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He held the record for most games played for 59 years, from 1961 to 2021, and still holds the record for most games played with one franchise. Jaromir Jagr played in 1,733 games, fourth-most in NHL history. Zdeno Chara played in 1,680 games, the most by a defenseman. Chris Chelios played in 1,651 games, ninth-most in NHL history.
Most games: Patrick Marleau, 1,779 Most games, including playoffs: Mark Messier, 1,992 Most playoff games: Chris Chelios, 266 Most games played in a single season, not including playoffs: Jimmy Carson (1992–93) and Bob Kudelski (1993–94), 86 (both being traded mid-season, allowing them to play more than the then-team maximum of 84 games in a season)
Fifty of the listed players who have played 1,000 games have played for only one franchise (of which 17 are still active as of the current 2023–24 season). Five of those players played exclusively for the Detroit Red Wings and four played for the Montreal Canadiens , those teams having the most such players.
The addition of European players changed the style of play in the NHL and European style hockey has been integrated into the NHL game. [ 124 ] As of the 2017–18 season, the NHL has players from 17 countries, with 46.0% coming from Canada and 26.0% from the United States, while players from a further 15 countries make up 26.4% of NHL rosters.
List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played; List of NHL players with 500 goals; List of NHL players with 1,000 games played; List of NHL players with 1,000 points; List of NHL players with 2,000 career penalty minutes
Most shutouts in a season: 22 of 44 games played (50.0%), by the 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens; Most times shutout in a season: 20 of 44 games played (45.5%), by the 1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks; Notes: Ties were only recorded until 2003–04. In 1983, the NHL added a five-minute overtime, and ties would only occur after 65 minutes.
The first player to play 500 consecutive games was Murray Murdoch, who played his 500th consecutive game during the 1936–37 season, the 20th season of the NHL. Phil Kessel is the current record holder, having played 1,064 games consecutively; likewise, he is the only player to have recorded 1,000 consecutive games.
The Vegas Golden Knights lead all NHL teams, in terms of playoff winning percentage, as their 57–38 (.600) record is the highest. [24] The Seattle Kraken, being the most recent established NHL team, have the fewest playoff games played (14). [39] The Winnipeg Jets have the lowest playoff winning percentage, (.340). [39]