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NHL & WHA Career 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

Rank Player GP
1. Chris Chelios 266
2. Nicklas Lidstrom 258
3. Patrick Roy* 247
4. Mark Messier* 236
5. Claude Lemieux 234
6. Scott Stevens* 233
7. Guy Carbonneau 231
8. Larry Robinson* 227
9. Glenn Anderson* 225
10. Kris Draper 222
11. Bryan Trottier* 221
12. Mike Keane 220
13. Larry Murphy* 215
14. Kevin Lowe 214
  Raymond Bourque* 214
16. Wayne Gretzky* 208
17. Brett Hull* 202
  Scott Niedermayer 202
19. Jari Kurri* 200
20. Steve Yzerman* 196
21. Paul Coffey* 194
22. Craig MacTavish 193
23. Mark Recchi 189
24. Esa Tikkanen 186
  Dale Hunter 186
26. Denis Potvin* 185
27. Brendan Shanahan 184
  Bobby Smith 184
29. Sergei Fedorov 183
  Charlie Huddy 183
31. Bob Gainey* 182
  Doug Gilmour* 182
33. Martin Brodeur 181
34. Henri Richard* 180
35. Al MacInnis* 177
  Craig Ludwig 177
37. Mike Modano 176
38. Tomas Holmstrom 175
  Ken Daneyko 175
40. Darren McCarty 174
  Steve Thomas 174
42. Chris Pronger 173
43. John Tonelli 172
  Joe Sakic 172
45. Stephane Yelle 171
  Ron Francis* 171
47. Adam Foote 170
48. Jaromir Jagr 169
  Denis Savard* 169
  Glen Wesley 169
  Kirk Maltby 169
52. Eric Desjardins 168
53. Brian Rafalski 165
54. Red Kelly* 164
  Sergei Zubov 164
  Clark Gillies* 164
  Brian Skrudland 164
58. Adam Oates 163
59. Dave Andreychuk 162
  Jean Beliveau* 162
61. Duane Sutter 161
  Ed Belfour* 161
  Brad Park* 161
64. Brian Propp 160
65. Jamie Macoun 159
  Rod Brind'Amour 159
  Luc Robitaille* 159
68. Joe Nieuwendyk* 158
69. Bob Nystrom 157
  Gordie Howe* 157
71. Geoff Courtnall 156
72. Stan Mikita* 155
  Darryl Sydor 155
74. Jeremy Roenick 154
  John LeClair 154
76. Jimmy Roberts 153
  Gordie Roberts 153
78. Peter Forsberg 151
79. Grant Fuhr* 150
  Igor Larionov* 150
  Jean-Guy Talbot 150
82. Martin Gelinas 147
  Yvan Cournoyer* 147
84. Rob Blake 146
85. Wayne Cashman 145
  Jacques Lemaire* 145
  Rick Tocchet 145
88. Brent Sutter 144
89. Brian Bellows 143
  Joe Mullen* 143
91. Scott Young 141
  Dino Ciccarelli* 141
  Bobby Holik 141
94. Vincent Damphousse 140
  Steve Larmer 140
  Scott Gomez 140
  Bill Guerin 140
  Andre Dupont 140
  Bob Carpenter 140
  Shayne Corson 140
101. Bob Bourne 139
  Mike Krushelnyski 139
  Tomas Sandstrom 139
104. Patrik Elias 138
  Mike Vernon 138
106. Randy Gregg 137
  Sandis Ozolinsh 137
  Doug Harvey* 137
  Frank Mahovlich* 137
  Jamie Langenbrunner 137
111. Scott Mellanby 136
  Bob Rouse 136
  Bobby Clarke* 136
114. Dickie Moore* 135
  Neal Broten 135
  Chris Drury 135
117. Steve Smith 134
  Butch Goring 134
  John Madden 134
  Marcel Pronovost* 134
  Stephane Richer 134
  Mike McPhee 134
123. Ted Lindsay* 133
  Derian Hatcher 133
  Curtis Joseph 133
  Greg Gilbert 133
  Maurice Richard* 133
128. Billy Smith* 132
  Bernie Geoffrion* 132
  Ulf Samuelsson 132
  Tim Hunter 132
  Don Marcotte 132
  Andy Moog 132
134. Peter Zezel 131
  Jay Pandolfo 131
136. Serge Savard* 130
  Gary Roberts 130
  Phil Esposito* 130
139. Sylvain Lefebvre 129
  Chris Osgood 129
  Russ Courtnall 129
  Mike Bossy* 129
  Dave Poulin 129
  Bill Barber* 129
145. Bobby Rousseau 128
  Guy Lafleur* 128
  Keith Primeau 128
148. Ken Morrow 127
  Marian Hossa 127
  Kirk Muller 127
  Petr Svoboda 127
  Shjon Podein 127
153. Cliff Ronning 126
  Claude Provost 126
  Tim Horton* 126
156. Mel Bridgman 125
  Adam Graves 125
158. Eric Nesterenko 124
  Doug Risebrough 124
  Patrick Marleau 124
  Alexander Mogilny 124
  John Bucyk* 124
  Trevor Linden 124
164. Kjell Samuelsson 123
  Alex Kovalev 123
  Richard Matvichuk 123
  Randy McKay 123
  Bryan Smolinski 123
  Guy Lapointe* 123
  Jean Ratelle* 123
171. Joel Otto 122
  Mike Gartner* 122
173. Alex Delvecchio* 121
  Pavel Datsyuk 121
  Steve Duchesne 121
176. Craig Janney 120
  Joe Murphy 120
178. Dominik Hasek 119
  Bobby Hull* 119
  Ron Stewart 119
  Kelly Miller 119
  Tom Barrasso 119
  Brad Stuart 119
  Sergio Momesso 119
185. Vyacheslav Kozlov 118
  Sergei Gonchar 118
  Kevin Hatcher 118
  Joe Kocur 118
  Murray Craven 118
  Bernie Nicholls 118
  Dave Reid 118
192. Lanny McDonald* 117
  James Patrick 117
  Pat Verbeek 117
195. Brad McCrimmon 116
  Rob Niedermayer 116
  Ralph Backstrom 116
  Dave Ellett 116
  Stu Barnes 116
  Viacheslav Fetisov* 116
201. Mike Ramsey 115
  Bert Olmstead* 115
  Marty McSorley 115
  Glenn Hall* 115
  Jason Arnott 115
  Petr Sykora 115
207. Mathieu Schneider 114
  Jay Wells 114
  Rick Middleton 114
  Rick MacLeish 114
  Dave Babych 114
  Gerald Diduck 114
  Dick Duff* 114
214. Butch Bouchard* 113
  Troy Murray 113
  Ken Linseman 113
  Craig Muni 113
  Ryan Walter 113
  Chico Maki 113
220. Ken Dryden* 112
  Bob Murray 112
  Jacques Plante* 112
  Terry Harper 112
  Joe Juneau 112
  Dave Manson 112
  Milan Hejduk 112
227. Colin White 111
  Tom Johnson* 111
  Chris Nilan 111
  Teemu Selanne 111
  Greg de Vries 111
  Dave Lowry 111
233. Mike Ricci 110
  Terry Crisp 110
  George Armstrong* 110
236. Stephane Matteau 109
  Joe Thornton 109
  Allan Stanley* 109
  Pierre Turgeon 109
  Doug Brown 109
  Sergei Brylin 109
242. J.C. Tremblay 108
  Terry O'Reilly 108
  Bruce Driver 108
  Jere Lehtinen 108
  Gary Suter 108
  Lee Fogolin 108
  Martin Lapointe 108
  Don Sweeney 108
  Bret Hedican 108

