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
Rank | Player | Years | GP |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 266 |
2. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 263 |
3. | Patrick Roy* | 1984-03 | 247 |
4. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 236 |
5. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 234 |
6. | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 233 |
7. | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 231 |
8. | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 227 |
9. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 225 |
10. | Kris Draper | 1990-11 | 222 |
11. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 221 |
12. | Mike Keane | 1988-04 | 220 |
13. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 215 |
14. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 214 |
  | Kevin Lowe* | 1979-98 | 214 |
16. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 208 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 208 |
18. | Martin Brodeur* | 1991-15 | 205 |
  | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 205 |
20. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 202 |
  | Scott Niedermayer* | 1991-10 | 202 |
22. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 200 |
  | Zdeno Chára | 1997-22 | 200 |
24. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 196 |
  | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 196 |
26. | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 195 |
27. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 194 |
28. | Craig MacTavish | 1979-97 | 193 |
29. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 189 |
30. | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 187 |
31. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 186 |
  | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 186 |
33. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 185 |
  | Ryan McDonagh | 2010-24 | 185 |
35. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 184 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 184 |
37. | Charlie Huddy | 1980-97 | 183 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 183 |
39. | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 182 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 182 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 182 |
42. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 180 |
  | Tomas Holmström | 1996-12 | 180 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 180 |
45. | Chris Kunitz | 2003-19 | 178 |
46. | Craig Ludwig | 1982-99 | 177 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 177 |
  | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 177 |
49. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 176 |
50. | Ken Daneyko | 1983-03 | 175 |
51. | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 174 |
  | Darren McCarty | 1993-09 | 174 |
53. | Chris Pronger* | 1993-12 | 173 |
54. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 172 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 172 |
56. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 171 |
  | Stéphane Yelle | 1995-10 | 171 |
58. | Adam Foote | 1991-11 | 170 |
  | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 170 |
60. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 169 |
  | Glen Wesley | 1987-08 | 169 |
  | Kirk Maltby | 1993-10 | 169 |
  | Marc-André Fleury | 2003-24 | 169 |
64. | Éric Desjardins | 1988-06 | 168 |
65. | Valtteri Filppula | 2005-21 | 166 |
66. | Brian Rafalski | 1999-11 | 165 |
67. | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 164 |
  | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 164 |
  | Brian Skrudland | 1985-00 | 164 |
  | Sergei Zubov* | 1992-09 | 164 |
71. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 163 |
72. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 162 |
  | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 162 |
  | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 162 |
  | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 162 |
76. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 161 |
  | Duane Sutter | 1979-90 | 161 |
  | Ed Belfour* | 1988-07 | 161 |
79. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 160 |
  | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 160 |
  | Victor Hedman | 2009-24 | 160 |
82. | Jamie Macoun | 1982-99 | 159 |
  | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 159 |
  | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 159 |
85. | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 158 |
86. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 157 |
  | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 157 |
  | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 157 |
89. | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 156 |
  | Brooks Orpik | 2002-19 | 156 |
91. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 155 |
  | Darryl Sydor | 1991-10 | 155 |
93. | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 154 |
  | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 154 |
95. | Jimmy Roberts | 1963-78 | 153 |
  | Gordie Roberts | 1979-94 | 153 |
97. | Jean-Guy Talbot | 1954-71 | 151 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 151 |
  | Duncan Keith | 2005-22 | 151 |
100. | Grant Fuhr* | 1981-00 | 150 |
  | Igor Larionov* | 1989-04 | 150 |
  | Pat Maroon | 2011-24 | 150 |
  | Ondřej Palát | 2012-24 | 150 |
104. | Scott Gomez | 1999-16 | 149 |
  | Kris Letang | 2006-24 | 149 |
106. | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 147 |
  | Martin Gélinas | 1988-08 | 147 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 147 |
109. | Rob Blake* | 1989-10 | 146 |
  | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 146 |
  | Mike Fisher | 1999-18 | 146 |
  | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 146 |
  | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 146 |
114. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 145 |
  | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 145 |
  | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 145 |
117. | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 144 |
118. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 143 |
  | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 143 |
  | Dan Girardi | 2006-19 | 143 |
  | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 143 |
122. | Brad Stuart | 1999-16 | 142 |
  | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 142 |
  | Marc-Édouard Vlasic | 2006-24 | 142 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 142 |
126. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 141 |
  | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 141 |
  | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 141 |
  | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 141 |
  | John Madden | 1998-12 | 141 |
  | Carl Hagelin | 2011-22 | 141 |
132. | André Dupont | 1970-83 | 140 |
  | Bobby Carpenter | 1981-99 | 140 |
  | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 140 |
  | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 140 |
  | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 140 |
  | Bill Guerin | 1991-10 | 140 |
  | Matt Niskanen | 2007-20 | 140 |
  | Alex Killorn | 2012-24 | 140 |
140. | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 139 |
  | Mike Krushelnyski | 1981-95 | 139 |
  | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 139 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 139 |
144. | Mike Vernon* | 1982-02 | 138 |
145. | Doug Harvey* | 1947-69 | 137 |
  | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 137 |
  | Randy Gregg | 1982-92 | 137 |
  | Sandis Ozoliņš | 1992-08 | 137 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 137 |
  | Braydon Coburn | 2005-21 | 137 |
  | Niklas Hjalmarsson | 2007-21 | 137 |
  | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 137 |
153. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 136 |
  | Bob Rouse | 1983-00 | 136 |
  | Scott Mellanby | 1985-07 | 136 |
  | Mike Richards | 2005-16 | 136 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 136 |
  | Milan Lucic | 2007-24 | 136 |
159. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 135 |
  | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 135 |
  | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 135 |
162. | Marcel Pronovost* | 1950-70 | 134 |
  | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 134 |
  | Mike McPhee | 1983-94 | 134 |
  | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 134 |
  | Steve Smith | 1984-01 | 134 |
167. | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 133 |
  | Greg Gilbert | 1981-96 | 133 |
  | Curtis Joseph | 1989-09 | 133 |
  | Derian Hatcher | 1991-08 | 133 |
  | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 133 |
  | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 133 |
173. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 132 |
  | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 132 |
  | Don Marcotte | 1965-82 | 132 |
  | Billy Smith* | 1971-89 | 132 |
  | Andy Moog | 1980-98 | 132 |
  | Tim Hunter | 1981-97 | 132 |
  | Ulf Samuelsson | 1984-00 | 132 |
  | Matt Cullen | 1997-19 | 132 |
  | Alex Pietrangelo | 2008-24 | 132 |
182. | Peter Zezel | 1984-99 | 131 |
  | Jay Pandolfo | 1996-13 | 131 |
184. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 130 |
  | Serge Savard* | 1966-83 | 130 |
  | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 130 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 130 |
  | Dan Boyle | 1998-16 | 130 |
