
  Theoren Fleury 1084
187. Ian Laperriere 1083
188. Peter Bondra 1081
189. Ulf Samuelsson 1080
190. Bob Pulford* 1079
191. Bobby Smith 1077
192. Matt Cullen 1073
  Chris Phillips 1073
194. Kirk Maltby 1072
195. Doug Bodger 1071
  Murray Craven 1071
197. Craig Ramsay 1070
  Mike Ramsey 1070
199. Andy Bathgate* 1069
200. Ted Lindsay* 1068
  Sergei Zubov 1068
  Mike Knuble 1068
203. Terry Harper 1066
204. Rod Gilbert* 1065
205. Bobby Hull* 1063
206. Joe Mullen* 1062
207. Bob Rouse 1061
208. Denis Potvin* 1060
  Mike Grier 1060
210. Saku Koivu 1059
211. Kelly Miller 1057
212. Bryan Smolinski 1056
  Lyle Odelein 1056
  Jean-Guy Talbot 1056
  Greg Adams 1056
216. Randy Carlyle 1055
  Zdeno Chara 1055
218. Stephane Richer 1054
  Craig Berube 1054
220. Ivan Boldirev 1052
221. Miroslav Satan 1050
222. Mike Sillinger 1049
223. Geoff Courtnall 1048
224. Eddie Shack 1047
225. Derian Hatcher 1045
226. Rob Ramage 1044
  Derek Morris 1044
228. Brad May 1041
229. Serge Savard* 1040
230. Bret Hedican 1039
231. Stephane Quintal 1037
  Vincent Lecavalier 1037
233. Ron Ellis 1034
234. Harold Snepsts 1033
  Curtis Leschyshyn 1033
236. Ralph Backstrom 1032
237. Ed Olczyk 1031
238. Dick Duff* 1030
239. Patrick Roy* 1029
  Russ Courtnall 1029
241. Petr Svoboda 1028
  John Tonelli 1028
  Gaetan Duchesne 1028
  Grant Ledyard 1028
245. Wayne Cashman 1027
246. Tomas Holmstrom 1026
247. Cory Stillman 1025
  Donald Brashear 1025
249. Doug Wilson 1024
250. Keith Acton 1023
  Wade Redden 1023
  Jim Neilson 1023

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. Al Hamilton 455
  Rosaire Paiement 455
  Ken Block 455
16. J.C. Tremblay 454
17. Rene Leclerc 452
  Ted Green 452
19. Marty Howe 449
20. Don Burgess 446
  Marc Tardif 446
22. Francois Lacombe 440
23. Norm Ferguson 436
24. Bryan Campbell 433
  Tim Sheehy 433
26. Jim Dorey 431
  Brad Selwood 431
  Rusty Patenaude 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. Jim Turkiewicz 392
  Frank Hughes 392
  Danny Lawson 392
48. Rich Preston 388
49. Barry Long 387
50. John Schella 385