All-Time Games Played Leaders | NHL Career Stats

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Explore the all-time NHL Games Played leaderboard featuring 7,870 players across league history. Career ranking includes every player from 1917-18 season till today. For all skaters and goalies across the league, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GP
1	P. MarleauPatrick Marleau 46YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	1779
2	G. HoweGordie Howe 98YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1767
3	M. MessierMark Messier 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	1756
4	J. JagrJaromir Jagr 54YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	1733
5	R. FrancisRon Francis 63YC	HartfordHartford Whalers	1731
6	J. ThorntonJoe Thornton 46YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	1714
7	Z. CharaZdeno Chara 49YD	BostonBoston Bruins	1680
8	M. RecchiMark Recchi 58YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	1652
9	C. CheliosChris Chelios 64YD	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	1651
10	D. AndreychukDave Andreychuk 62YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	1639
11	S. StevensScott Stevens 62YD	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	1635
12	L. MurphyLarry Murphy 65YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	1615
13	R. BourqueRay Bourque 65YD	BostonBoston Bruins	1612
14	B. BurnsBrent Burns 41YD	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	1579
15	A. OvechkinAlex Ovechkin 40YLW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	1573
16	N. LidstromNicklas Lidstrom 56YD	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1564
17	J. IginlaJarome Iginla 48YRW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	1554
18	A. DelvecchioAlex Delvecchio 94YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1550
19	J. BucykJohnny Bucyk 90YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	1540
20	S. DoanShane Doan 49YRW	PhoenixPhoenix Coyotes	1540
21	R. SuterRyan Suter 41YD	MinnesotaMinnesota Wild	1526
22	B. ShanahanBrendan Shanahan 57YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1524
23	A. KopitarAnze Kopitar 38YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	1521
24	M. CullenMatt Cullen 49YC	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	1516
25	S. YzermanSteve Yzerman 60YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1514
26	M. ModanoMike Modano 55YC	DallasDallas Stars	1499
27	P. HousleyPhil Housley 62YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	1495
28	W. GretzkyWayne Gretzky 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	1487
29	R. Brind'AmourRod Brind'Amour 55YC	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	1484
30	D. GilmourDoug Gilmour 62YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	1474
31	C. PerryCorey Perry 40YRW	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	1464
32	G. WesleyGlen Wesley 57YD	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	1457
33	T. SelanneTeemu Selanne 55YRW	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	1451
34	T. HortonTim Horton 96YD	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	1445
35	M. GartnerMike Gartner 66YRW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	1432
36	S. MellanbyScott Mellanby 59YRW	FloridaFlorida Panthers	1431
37	L. RobitailleLuc Robitaille 60YLW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	1431
38	P. VerbeekPat Verbeek 61YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	1424
39	S. CrosbySidney Crosby 38YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	1420
40	L. RichardsonLuke Richardson 57YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	1417
41	A. MacInnisAl MacInnis 62YD	CalgaryCalgary Flames	1416
42	H. HowellHarry Howell 93YD	New YorkNew York Rangers	1411
43	N. UllmanNorm Ullman 90YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1410
44	P. CoffeyPaul Coffey 64YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	1409
45	D. HunterDale Hunter 65YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	1407
46	J. StaalJordan Staal 37YC	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	1403
47	S. MikitaStan Mikita 85YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	1396
48	R. HamrlikRoman Hamrlik 52YD	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	1395
49	D. MohnsDoug Mohns 92YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	1391
50	L. RobinsonLarry Robinson 74YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	1384