nhl player most games by active player in career including playoffs

Alex Ovechkin has the most career games by an active player in the regular-season and playoffs, with 1,720 games.

NAMEGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
1,720
998
823
1,821
+59
938
361
322
5
1
151
28
7,733
12.9
77
208
37.0
4,526
664
864
1,377
20:32
2Brent Burns
B. Burns
1,697
294
724
1,018
+54
996
96
259
3
14
47
16
4,589
6.4
83
187
44.4
1,850
2,126
994
1,701
22:24
3Corey Perry
C. Perry
1,684
525
582
1,107
+43
1,846
152
196
7
4
91
11
4,089
12.8
124
402
30.8
1,630
601
601
895
16:23
4Anze Kopitar
A. Kopitar
1,608
477
920
1,397
+131
401
136
349
16
15
84
12
3,630
13.1
16,184
30,278
53.5
1,513
1,166
909
1,047
20:48
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1,588
723
1,224
1,947
+216
975
214
468
4
7
113
27
4,973
14.5
18,440
34,924
52.8
1,416
772
927
1,326
20:40
6Jordan Staal
J. Staal
1,553
352
460
812
+69
712
55
71
23
24
53
9
3,006
11.7
14,042
26,293
53.4
3,123
763
789
750
17:58
7Patrick Kane
P. Kane
1,497
555
964
1,519
+2
538
148
355
1
1
94
19
4,808
11.5
348
916
38.0
398
356
805
852
19:59
8Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
1,436
594
979
1,573
+47
1,495
214
392
5
2
100
16
4,543
13.1
6,920
15,359
45.1
933
631
1,189
1,433
19:32
9Claude Giroux
C. Giroux
1,430
405
838
1,243
+43
557
108
340
11
16
62
14
3,510
11.5
12,894
22,952
56.2
1,277
576
712
749
19:21
10Kris Letang
K. Letang
1,370
201
688
889
+80
981
66
263
6
12
41
14
3,409
5.9
1
5
20.0
2,372
2,073
719
1,365
24:07
11Drew Doughty
D. Doughty
1,364
183
581
764
+48
913
87
245
3
9
35
8
2,762
6.6
1
4
25.0
2,258
1,871
332
1,350
26:09
12Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
1,358
663
679
1,342
-21
795
257
254
5
3
105
17
3,987
16.6
7,702
15,213
50.6
1,582
626
566
776
18:56
13Jamie Benn
J. Benn
1,356
441
624
1,065
+92
1,051
120
172
18
14
68
12
3,370
13.1
5,429
10,235
53.0
2,374
886
899
939
17:32
14Nick Foligno
N. Foligno
1,343
260
376
636
-40
1,074
60
89
3
5
34
4
2,327
11.2
2,121
4,368
48.6
3,090
752
598
491
15:56
15David Perron
D. Perron
1,334
355
518
873
+1
939
99
176
4
3
53
9
2,795
12.7
234
605
38.7
1,710
354
652
482
16:39
16Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
1,332
195
736
931
+210
876
45
299
1
14
34
9
2,896
6.7
1
3
33.3
1,418
2,111
640
1,138
23:32
17Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
1,332
517
675
1,192
+316
1,358
108
209
39
25
101
27
3,405
15.2
310
823
37.7
1,314
486
784
1,151
18:10
18John Tavares
J. Tavares
1,327
545
677
1,222
-67
575
171
229
3
3
90
22
4,157
13.1
12,648
23,381
54.1
1,085
579
924
1,178
19:15
19Ryan O'Reilly
R. O'Reilly
1,298
351
601
952
-13
225
109
172
13
13
51
14
2,839
12.4
13,403
24,176
55.4
516
780
1,135
535
19:41
20John Carlson
J. Carlson
1,281
187
663
850
+111
446
60
257
2
7
34
2
3,010
6.2
1
6
16.7
1,157
2,460
743
1,307
23:42
21Lars Eller
L. Eller
1,280
206
279
485
-26
705
18
30
12
9
32
5
2,152
9.6
7,140
14,143
50.5
1,435
698
598
614
14:59
22Jonathan Toews
J. Toews
1,270
424
599
1,023
+142
723
115
166
20
17
80
18
3,132
13.5
14,188
24,725
57.4
814
484
974
562
19:28
23Matt Duchene
M. Duchene
1,248
397
563
960
-79
324
105
149
2
1
63
16
2,896
13.7
7,558
14,170
53.3
749
678
706
815
18:00
24Ryan McDonagh
R. McDonagh
1,238
97
403
500
+312
474
14
69
5
18
18
4
1,844
5.3
2
5
40.0
1,525
2,514
642
988
22:45
25James van Riemsdyk
J. van Riemsdyk
1,222
363
366
729
-99
451
108
78
3
2
51
1
3,045
11.9
159
384
41.4
955
381
431
412
15:40
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G

