Games
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Player
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Team
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Start of streak
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End of streak
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Why streak ended
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Note
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964|Doug Jarvis|Montreal/Washington/Hartford|October 8, 1975|October 11, 1987| Healthy scratch by coach Jack Evans|
Surpassed Gary Unger’s record on December 26, 1986
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914 |Gary Unger|Detroit/St. Louis/Atlanta|February 24, 1968|December 21, 1979| Dressed but did not play as coach Al McNeil didn’t give him a single shift|
He broke Andy Hebenton’s record on March 10, 1976
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884 |Steve Larmer|Chicago|October 6, 1982|April 15, 1993|Contract dispute| |
786 |Andrew Cogliano|Edmonton/Anaheim|October 4, 2007|Still active streak| |
New ironman leader on November 23, 2014 (562 GP)
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776|Craig Ramsay|Buffalo|March 27, 1973|February 12, 1983|Broke foot while blocking a shot| |
737|Jay Bouwmeester|Florida/Calgary/St. Louis|March 6, 2004|November 23, 2014| Lower body injury|
New ironman leader on February 21, 2009 (319 GP)
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679|Henrik Sedin|Vancouver|March 21, 2004|January 21, 2014|Rib and finger injury| |
633|Keith Yandle|Phoenix/Arizona/NY Rangers/Florida|March 26, 2009|Still active streak| |
Defenseman
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630|Andy Hebenton|NY Rangers/Boston|October 7, 1955|March 22, 1964| Shifted to the WHL|
Broke Murray Murdoch’s record in March 1959
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624|Patrick Marleau|San José|April 9, 2009|Still active streak| | |
610|Phil Kessel|Toronto/Pittsburgh|November 3, 2009|Still active streak| | |
580|Johnny Wilson|Detroit/Chicago/Toronto|January 20, 1952|March 20, 1960| Contract dispute| |
576|Billy Harris|NY Islanders|October 7, 1972|December 2, 1979|Foot injury| |
570|Mark Recchi|Pittsburgh/Philadelphia/Montreal|October 4, 1991|December 12, 1998|Pneumonia| |
555|Danny Grant|Minesota/Detroit|November 7, 1968|December 20, 1975|Tore a thigh muscle| |
548|Alex Delvecchio|Detroit|December 13, 1956|November 14, 1964|Hairline fracture of the jaw| |
542|Brendan Morrison|New Jersey/Vancouver|February 27, 2000|December 12, 2007| Wrist injury| |
532|Karl Alzner|Washington|October 8, 2010|Still active streak| |
Defenseman
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519|Craig MacTavish|Edmonton|October 11, 1986|January 3, 1993|Lower back strain| |
513|Brad Boyes|Boston/St. Louis/Buffalo|October 5, 2005|November 25, 2011| Ankle injury| |
512|Jean-Paul Parise|Minnesota/Cleveland/NY Islanders|February 16, 1972|November 19, 1978|Suspension|
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509|John Marks|Chicago|October 21, 1973|January 2, 1980|Healthy scratch by coach Eddie Johnston| |
509|Andrew Brunette|Atlanta/Minnesota/Colorado|December 31, 2001|February 21, 2009|Knee injury|
New ironman leader on March 1, 2008 (438 GP)
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508|Murray Murdoch|NY Rangers|November 16, 1926|March 21, 1937| Shifted to the AHL| |
503|Andy Bathgate|NY Rangers/Toronto|December 8, 1957|December 25, 1964|Broken thumb|
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502|Glenn Hall|Detroit/Chicago|October 6, 1955|November 7, 1962|Pinched nerve in his back|
Played in the 503rd game but had to leave
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499|Martin St. Louis|Tampa Bay|November 17, 2005|December 8, 2011|Puck to the face in practice| |
495|Karlis Skrastiņš|Nashville/Colorado|February 21, 2000|February 25, 2007| Knee injury| |
495|Joe Pavelski|San José|January 13, 2011|April 8, 2017|Scratched - Rested for playoffs| |
486|Tim Horton|Toronto|February 11, 1961|February 4, 1968|Injured ankle when blocking a shot|
Defenseman
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484|Rod Brind’Amour|Philadelphia|February 24, 1993|April 18, 1999|Fractured foot in pre season when blocking a shot| |
482|Trevor Linden|Vancouver|October 4, 1990|December 7, 1996|Knee injury| |
482|Antoine Vermette|Columbus/Phoenix/Arizona/Chicago|March 7, 2009|October 22, 2015|Lower body injury| |
475|Dale Hawerchuk|Winnipeg|December 19, 1982|December 10, 1988|Stretched ambdominal muscle| |
453|Cory Sarich|Tampa Bay/Calgary|November 27, 2001|March 1, 2008|Healthy scratch by coach Mike Keenan|
New ironman leader on December 12, 2007 (419 GP)
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452|Tony Amonte|Chicago/Phoenix|October 1, 1997|January 11, 2003| Sore ribs|
New ironman leader on March 3, 2000 (227 GP)
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444|Cal Gardner|Toronto/Chicago/Boston|February 1, 1951|March 23, 1957|Retired| |
441|Jarome Iginla|Calgary|October 4, 2007|March 26, 2013|Not dressed pending a trade| |
437|Don Lever|Vancouver|October 7, 1972|January 14, 1978|Fractured cheekbone when hit by a puck| |
425|Cecil Dillon|NY Rangers/Detroit|January 6, 1931|December 21, 1939|Cold|
Some sources have 426 games
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423|Brian Campbell|Chicago/Washington|March 23, 2011|December 29, 2016|Healthy scratch by coach Joel Quenneville|
Defenseman
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422|Glen Skov|Detroit/Chicago|February 25, 1951|February 7, 1957|Groin injury|
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422|Bobby Carpenter|Washington|October 10, 1981|November 26, 1986|Sent home pending a trade| |
421|Tony Leswick|NY Rangers/Detroit/Chicago|March 26, 1950|March 18, 1956|Shifted to the WHL| |
420|Kevin Lowe|Edmonton|January 24, 1981|March 9, 1986|Broken index finger|
Defenseman
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419|Dave Tippett|Hartford|March 3, 1984|April 2, 1989|Torn tendon in his right thumb| |
418|John Bucyk|Boston|January 23, 1969|March 2, 1975|Hip injury| |
412|John Carlson|Pittsburgh|April 9, 2010|December 28, 2015|Lower body injury|
Defenseman
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405|Sid Smith|Toronto|December 21, 1949|November 12, 1955|Groin injury|
New ironman leader when Gordie Howe got his streak snapped on November 4, 1954
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401|Travis Zajac|New Jersey|October 26, 2006|April 10, 2011| Offseason surgery on a torn Achilles tendon| |
399|Vincent Damphousse|Edmonton/Montreal|February 1, 1991|March 28, 1996|Two game suspension for a cross-checking|
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397|Olli Jokinen|Florida/Phoenix|December 27, 2002|November 28, 2008|Shoulder injury| |
394|Bill Fairbairn|NY Rangers|October 9, 1971|April 4, 1976|Healthy scratch by coach John Ferguson|
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389|Nick Libett|Detroit|March 20, 1974|March 3, 1979|Ligament strain in his knee| |
388|Ken Daneyko|New Jersey|November 4, 1989|March 29, 1994|Shoulder injury|
Defenseman
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382|Robert Švehla|Florida/Toronto|December 23, 1998|April 5, 2003|Retired|
New ironman leader on January 11, 2003 (345 GP) - Defenseman
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382|Gordie Howe|Detroit|January 23, 1949|November 4, 1954|Shoulder injury|
Ironman leader before he got injured
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376|Pierre Pilote|Chicago|February 2, 1956|October 25, 1961|Dislocated shoulder|
Defenseman
