how many minutes does a center play per game in nhl

Phillip Danault took to the ice for 17 minutes when playing >0 games versus the Stars yesterday.

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How many minutes does a center play per regular-season game in NHL?

	NAME	DATE	MIN	GP	TM		OPP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
1	Phillip Danault P. Danault	1/4/2026	17	1	MTL	@	DAL	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	10	15	66.7	0	1	0	2	16:40
2	Matt Duchene M. Duchene	1/4/2026	18	1	DAL	vs	MTL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	1	17:34
3	Radek Faksa R. Faksa	1/4/2026	12	1	DAL	vs	MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	4	7	57.1	0	1	0	1	11:47
4	Roope Hintz R. Hintz	1/4/2026	19	1	DAL	vs	MTL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	14	71.4	0	0	0	1	19:03
5	Sam Steel S. Steel	1/4/2026	13	1	DAL	vs	MTL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	5	0.0	1	0	1	0	12:57
6	Nick Suzuki N. Suzuki	1/4/2026	24	1	MTL	@	DAL	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	3	14	21.4	1	0	1	1	23:49
7	Oskar Back O. Back	1/4/2026	11	1	DAL	vs	MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	0	10:58
8	Joseph Veleno J. Veleno	1/4/2026	15	1	MTL	@	DAL	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	50.0	4	0	0	0	14:41
9	Mavrik Bourque M. Bourque	1/4/2026	16	1	DAL	vs	MTL	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0	1	3	33.3	1	0	1	3	16:23
10	Wyatt Johnston W. Johnston	1/4/2026	23	1	DAL	vs	MTL	2	0	2	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	0	2	0	0	22:48
11	Oliver Kapanen O. Kapanen	1/4/2026	17	1	MTL	@	DAL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	3	10	30.0	0	3	0	0	17:24
12	Owen Beck O. Beck	1/4/2026	7	1	MTL	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	50.0	1	0	0	1	7:17
13	Justin Hryckowian J. Hryckowian	1/4/2026	10	1	DAL	vs	MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	1	0	0	9:48
14	Noel Acciari N. Acciari	1/4/2026	13	1	PIT	@	CBJ	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	6	11	54.5	2	0	0	1	12:43
15	Charlie Coyle C. Coyle	1/4/2026	22	1	CBJ	vs	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		9	17	52.9	1	2	2	1	22:08
16	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	1/4/2026	25	1	PIT	@	CBJ	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	33.3	14	28	50.0	1	0	0	2	24:34
17	Brendan Gaunce B. Gaunce	1/4/2026	14	1	CBJ	vs	PIT	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	9	14	64.3	1	1	0	0	14:13
18	Boone Jenner B. Jenner	1/4/2026	21	1	CBJ	vs	PIT	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	6	16.7	3	0	1	1	20:49
19	Thomas Novak T. Novak	1/4/2026	13	1	PIT	@	CBJ	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3	1	5	20.0	0	0	0	0	13:29
20	Zach Aston-Reese Z. Aston-Reese	1/4/2026	9	1	CBJ	vs	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	0	0	0	9:10
21	Connor Dewar C. Dewar	1/4/2026	13	1	PIT	@	CBJ	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		2	0	0	0	13:18
22	Blake Lizotte B. Lizotte	1/4/2026	14	1	PIT	@	CBJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	5	20.0	3	1	0	1	13:54
23	Kent Johnson K. Johnson	1/4/2026	10	1	CBJ	vs	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	0	9:48
24	Cole Sillinger C. Sillinger	1/4/2026	13	1	CBJ	vs	PIT	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	9	44.4	1	2	0	1	12:35
25	Adam Fantilli A. Fantilli	1/4/2026	18	1	CBJ	vs	PIT	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	6	16	37.5	1	0	0	1	17:37

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