who has played the most seasons all time

Chris Chelios and Gordie Howe are tied for playing the most career seasons, with 26 seasons.

NAMESEASGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
26
1,651
185
763
948
+351
2,891
69
338
13
39
31
1
3,627
5.1
1
5
20.0
569
615
286
550
20:55
2Gordie Howe
G. Howe
26
1,767
801
1,049
1,850
+160
1,685
211
353
24
12
121
3,803
10.1
3Mark Messier
M. Messier
25
1,756
694
1,193
1,887
+211
1,912
179
402
63
81
92
8
4,221
16.4
3,780
6,871
55.0
195
138
161
310
18:47
4Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
24
1,680
209
471
680
+301
2,085
93
133
8
27
35
3
3,419
6.1
13
36
36.1
3,749
2,164
610
1,342
23:55
5Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
24
1,714
430
1,109
1,539
+182
1,272
146
402
6
6
68
9
3,067
14.0
12,730
24,107
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
6Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
24
1,733
766
1,155
1,921
+322
1,167
217
393
11
4
135
19
5,637
13.6
9
42
21.4
281
194
495
1,087
19:53
7Alex Delvecchio
A. Delvecchio
24
1,550
456
825
1,281
+24
383
111
265
15
16
75
3,129
10.1
8Tim Horton
T. Horton
24
1,445
115
403
518
+191
1,611
23
75
3
19
21
1,978
4.2
9Brent Burns
B. Burns
23
1,589
273
675
948
+41
891
88
235
3
14
47
16
4,237
6.4
81
178
45.5
1,580
1,943
926
1,593
22:09
10Patrick Marleau
P. Marleau
23
1,779
566
631
1,197
-27
527
172
243
17
4
109
11
4,333
13.1
5,971
12,423
48.1
1,513
465
757
1,113
18:09
11Dave Andreychuk
D. Andreychuk
23
1,639
640
698
1,338
+32
1,121
274
293
10
3
77
7
4,556
14.0
2,834
5,107
55.5
187
276
293
168
15:59
12Ron Francis
R. Francis
23
1,731
549
1,249
1,798
-18
977
188
539
12
19
79
4
3,756
14.6
3,205
5,757
55.7
119
199
203
153
19:41
13Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
23
1,416
340
934
1,274
+371
1,511
166
556
10
23
44
3
5,157
6.6
2
2
100.0
152
266
129
247
26:38
14Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
23
1,540
556
813
1,369
-7
493
159
284
4
0
92
3,087
16.2
15Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
22
1,431
657
1,110
1,767
+191
902
195
416
4
7
104
26
4,481
14.7
16,551
31,255
53.0
1,248
696
797
1,196
20:35
16Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
22
1,582
930
761
1,691
+57
857
331
291
5
1
141
27
7,121
13.1
66
195
33.8
3,890
580
793
1,254
20:25
17Corey Perry
C. Perry
22
1,471
465
507
972
+55
1,570
129
172
6
4
80
6
3,581
13.0
119
378
31.5
1,320
528
519
763
16:25
18Martin Brodeur
M. Brodeur
22
1,266
2
45
47
122
1
58:48
19Ray Whitney
R. Whitney
22
1,330
385
679
1,064
-79
465
112
311
5
3
45
6
3,040
12.7
230
529
43.5
214
266
564
606
18:18
20Mark Recchi
M. Recchi
22
1,652
577
956
1,533
0
1,033
200
369
18
14
91
6
3,820
15.1
880
1,815
48.5
898
288
342
518
18:53
21Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
22
1,514
692
1,063
1,755
+184
924
202
393
50
33
94
9
4,602
15.0
3,405
5,929
57.4
171
210
189
251
18:38
22Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
22
1,635
196
712
908
+395
2,785
75
230
5
18
34
3
3,238
6.1
0
0
612
570
313
296
23:39
23Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
22
1,612
410
1,169
1,579
+527
1,141
173
588
16
28
60
5
6,209
6.6
0
1
0.0
277
203
143
135
26:38
24Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
22
1,396
541
926
1,467
+329
1,264
150
312
12
6
84
4,482
12.1
25Doug Mohns
D. Mohns
22
1,391
248
462
710
-96
1,261
70
176
6
5
40
1,981
9.8
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DeBrincat

