NHL All-Time Playoff Games Played Leaders

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Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the all-time NHL Playoff Career Games Played leaders, featuring 4,504 players across postseason history. For all skaters and goalies across the league, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GP
1	C. CheliosChris Chelios 64YD	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	266
2	N. LidstromNicklas Lidstrom 56YD	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	263
3	C. PerryCorey Perry 41YRW	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	244
4	M. MessierMark Messier 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	236
5	C. LemieuxClaude Lemieux 60YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	234
6	S. StevensScott Stevens 62YD	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	233
7	G. CarbonneauGuy Carbonneau 66YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	231
8	L. RobinsonLarry Robinson 75YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	227
9	G. AndersonGlenn Anderson 65YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	225
10	K. DraperKris Draper 55YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	222
11	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 69YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	221
12	M. KeaneMike Keane 59YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	220
13	L. MurphyLarry Murphy 65YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	215
14	R. BourqueRay Bourque 65YD	BostonBoston Bruins	214
15	K. LoweKevin Lowe 67YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	214
16	W. GretzkyWayne Gretzky 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	208
17	J. JagrJaromir Jagr 54YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	208
18	M. HossaMarian Hossa 47YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	205
19	R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh 36YD	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	203
20	B. HullBrett Hull 61YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	202
21	S. NiedermayerScott Niedermayer 52YD	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	202
22	J. PavelskiJoe Pavelski 41YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	201
23	J. KurriJari Kurri 66YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	200
24	Z. CharaZdeno Chara 49YD	BostonBoston Bruins	200
25	S. YzermanSteve Yzerman 61YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	196
26	P. MarleauPatrick Marleau 46YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	195
27	P. CoffeyPaul Coffey 65YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	194
28	C. MacTavishCraig MacTavish 67YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	193
29	M. RecchiMark Recchi 58YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	189
30	J. ThorntonJoe Thornton 46YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	187
31	D. HunterDale Hunter 65YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	186
32	E. TikkanenEsa Tikkanen 61YLW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	186
33	S. CrosbySidney Crosby 38YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	186
34	D. PotvinDenis Potvin 72YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	185
35	B. ShanahanBrendan Shanahan 57YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	184
36	B. SmithBobby Smith 68YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	184
37	S. FedorovSergei Fedorov 56YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	183
38	C. HuddyCharlie Huddy 67YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	183
39	E. MalkinEvgeni Malkin 39YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	183
40	B. GaineyBob Gainey 72YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	182
41	D. GilmourDoug Gilmour 62YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	182
42	H. RichardHenri Richard 90YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	180
43	T. HolmstromTomas Holmstrom 53YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	180
44	B. MarchandBrad Marchand 38YLW	FloridaFlorida Panthers	180
45	C. KunitzChris Kunitz 46YLW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	178
46	J. StaalJordan Staal 37YC	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	178
47	C. LudwigCraig Ludwig 65YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	177
48	A. MacInnisAl MacInnis 62YD	CalgaryCalgary Flames	177
49	M. ModanoMike Modano 56YC	DallasDallas Stars	176
50	K. DaneykoKen Daneyko 62YD	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	175