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369|Dennis Hull|Chicago|February 15, 1969|January 10, 1974|Groin injury|
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369|Kirk Muller|New Jersey/Montreal|April 5, 1987|January 23, 1992|Eye injury caused by a high stick| |
363|Oleg Tverdovsky|Phoenix/Anaheim|December 27, 1997|March 27, 2002|Strained groin|
Defenseman
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360|Teppo Numminen|Winnipeg/Phoenix|December 17, 1995|March 3, 2000| Hip flexor|
New ironman leader on October 2, 1999 (297 GP) - Defenseman
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354|Brad Richards|Tampa Bay/Dallas|January 20, 2003|March 30, 2008|General soreness| |
350|Andy Greene|New Jersey|March 6, 2012|January 6, 2017|Wrist injury after being hit by a puck|
Defenseman
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349|Eric Staal|Carolina|March 20, 2004|November 1, 2009|Upper body injury| |
348|Charlie Coyle|Minnesota|February 23, 2013|Still active| |
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348|Norm Himes|NY Americans|January 18, 1927|December 4, 1934|Broken cheek bone after being hit by a puck|
Some sources have 360 games
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341|Bryan Hextall|NY Rangers|November 7, 1937|October 31, 1946|Liver ailment|
Played in the opening game of the 45/46 season after a one year absence
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340|Cooney Weiland|Boston/Ottawa/Detroit|January 19, 1932|January 24, 1939|Moved behind the bench to coach the Bruins| |
336|Jason Pominville|Buffalo|November 27, 2005|October 11, 2010|Concussion| |
330|Anze Kopitar|Los Angeles|March 21, 2007|March 26, 2011|High ankle sprain | |
329|Pat Egan|Boston/NY Rangers|February 8, 1946|October 28, 1951|Retired|
Defenseman
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328|Sergei Brylin|New Jersey|October 8, 2003|April 6, 2008|Signed in Russia (KHL)| |
324|Marcel Dionne|Los Angeles|January 7, 1978|January 9, 1982|Sore back|
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324|Erik Karlsson|Ottawa|April 25, 2013|March 28, 2017|Injured foot blocking a shot|
Defenseman
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323|Al MacAdam|California/Cleveland/Minnesota|October 9, 1974|October 19, 1978|Finger injury|
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320|Nick Leddy|Chicago/NY Islanders|January 7, 2011|March 10, 2015|Lower body injury|
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319|Joe Thornton|San José|November 11, 2010|January 3, 2015|Upper body injury| |
317|John LeClair|Philadelphia|April 20, 1995|March 11, 1999|Hip injury| |
314|Dustin Brown|Los Angeles|December 7, 2009|April 24, 2013|Two game suspension for an elbow to the head| |
313|Ron Schock|Pittsburgh|October 24, 1973|April 3, 1977|Traded at the start of the season|
The number is often given as 328 games, but that is with playoff games included
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312|Dale Hunter|Québec|October 9, 1980|March 13, 1984|Three game suspension| |
310|Ron Ellis|Toronto|October 11, 1969|April 1, 1973|Hip injury|
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310|Michael Nylander|Chicago/Washington|November 14, 1999|October 9, 2003|Broke his leg in preseason| |
307|Jay Pandolfo|New Jersey|January 22, 2003|November 30, 2007|Pelvic injury crashing into the boards| |
306|Tiny Thompson|Boston|February 9, 1932|March 20, 1938|Healthy scratch|
Coach Art Ross started Frank Brimsek in goal at the start of the 1938/39 season
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305|Miroslav Šatan|Buffalo/NY Islanders|November 12, 2002|March 24, 2007|Personal reasons| |
302|Jordan Staal|Pittsburgh|December 7, 2006|April 11, 2010|Laceration on his foot| |||
611 (doubtful streak) - Pat Boutette (Toronto/Hartford/Pittsburgh) - January 7, 1976-October 29, 1983 - Groin injury