NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Games Played

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

NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsGP
1.Chris Chelios* 1983-10266
2.Nicklas Lidström* 1991-12263
3.Patrick Roy* 1984-03247
4.Mark Messier* 1979-04236
5.Claude Lemieux 1983-09234
6.Scott Stevens* 1982-04233
7.Guy Carbonneau* 1980-00231
8.Larry Robinson* 1972-92227
9.Glenn Anderson* 1980-96225
10.Kris Draper 1990-11222
11.Bryan Trottier* 1975-94221
12.Mike Keane 1988-04220
13.Larry Murphy* 1980-01215
14.Ray Bourque* 1979-01214
 Kevin Lowe* 1979-98214
16.Wayne Gretzky* 1979-99208
 Jaromír Jágr 1990-18208
18.Martin Brodeur* 1991-15205
 Marián Hossa* 1997-17205
20.Brett Hull* 1986-06202
 Scott Niedermayer* 1991-10202
22.Jari Kurri* 1980-98200
 Zdeno Chára 1997-22200
24.Steve Yzerman* 1983-06196
 Corey Perry 2005-24196
26.Patrick Marleau 1997-21195
27.Paul Coffey* 1980-01194
28.Craig MacTavish 1979-97193
29.Mark Recchi* 1988-11189
30.Joe Thornton 1997-22187
31.Dale Hunter 1980-99186
 Esa Tikkanen 1985-99186
33.Denis Potvin* 1973-88185
 Ryan McDonagh 2010-24185
35.Bobby Smith 1978-93184
 Brendan Shanahan* 1987-09184
37.Charlie Huddy 1980-97183
 Sergei Fedorov* 1990-09183
39.Bob Gainey* 1973-89182
 Doug Gilmour* 1983-03182
 Joe Pavelski 2006-24182
42.Henri Richard* 1955-75180
 Tomas Holmström 1996-12180
 Sidney Crosby 2005-24180
45.Chris Kunitz 2003-19178
46.Craig Ludwig 1982-99177
 Al MacInnis* 1981-04177
 Evgeni Malkin 2006-24177
49.Mike Modano* 1989-11176
50.Ken Daneyko 1983-03175
51.Steve Thomas 1984-04174
 Darren McCarty 1993-09174
53.Chris Pronger* 1993-12173
54.John Tonelli 1978-92172
 Joe Sakic* 1988-09172
56.Ron Francis* 1981-04171
 Stéphane Yelle 1995-10171
58.Adam Foote 1991-11170
 Patrice Bergeron 2003-23170
60.Denis Savard* 1980-97169
 Glen Wesley 1987-08169
 Kirk Maltby 1993-10169
 Marc-André Fleury 2003-24169
64.Éric Desjardins 1988-06168
65.Valtteri Filppula 2005-21166
66.Brian Rafalski 1999-11165
67.Red Kelly* 1947-67164
 Clark Gillies* 1974-88164
 Brian Skrudland 1985-00164
 Sergei Zubov* 1992-09164
71.Adam Oates* 1985-04163
72.Jean Béliveau* 1950-71162
 Dave Andreychuk* 1982-06162
 Patrik Eliáš 1995-16162
 Justin Williams 2000-20162
76.Brad Park* 1968-85161
 Duane Sutter 1979-90161
 Ed Belfour* 1988-07161
79.Brian Propp 1979-94160
 David Krejčí 2006-23160
 Victor Hedman 2009-24160
82.Jamie Macoun 1982-99159
 Luc Robitaille* 1986-06159
 Rod Brind'Amour 1989-10159
85.Joe Nieuwendyk* 1986-07158
86.Gordie Howe* 1946-80157
 Bob Nystrom 1972-86157
 Pavel Datsyuk 2001-16157
89.Geoff Courtnall 1983-00156
 Brooks Orpik 2002-19156
91.Stan Mikita* 1958-80155
 Darryl Sydor 1991-10155
93.Jeremy Roenick 1988-09154
 John LeClair 1990-07154
95.Jimmy Roberts 1963-78153