24

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

36

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+16

Protas

Aliaksei Protas
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.10

18th

GA/GP

2.90

8th

PP%

16.3

28th

PK%

79.4

14th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
42
18
6
90
42
Penguins Penguins
33
18
15
81
21
Islanders Islanders
38
24
5
81
6
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
34
21
11
79
4
Flyers Flyers
31
23
12
74
-14
Capitals Capitals
33
27
8
74
9
Devils Devils
33
31
2
68
-25
Rangers Rangers
28
30
8
64
-16
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/18
OTT OTT
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Fri
3/20
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sun
3/22
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
12:30 PM
Tue
3/24
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
8:00 PM
Thu
3/26
WSH WSH
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Bruins

37 - 23 - 6

3

Final

2

WSH Capitals

33 - 27 - 8

Sat 14 Mar 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

44

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

39

Caufield

Cole Caufield

38

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov
Assists Leaders

77

McDavid

Connor McDavid

72

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

65

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Points Leaders

114

McDavid

Connor McDavid

109

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

106

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov
Hits Leaders

343

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

268

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

247

Klapka

Adam Klapka
Blocks Leaders

163

McCabe

Jake McCabe

156

Dobson

Noah Dobson

151

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar
Wins Leaders

30

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

30

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

28

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Goals Against Leaders

2.16

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.28

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

2.30

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Save Percentage Leaders

.918

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

.914

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

.914

Cooley

Devin Cooley

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

3.75

Oilers

3.50

Canadiens

3.50
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.43

Stars

2.64

Lightning

2.77
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

31.9

Stars

30.0

Golden Knights

25.5
Penalty Kill Rankings
Blackhawks

85.0

Penguins

84.2

Maple Leafs

83.5

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Kraken

43-23

Sharks

41-24

Flyers

41-25

Blackhawks

41-25

Bruins

41-25

Penguins

39-27
Worst Record ATS
Panthers

22-44

Devils

23-43

Hurricanes

25-41

Kings

25-41

Oilers

26-42

Golden Knights

27-40

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
44
12
9
97
84
Stars Stars
42
14
10
94
54
Wild Wild
38
18
12
88
30
Mammoth Mammoth
34
27
6
74
20
Predators Predators
29
28
9
67
-30
Jets Jets
28
28
10
66
-14
Blues Blues
27
30
10
64
-45
Blackhawks Blackhawks
25
30
11
61
-38
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
37
27
3
77
-10
Golden Knights Golden Knights
31
22
14
76
11
Oilers Oilers
33
26
9
75
6
Kraken Kraken
31
26
9
71
-8
Sharks Sharks
32
27
6
70
-25
Kings Kings
27
24
15
69
-24
Flames Flames
26
33
7
59
-42
Canucks Canucks
20
38
8
48
-75
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres
41
20
6
88
35
Lightning Lightning
40
21
4
84
49
Canadiens Canadiens
36
20
10
82
13
Bruins Bruins
37
23
6
80
12
Red Wings Red Wings
36
23
8
80
-6
Senators Senators
34
23
9
77
20
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
29
27
12
70
-23
Panthers Panthers
33
30
3
69
-21
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
42
18
6
90
42
Penguins Penguins
33
18
15
81
21
Islanders Islanders
38
24
5
81
6
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
34
21
11
79
4
Flyers Flyers
31
23
12
74
-14
Capitals Capitals
33
27
8
74
9
Devils Devils
33
31
2
68
-25
Rangers Rangers
28
30
8
64
-16

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/30
CAR CAR
@
WSH WSH
3-4
Fri
1/30
CBJ CBJ
@
STL STL
5-3
Fri
1/30
NJD NJD
@
OTT OTT
1-4
Fri
1/30
TOR TOR
@
VAN VAN
3-2
Fri
1/30
NSH NSH
@
NYI NYI
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/16
CGY CGY
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
3/16
BOS BOS
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Mon
3/16
LAK LAK
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Mon
3/16
UTA UTA
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Mon
3/16
PIT PIT
@
COL COL
9:30 PM