Who Has the Most Games Played in the NHL?

We all know that Sidney Crosby is one of the best hockey players in the world. But did you know that he also holds the record for the most games played in the NHL?

That’s right, Sidney Crosby has played 1,273 games in the NHL, more than any other player in history. And he’s only 31 years old!

So if you’re wondering who has the most games played in the NHL, the answer is Sidney Crosby.

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player of all time. He played in the NHL for 20 seasons from 1979 to 1999. During that time, he played for four teams: the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers. He holds or shares 61 NHL records.

Games played

Wayne Gretzky is the NHL’s all-time leading scorer, and he also holds the record for most games played in the NHL. He played in 1,487 regular season games and 201 playoff games during his 20-year career.

Assists

In the history of the NHL, only four players have more assists than Wayne Gretzky: Ron Hextall, Jaromir Jagr, Kirk Muller, and Ray Whitney.

Points

In the NHL, points are awarded for goals and assists. A goal is worth 1 point and an assist is worth 0.5 points. Gretzky holds the record for the most points in a career with 2,857. He is followed by Jaromir Jagr with 1,921 points and Mark Messier with 1,887 points.

Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers. Howe is the only player to have competed in the NHL for five decades. He is known for his physical strength and his ability to score goals.

Games played

Gordie Howe played 1,767 NHL games in his 26 seasons in the league. He is the only player to have played in the NHL in five different decades, and his professional career spanned almost 50 years. Howe is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Assists

Howe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame a year later. He retired in 1980 with 1,850 career points (806 goals, 1,044 assists) in 26 seasons, all spent with the Red Wings. He scored 100 points 11 times, had 50 goals in 10 different seasons and won six Hart Trophies as the NHL’s most valuable player. His 801st and final goal came on April 6, 1980, against the New York Rangers, making him — at the time — the only player to score 800 goals.

Points

Gordie Howe scored 801 goals and 1,049 assists for 1,850 points in his 26 NHL seasons, all with the Detroit Red Wings. He played 1,767 regular-season games, the most in NHL history, and his total of 2,421 games played including Stanley Cup Playoffs is an NHL record.

Mark Messier

Mark Messier is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest NHL players of all time. Messier is the only player to have played in more than 1,000 NHL games and is one of only four players to score more than 1,000 NHL points.

Games played

Mark Messier is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 25 seasons from 1979–80 until 2003–04 with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks. He also briefly served as the head coach of the Rangers during the 1999–2000 season. He began his career with a junior team in his hometown before being traded to Edmonton, where he played on four Stanley Cup–winning teams. He was signed by the Rangers as a free agent in 1991. In New York, Messier captained the Rangers to victory in the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, earning him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Messier is second on both the all-time games played list and all-time points list for the NHL, and is one of only two players (along with Wayne Gretzky) to have recorded over 1,800 career points. He won six Stanley Cups, five with Edmonton and one with New York. He is widely considered̵7;to be one of the greatest NHL players of all time. In 2007, he was inducted into
the Hockey Hall of Fame, becoming only the seventh player to have been inducted into both
the Hall of Fame and receiving all four major North American professional sports awards:
the Hart Memorial Trophy (as MVP), Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP), Lady Byng Memorial
Trophy (sportsmanship), and Lester Patrick Trophy (contributions to hockey in America). On
January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Messier was named
one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history as part of the league’s centennial celebrations

Assists

Messier is second all-time in assists, with 1,887. He is behind only Wayne Gretzky in this category.

Points

Mark Messier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played a record 1,756 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and is second on the all-time list for regular season points with 1,887. He is widely considered one of the greatest NHL players of all time.

Jaromir Jagr

Games played

As of the 2019-20 NHL season, Jaromir Jagr has the most games played in the NHL, with 1,733. He is followed by Mark Messier (1,756), Hockey Hall of Famer Ron Francis (1,731), and Hockey Hall of Famer Craig Ramsay (1,726).

Assists

Jaromir Jagr is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. In the NHL, Jagr is second all-time in regular season points with 1,888, and is one of only seven players to have scored over 1,000 points. He has also been a member of nine Stanley Cup winning teams.

Jagr began his professional career with HC Kladno in the Czech Republic prior to joining the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990. He helped lead the Penguins to two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992. In his first eight seasons with Pittsburgh, Jagr scored over 100 points six times and was named to eight NHL All-Star Teams. He won his first Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP in 1999 after scoring 127 points to become the first European-born player to win the award.

Following his time with Pittsburgh, Jagr played for three different teams in three years before being traded back to the Penguins in 2008. He helped Pittsburgh win a third Stanley Cup championship in 2009. In 2011, he was traded to the Dallas Stars and then he signed with the Boston Bruins in 2012. Jagr signed with the New Jersey Devils in 2013 before being traded back to Florida in 2015 where he has played since.

Jagr has represented Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic in numerous international competitions including seven World Championships and two Olympic Games. He is a five-time Art Ross Trophy winner as leading scorer, a three-time Lester B Pearson Award winner as most outstanding player and a nine-time NHL All-Star.

Points

In his first 11 seasons, Jagr averaged 1.3 points per game, the fourth-highest such average in NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, and Mario Lemieux. He is the only player other than Gretzky to average more than 1.2 points per game for an entire career; his career totals of 1,921 points (765 goals and 1,156 assists) in 1,733 games are the seventh and eighth most in league history respectively. He is one of only 17 skaters (and one of only five non-Canadians) to reach 1,000 career points before his 30th birthday. Jagr is also the all-time leader among active players (and fourth overall) in game-winning goals with 135. Jagr’s seasons with 200 or more points (199), 100 or more goals (76), 50 or more goals (13) and 60 or more assists (22) are all records for a European player and rank second only to Gretzky’s totals in each category.

Jagr has won numerous individual awards throughout his career. He is a five-time winner of the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer, a three-time Hart Trophy winner as the league’s most valuable player, and a 10-time All-Star. He has also been honored on nine separate occasions as either a First Team or Second Team All-Star and has been named one of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players by The Hockey News in 1998. In 2012, Jagr was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame

In 2017–18 Jaromir became the oldest player ever to score an NHL goal at age 45 years 332 days, surpassing Gordie Howe who scored at age 45 years 239 days.

Ron Francis

Ron Francis is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs. He is the second player in NHL history to have played 1,500 games, and is currently fourth on the NHL’s all-time scoring list with 1,798 points.

Games played

Ron Francis played in 1,731 NHL games, the most of any player who never won the Stanley Cup. Francis is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won Olympic gold in 2002 and world championships golds in 1986 and 2004.

Assists

Francis is 4th all time in assists with 1,249. He is behind only Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, and Ray Bourque. He played in 1,731 games over his 23 year career.

Points

Ron Francis is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes. He is currently the vice president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, serving in that role since April 2014. He also served as head coach of the Hurricanes during the 2003–04 season. Francis is considered one of the greatest playmakers of all time, as he ranks second in NHL history in both assists and points, behind only Wayne Gretzky. He also holds several NHL records for most assists by a player in one seasonCPPlayer

In 2017, Ron Francis was named one of the “100 Greatest NHL Players” in history.