WHA Leaders

Rank Player GP
1. Gordie Howe* 78
2. Marty Howe 75
  Mark Howe* 75
4. Rick Ley 73
5. Poul Popiel 71
6. Larry Pleau 66
  John Schella 66
8. Larry Hale 65
9. Bobby Guindon 64
10. Ted Taylor 63
  Brad Selwood 63
12. Ted Green 61
13. Bobby Hull* 60
14. Larry Lund 59
15. Mike Antonovich 57
16. Frank Hughes 54
  Francois Lacombe 54
  Murray Hall 54
19. Christian Bordeleau 53
20. Steve Sutherland 52
  Terry Ruskowski 52
  Lars-Erik Sjoberg 52
  Peter Sullivan 52
24. Willy Lindstrom 51
  Richard Brodeur 51
  Rich Preston 51
  Jim Dorey 51
28. Gord Labossiere 50
  Bill Lesuk 50
30. Lyle Moffat 49
  Serge Bernier 49
  Joe Daley 49
33. Curt Brackenbury 48
  Andre Lacroix 48
  Real Cloutier 48
36. Al Hangsleben 47
37. Mike Rogers 46
  Gordie Roberts 46
  Tom Earl 46
40. Marc Tardif 44
  John French 44
  Rosaire Paiement 44
43. Barry Long 43
  Tom Webster 43
  Paul Shmyr 43
46. Anders Hedberg 42
  Andre Hinse 42
  Ulf Nilsson 42
49. Ron Plumb 41
50. Dick Sentes 40