 Gordie Roberts 1979-94153
97.Jean-Guy Talbot 1954-71151
 Peter Forsberg* 1994-11151
 Duncan Keith 2005-22151
100.Grant Fuhr* 1981-00150
 Igor Larionov* 1989-04150
 Pat Maroon 2011-24150
 Ondřej Palát 2012-24150
104.Scott Gomez 1999-16149
 Kris Letang 2006-24149
106.Yvan Cournoyer* 1963-79147
 Martin Gélinas 1988-08147
 Alex Ovechkin 2005-24147
109.Rob Blake* 1989-10146
 Jamie Langenbrunner 1994-13146
 Mike Fisher 1999-18146
 Brad Richards 2000-16146
 Brad Marchand 2009-24146
114.Wayne Cashman 1964-83145
 Jacques Lemaire* 1967-79145
 Rick Tocchet 1984-02145
117.Brent Sutter 1980-98144
118.Joe Mullen* 1981-97143
 Brian Bellows 1982-99143
 Dan Girardi 2006-19143
 Patrick Kane 2007-24143
122.Brad Stuart 1999-16142
 Patrick Sharp 2002-18142
 Marc-Édouard Vlasic 2006-24142
 Nikita Kucherov 2013-24142
126.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-99141
 Scott Young 1987-06141
 Bobby Holík 1990-09141
 Sergei Gonchar 1994-15141
 John Madden 1998-12141
 Carl Hagelin 2011-22141
132.André Dupont 1970-83140
 Bobby Carpenter 1981-99140
 Steve Larmer 1980-95140
 Shayne Corson 1985-04140
 Vincent Damphousse 1986-04140
 Bill Guerin 1991-10140
 Matt Niskanen 2007-20140
 Alex Killorn 2012-24140
140.Bob Bourne 1974-88139
 Mike Krushelnyski 1981-95139
 Tomas Sandström 1984-99139
 Nicklas Bäckström 2007-24139
144.Mike Vernon* 1982-02138
145.Doug Harvey* 1947-69137
 Frank Mahovlich* 1956-74137
 Randy Gregg 1982-92137
 Sandis Ozoliņš 1992-08137
 Henrik Zetterberg 2002-18137
 Braydon Coburn 2005-21137
 Niklas Hjalmarsson 2007-21137
 Jonathan Toews 2007-23137
153.Bobby Clarke* 1969-84136
 Bob Rouse 1983-00136
 Scott Mellanby 1985-07136
 Mike Richards 2005-16136
 Jordan Staal 2006-24136
 Milan Lucic 2007-24136
159.Dickie Moore* 1951-68135
 Neal Broten 1980-97135
 Chris Drury 1998-11135
162.Marcel Pronovost* 1950-70134
 Butch Goring 1969-85134
 Mike McPhee 1983-94134
 Stéphane Richer 1984-02134
 Steve Smith 1984-01134
167.Ted Lindsay* 1944-65133
 Greg Gilbert 1981-96133
 Curtis Joseph 1989-09133
 Derian Hatcher 1991-08133
 Petr Sýkora 1995-12133
 Jeff Carter 2005-24133
173.Maurice Richard* 1942-60132
 Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-68132
 Don Marcotte 1965-82132
 Billy Smith* 1971-89132
 Andy Moog 1980-98132
 Tim Hunter 1981-97132
 Ulf Samuelsson 1984-00132
 Matt Cullen 1997-19132
 Alex Pietrangelo 2008-24132
182.Peter Zezel 1984-99131
 Jay Pandolfo 1996-13131
184.Phil Esposito* 1963-81130
 Serge Savard* 1966-83130
 Gary Roberts 1986-09130
 Teemu Selänne* 1992-14130
 Dan Boyle 1998-16130
 Henrik Lundqvist* 2005-20130
 Nick Leddy 2010-24130
191.Bill Barber* 1972-84129
 Mike Bossy* 1977-87129
 Dave Poulin 1982-95129
 Russ Courtnall 1983-99129
 Sylvain Lefebvre 1989-03129
 Chris Osgood 1993-11129
197.Bobby Rousseau 1960-75128
 Guy Lafleur* 1971-91128
 Keith Primeau 1990-06128
 Marc Staal 2007-24128
201.Ken Morrow 1979-89127
 Petr Svoboda 1984-01127
 Kirk Muller 1984-03127
 Shjon Podein 1992-03127
 Matt Carle 2005-17127
206.Tim Horton* 1949-74126
 Claude Provost 1955-70126
 Cliff Ronning 1986-04126
209.Mel Bridgman 1975-89125
 Adam Graves 1987-03125
 Ryan Getzlaf 2005-22125
 Alec Martinez 2009-24125
213.Eric Nesterenko 1951-72124
 Johnny Bucyk* 1955-78124
 Doug Risebrough 1974-87124
 Trevor Linden 1988-08124
 Alexander Mogilny 1989-06124
 Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-14124
 Daniel Brière 1997-15124
 Brian Boyle 2007-22124
221.Jean Ratelle* 1960-81123
 Guy Lapointe* 1968-84123
 Kjell Samuelsson 1985-99123
 Randy McKay 1988-03123
 Bryan Smolinski 1992-08123
 Alex Kovalev 1992-13123
 Richard Matvichuk 1992-07123
 Brent Seabrook 2005-20123
 John Carlson 2009-24123
 Steven Stamkos 2008-24123
231.Mike Gartner* 1979-98122
 Joel Otto 1984-98122
 Jason Arnott 1993-12122
 Paul Martin 2003-18122
 Rob Scuderi 2003-16122
236.Alex Delvecchio* 1950-74121
 Steve Duchesne 1986-02121
 Daniel Cleary 1997-15121
 Ryan Callahan 2006-19121
240.Craig Janney 1987-99120
 Joe Murphy 1986-01120
 Andrew Ference 1999-16120
 Derek Stepan 2010-23120
 Andrew Cogliano 2007-24120
245.Ron Stewart 1952-73119
 Bobby Hull* 1957-80119
 Tom Barrasso* 1983-03119
 Kelly Miller 1984-99119
 Sergio Momesso 1983-97119
 Dominik Hašek* 1990-08119
 Justin Braun 2010-23119

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsGP
1.Gordie Howe* 1973-7978
2.Marty Howe 1973-7975
 Mark Howe* 1973-7975
4.Rick Ley 1972-7973
5.Poul Popiel 1972-7871
6.Larry Pleau 1972-7966
 John Schella 1972-7866
8.Larry Hale 1972-7865
9.Bobby Guindon 1972-7964
10.Brad Selwood 1972-7963
 Ted Taylor 1972-7863
12.Ted Green 1972-7961
13.Bobby Hull* 1972-7960
14.Larry Lund 1972-7859
15.Mike Antonovich 1972-7957
16.Murray Hall 1972-7654
 Frank Hughes 1972-7854
 François Lacombe 1972-7954
19.Christian Bordeleau 1972-7953
20.Steve Sutherland 1972-7852
 Terry Ruskowski 1974-7952
 Lars-Erik Sjöberg 1974-7952
 Peter Sullivan 1975-7952
24.Willy Lindström 1975-7951
 Rich Preston 1974-7951
 Jim Dorey 1972-7951
 Richard Brodeur 1972-7951
28.Gord Labossiere 1972-7650
 Bill Lesuk 1975-7950
30.Joe Daley 1972-7949
 Serge Bernier 1973-7949
 Lyle Moffat 1975-7949
33.André Lacroix 1972-7948
 Curt Brackenbury 1973-7948
 Réal Cloutier 1974-7948
36.Al Hangsleben 1974-7947
37.Gordie Roberts 1975-7946
 Mike Rogers 1974-7946
 Tom Earl 1972-7746
40.John French 1972-7844
 Rosaire Paiement 1972-7844
 Marc Tardif 1973-7944
43.Paul Shmyr 1972-7943
 Tom Webster 1972-7843
 Barry Long 1974-7943
46.André Hinse 1973-7742
 Anders Hedberg 1974-7842
 Ulf Nilsson 1974-7842
49.Ron Plumb 1972-7941
50.Dick Sentes 1972-7740