  | Henrik Lundqvist* | 2005-20 | 130 |
  | Nick Leddy | 2010-24 | 130 |
191. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 129 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 129 |
  | Dave Poulin | 1982-95 | 129 |
  | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 129 |
  | Sylvain Lefebvre | 1989-03 | 129 |
  | Chris Osgood | 1993-11 | 129 |
197. | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 128 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 128 |
  | Keith Primeau | 1990-06 | 128 |
  | Marc Staal | 2007-24 | 128 |
201. | Ken Morrow | 1979-89 | 127 |
  | Petr Svoboda | 1984-01 | 127 |
  | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 127 |
  | Shjon Podein | 1992-03 | 127 |
  | Matt Carle | 2005-17 | 127 |
206. | Tim Horton* | 1949-74 | 126 |
  | Claude Provost | 1955-70 | 126 |
  | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 126 |
209. | Mel Bridgman | 1975-89 | 125 |
  | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 125 |
  | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 125 |
  | Alec Martinez | 2009-24 | 125 |
213. | Eric Nesterenko | 1951-72 | 124 |
  | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 124 |
  | Doug Risebrough | 1974-87 | 124 |
  | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 124 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 124 |
  | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 124 |
  | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 124 |
  | Brian Boyle | 2007-22 | 124 |
221. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 123 |
  | Guy Lapointe* | 1968-84 | 123 |
  | Kjell Samuelsson | 1985-99 | 123 |
  | Randy McKay | 1988-03 | 123 |
  | Bryan Smolinski | 1992-08 | 123 |
  | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 123 |
  | Richard Matvichuk | 1992-07 | 123 |
  | Brent Seabrook | 2005-20 | 123 |
  | John Carlson | 2009-24 | 123 |
  | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 123 |
231. | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 122 |
  | Joel Otto | 1984-98 | 122 |
  | Jason Arnott | 1993-12 | 122 |
  | Paul Martin | 2003-18 | 122 |
  | Rob Scuderi | 2003-16 | 122 |
236. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 121 |
  | Steve Duchesne | 1986-02 | 121 |
  | Daniel Cleary | 1997-15 | 121 |
  | Ryan Callahan | 2006-19 | 121 |
240. | Craig Janney | 1987-99 | 120 |
  | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 120 |
  | Andrew Ference | 1999-16 | 120 |
  | Derek Stepan | 2010-23 | 120 |
  | Andrew Cogliano | 2007-24 | 120 |
245. | Ron Stewart | 1952-73 | 119 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 119 |
  | Tom Barrasso* | 1983-03 | 119 |
  | Kelly Miller | 1984-99 | 119 |
  | Sergio Momesso | 1983-97 | 119 |
  | Dominik Hašek* | 1990-08 | 119 |
  | Justin Braun | 2010-23 | 119 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GP |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Gordie Howe* | 1973-79 | 78 |
2. | Marty Howe | 1973-79 | 75 |
  | Mark Howe* | 1973-79 | 75 |
4. | Rick Ley | 1972-79 | 73 |
5. | Poul Popiel | 1972-78 | 71 |
6. | Larry Pleau | 1972-79 | 66 |
  | John Schella | 1972-78 | 66 |
8. | Larry Hale | 1972-78 | 65 |
9. | Bobby Guindon | 1972-79 | 64 |
10. | Brad Selwood | 1972-79 | 63 |
  | Ted Taylor | 1972-78 | 63 |
12. | Ted Green | 1972-79 | 61 |
13. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 60 |
14. | Larry Lund | 1972-78 | 59 |
15. | Mike Antonovich | 1972-79 | 57 |
16. | Murray Hall | 1972-76 | 54 |
  | Frank Hughes | 1972-78 | 54 |
  | François Lacombe | 1972-79 | 54 |
19. | Christian Bordeleau | 1972-79 | 53 |
20. | Steve Sutherland | 1972-78 | 52 |
  | Terry Ruskowski | 1974-79 | 52 |
  | Lars-Erik Sjöberg | 1974-79 | 52 |
  | Peter Sullivan | 1975-79 | 52 |
24. | Willy Lindström | 1975-79 | 51 |
  | Rich Preston | 1974-79 | 51 |
  | Jim Dorey | 1972-79 | 51 |
  | Richard Brodeur | 1972-79 | 51 |
28. | Gord Labossiere | 1972-76 | 50 |
  | Bill Lesuk | 1975-79 | 50 |
30. | Joe Daley | 1972-79 | 49 |
  | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 49 |
  | Lyle Moffat | 1975-79 | 49 |
33. | André Lacroix | 1972-79 | 48 |
  | Curt Brackenbury | 1973-79 | 48 |
  | Réal Cloutier | 1974-79 | 48 |
36. | Al Hangsleben | 1974-79 | 47 |
37. | Gordie Roberts | 1975-79 | 46 |
  | Mike Rogers | 1974-79 | 46 |
  | Tom Earl | 1972-77 | 46 |
40. | John French | 1972-78 | 44 |
  | Rosaire Paiement | 1972-78 | 44 |
  | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 44 |
43. | Paul Shmyr | 1972-79 | 43 |
  | Tom Webster | 1972-78 | 43 |
  | Barry Long | 1974-79 | 43 |
46. | André Hinse | 1973-77 | 42 |
  | Anders Hedberg | 1974-78 | 42 |
  | Ulf Nilsson | 1974-78 | 42 |
49. | Ron Plumb | 1972-79 | 41 |
50. | Dick Sentes | 1972-77 | 40 |
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