Which NHL player has the most career seasons?

Gordie Howe sets an NHL record by completing his 26th season with a goal and an assist in a 5-3 Whalers loss to Detroit.

	NAME	GP	SEAS	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	TOI/GP
1	Chris Chelios	1651	26	185	763	948	351	2,891	69	338	13	39	31	1	3,627	5.1	20:55
2	Gordie Howe	1767	26	801	1,049	1,850	160	1,685	211	353	24	12	121		3,803	10.1
3	Mark Messier	1756	25	694	1,193	1,887	211	1,912	179	402	63	81	92	8	4,221	16.4	18:47
4	Jaromir Jagr	1733	24	766	1,155	1,921	322	1,167	217	393	11	4	135	19	5,637	13.6	19:53
5	Alex Delvecchio	1550	24	456	825	1,281	24	383	111	265	15	16	75		3,129	10.1
6	Tim Horton	1445	24	115	403	518	191	1,611	23	75	3	19	21		1,978	4.2
7	Dave Andreychuk	1639	23	640	698	1,338	32	1,121	274	293	10	3	77	7	4,554	14.1	15:59
8	Ron Francis	1731	23	549	1,249	1,798	-18	977	188	539	12	19	79	4	3,756	14.6	19:41
9	Al MacInnis	1416	23	340	934	1,274	371	1,511	166	556	10	23	44	3	5,157	6.6	26:38
10	Johnny Bucyk	1540	23	556	813	1,369	-7	493	159	284	4	0	92		3,086	16.2
11	Martin Brodeur	1266	22	2	45	47		122	1								58:48
12	Ray Whitney	1330	22	385	679	1,064	-79	465	112	311	5	3	45	6	3,040	12.7	18:17
13	Mark Recchi	1652	22	577	956	1,533	0	1,033	200	369	18	14	91	6	3,820	15.1	18:53
14	Steve Yzerman	1514	22	692	1,063	1,755	184	924	202	393	50	33	94	9	4,602	15.0	18:38
15	Scott Stevens	1635	22	196	712	908	395	2,785	75	230	5	18	34	3	3,238	6.1	23:39
16	Ray Bourque	1612	22	410	1,169	1,579	527	1,141	173	588	16	28	60	5	6,209	6.6	26:38
17	Stan Mikita	1396	22	541	926	1,467	329	1,264	150	312	12	6	84		4,482	12.1
18	Doug Mohns	1391	22	248	462	710	-96	1,261	70	176	6	5	40		1,981	9.8
19	Dean Prentice	1378	22	391	469	860	-82	487	91	83	8	6	47		2,573	11.3
20	Zdeno Chara	1467	21	199	439	638	247	1,883	93	132	8	27	33	3	3,153	6.3	24:35
21	Matt Cullen	1497	21	264	464	728	-24	592	55	123	21	18	35	1	2,760	9.6	15:53
22	Patrick Marleau	1637	21	548	612	1,160	-12	493	168	242	17	4	106	10	4,120	13.3	18:29
23	Joe Thornton	1548	21	410	1,053	1,463	200	1,208	140	387	6	6	65	9	2,901	14.1	19:54
24	Shane Doan	1540	21	402	570	972	-54	1,353	128	185	6	13	69	11	3,945	10.2	18:59
25	Teemu Selanne	1451	21	684	773	1,457	95	660	255	333	7	2	110	9	4,540	15.1	17:56