NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE LEADERS IN GAMES PLAYED


  #    PLAYER                 YRS.         CAREER    GAMES
  -    ------                 ----         ------    -----
  1.   Gordie Howe              26    46-71,79-80     1767
  2.   Mark Messier             25          79-04     1756
  3.   Ron Francis              23          81-04     1731
  4.   Dave Andreychuk          23          82-06     1639
  5.   Scott Stevens            22          82-04     1635
  6.   Larry Murphy             21          80-01     1615
  7.   Ray Bourque              22          79-01     1612
  8.   Alex Delvecchio          24          50-74     1549
  9.   Johnny Bucyk             23          55-78     1540
 10.   STEVE YZERMAN            22     83-Present     1514
 11.   Phil Housley             21          82-03     1495
 12.   Wayne Gretzky            20          79-99     1487
 13.   CHRIS CHELIOS            22     83-Present     1476
 14.   Doug Gilmour             20          83-03     1474
 15.   Tim Horton               24    49-50,51-74     1446
 16.   Mike Gartner             19          79-98     1434
 17.   Luc Robitaille           19          86-06     1431
 18.   Pat Verbeek              20          82-02     1424
 19.   Al MacInnis              23          81-04     1416
 20.   Harry Howell             21          52-73     1411
 21.   Norm Ullman              20          55-75     1410
 22.   Paul Coffey              21          80-01     1409
 23.   Dale Hunter              19          80-99     1407
 24.   Stan Mikita              22          58-80     1394
 25.   Doug Mohns               22          53-75     1390
 26.   Larry Robinson           20          72-92     1384
 27.   Vincent Damphousse       18          86-04     1378
 27.   Dean Prentice            22          52-74     1378
 29.   SCOTT MELLANBY           20     85-Present     1362
 30.   Ron Stewart              21          52-73     1353
 31.   BRENDAN SHANAHAN         18     87-Present     1350
 32.   Kirk Muller              19          84-03     1349
 33.   Marcel Dionne            18          71-89     1348
 34.   Adam Oates               19          85-04     1337
 35.   Guy Carbonneau           20          80-00     1318
 36.   Red Kelly                20          47-67     1316
 37.   LUKE RICHARDSON          18     87-Present     1312
 38.   GLEN WESLEY              18     87-Present     1311
 39.   Dave Keon                18    60-75,79-82     1286
 40.   Ken Daneyko              20          83-03     1283
 41.   Phil Esposito            18          63-81     1282
 42.   Jean Ratelle             21          60-81     1281
 43.   James Patrick            21          83-04     1280
 44.   Bryan Trottier           18    75-92,93-94     1279
 45.   Pierre Turgeon           18     87-Present     1277
 46.   Brett Hull               20          85-06     1269
 47.   Henri Richard            20          55-75     1259
 48.   Ray Ferraro              18          84-02     1258
 49.   MARK RECCHI              17     88-Present     1256
 49.   Craig Ludwig             17          82-99     1256
 51.   Kevin Lowe               19          79-98     1254
 52.   Jari Kurri               18          80-98     1251
 53.   Bill Gadsby              20          46-66     1248
 54.   Allan Stanley            21          48-69     1244
 55.   TREVOR LINDEN            17     88-Present     1243
 56.   JOE NIEUWENDYK           19     86-Present     1242
 57.   JOE SAKIC                17     88-Present     1237
 58.   TEPPO NUMMINEN           17     88-Present     1235
 58.   Steve Thomas             20          84-04     1235
 60.   Dino Ciccarelli          19          80-99     1232
 61.   Ed Westfall              18          61-79     1226
 62.   Brad McCrimmon           18          79-97     1222
 63.   Eric Nesterenko          21          51-72     1219
 64.   Marcel Pronovost         21          49-70     1206
 65.   BRIAN LEETCH             18     87-Present     1205
 66.   Claude Lemieux           20          83-03     1197
 67.   Denis Savard             17          80-97     1196
 68.   Dave Babych              19          80-99     1195
 69.   John MacLean             19          83-02     1194
 70.   Marc Bergevin            20          84-04     1191
 70.   Gilbert Perreault        17          70-87     1191
 72.   George Armstrong         22          49-71     1188
 72.   Brian Bellows            17          82-99     1188
 72.   Kevin Dineen             19          84-03     1188
 72.   Dale Hawerchuk           16          81-97     1188
 76.   ROD BRIND'AMOUR          17     88-Present     1187
 77.   JEREMY ROENICK           17     88-Present     1182
 77.   Kelly Buchberger         18          86-04     1182
 79.   SCOTT YOUNG              18     87-Present     1181
 79.   Frank Mahovlich          18          56-74     1181
 81.   MIKE MODANO              17     88-Present     1179
 82.   Bobby Carpenter          18          81-99     1178
 83.   Don Marshall             21          51-72     1176
 84.   Sylvain Cote             19          84-03     1171
 85.   Mike Keane               16          88-04     1161
 86.   Bob Gainey               16          73-89     1160
 87.   ERIC WEINRICH            17     88-Present     1157
 87.   Kevin Hatcher            17          84-01     1157
 89.   MATS SUNDIN              15     90-Present     1156
 89.   Shayne Corson            19          85-04     1156
 91.   Adam Graves              16          87-03     1152
 92.   Leo Boivin               19          51-70     1150
 93.   Garry Galley             17          84-01     1149
 94.   Borje Salming            17          73-90     1148
 95.   Gary Suter               17          85-02     1145
 96.   Bobby Clarke             15          69-84     1144
 96.   Rick Tocchet             18          84-02     1144
 98.   ERIC DESJARDINS          17     88-Present     1143
 99.   Cliff Ronning            19          85-04     1137
100.   MARTIN GELINAS           17     88-Present     1134

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