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A

6

Raymond

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+/-

+10

Brandsegg-Nygård

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G/GP

2.70

22nd

GA/GP

2.80

9th

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22.2

13th

PK%

69.4

26th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
8
2
1
17
20
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
6
4
2
14
4
Senators Senators
7
4
0
14
1
Lightning Lightning
7
2
0
14
8
Panthers Panthers
5
4
2
12
-3
Red Wings Red Wings
4
3
3
11
-2
Canadiens Canadiens
4
3
2
10
-4
Sabres Sabres
4
4
2
10
-9
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/24
DET DET
@
CGY CGY
10:00 PM
Mon
10/26
DET DET
@
EDM EDM
9:30 PM
Thu
10/29
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
10/31
STL STL
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Mon
11/2
DET DET
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Last Game
DET Red Wings

4 - 3 - 3

5

Final

2

VAN Canucks

2 - 9 - 1

Thu 22 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

11

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

10

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

9

Connor

Kyle Connor
Assists Leaders

23

McDavid

Connor McDavid

14

Fox

Adam Fox

13

Eichel

Jack Eichel
Points Leaders

31

McDavid

Connor McDavid

21

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

19

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Hits Leaders

61

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

54

Cuylle

Will Cuylle

51

Trenin

Yakov Trenin
Blocks Leaders

33

Hronek

Filip Hronek

33

Seider

Moritz Seider

33

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar
Wins Leaders

7

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

6

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

6

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

1.23

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

1.33

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov
Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.940

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

.939

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Oilers

4.60

Avalanche

4.10

Hurricanes

3.92
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

1.60

Bruins

2.00

Islanders

2.20
Power Play Rankings
Mammoth

38.5

Oilers

35.3

Predators

28.6
Penalty Kill Rankings
Maple Leafs

97.4

Stars

91.7

Rangers

91.7

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

9-2

Kraken

8-3

Oilers

7-3

Rangers

8-4

Jets

6-4

Avalanche

6-4
Worst Record ATS
Canadiens

2-7

Blue Jackets

2-6

Panthers

3-8

Flames

3-6

Senators

4-7

Devils

4-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
8
2
1
17
20
Lightning Lightning
7
2
0
14
8
Senators Senators
7
4
0
14
1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
6
4
2
14
4
Panthers Panthers
5
4
2
12
-3
Red Wings Red Wings
4
3
3
11
-2
Canadiens Canadiens
4
3
2
10
-4
Sabres Sabres
4
4
2
10
-9
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
8
2
2
18
14
Rangers Rangers
7
4
1
15
8
Islanders Islanders
5
3
2
12
6
Devils Devils
6
4
0
12
2
Capitals Capitals
5
4
0
10
1
Penguins Penguins
4
6
1
9
-1
Flyers Flyers
3
6
3
9
-17
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
3
5
0
6
-9
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Mammoth Mammoth
7
4
0
14
5
Wild Wild
6
3
2
14
5
Stars Stars
6
3
1
13
9
Avalanche Avalanche
5
4
1
11
10
Blues Blues
5
4
1
11
4
Jets Jets
4
3
3
11
-3
Predators Predators
3
3
3
9
-7
Blackhawks Blackhawks
3
6
0
6
-15
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
8
1
1
17
15
Golden Knights Golden Knights
8
4
0
16
10
Kraken Kraken
7
3
1
15
7
Sharks Sharks
6
4
1
13
-4
Ducks Ducks
4
6
0
8
-6
Kings Kings
2
4
2
6
-9
Flames Flames
3
6
0
6
-19
Canucks Canucks
2
9
1
5
-21

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/23
MTL MTL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
10/23
TBL TBL
@
COL COL
9:00 PM
Sat
10/24
ANA ANA
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sat
10/24
LAK LAK
@
NJD NJD
3:30 PM
Sat
10/24
NSH NSH
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM