who has the most minutes played in nhl history forward

Alex Ovechkin has played the most career minutes by a forward, with 32170 minutes.

	NAME	MIN	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	32170	1,573	929	758	1,687	+55	857	331	291	5	1	141	27	7,108	13.1	66	194	34.0	3,876	579	793	1,251	20:27
2	Anze Kopitar A. Kopitar	31516	1,521	452	864	1,316	+127	358	129	328	14	14	79	9	3,429	13.2	15,237	28,453	53.6	1,299	1,091	854	993	20:43
3	Joe Thornton J. Thornton	30461	1,578	411	1,080	1,491	+185	1,184	139	393	6	6	66	9	2,906	14.1	12,730	24,107	52.8	1,142	498	1,225	1,527	19:18
4	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	29464	1,624	532	588	1,120	-42	489	167	231	17	4	103	11	4,109	12.9	5,971	12,423	48.1	1,513	465	757	1,113	18:09
5	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	29254	1,420	654	1,107	1,761	+197	898	194	416	4	7	104	26	4,459	14.7	16,437	31,038	53.0	1,241	692	796	1,180	20:36
6	Patrick Kane P. Kane	27298	1,369	508	892	1,400	-1	470	140	325	0	1	85	14	4,402	11.5	333	861	38.7	356	322	728	781	19:56
7	Jarome Iginla J. Iginla	26316	1,320	563	604	1,167	+43	916	182	208	10	5	93	7	4,225	13.3	2,726	5,238	52.0	1,599	464	610	778	19:56
8	Eric Staal E. Staal	26097	1,365	455	608	1,063	-82	854	133	184	21	8	72	5	4,041	11.3	10,063	20,894	48.2	940	558	885	703	19:07
9	Claude Giroux C. Giroux	25943	1,345	379	786	1,165	+36	518	101	323	9	12	60	13	3,321	11.4	12,191	21,547	56.6	1,159	530	671	709	19:17
10	Jordan Staal J. Staal	25161	1,403	318	429	747	+67	644	50	68	21	23	49	6	2,717	11.7	12,651	23,614	53.6	2,654	673	713	678	17:56
11	Joe Pavelski J. Pavelski	24728	1,332	476	592	1,068	+201	458	176	207	10	8	75	5	3,706	12.8	8,192	15,060	54.4	1,380	1,139	745	857	18:34
12	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	24710	1,269	533	874	1,407	+41	1,263	187	343	4	1	89	14	3,958	13.5	6,109	13,615	44.9	737	540	1,058	1,264	19:28
13	Shane Doan S. Doan	24517	1,291	380	530	910	-34	1,114	127	179	6	13	63	10	3,541	10.7	1,025	2,370	43.2	2,842	358	756	571	18:59
14	John Tavares J. Tavares	24338	1,266	525	660	1,185	-49	549	167	224	3	3	86	20	3,941	13.3	12,110	22,394	54.1	962	533	879	1,131	19:13
15	Ryan O'Reilly R. O'Reilly	24179	1,233	328	570	898	-13	216	101	165	13	11	48	13	2,693	12.2	12,642	22,729	55.6	470	734	1,074	509	19:37
16	Patrice Bergeron P. Bergeron	24173	1,294	427	613	1,040	+289	496	131	195	22	26	81	9	3,974	10.7	15,182	26,206	57.9	1,032	879	845	469	18:41
17	Corey Perry C. Perry	24075	1,464	465	507	972	+57	1,568	129	172	6	4	80	6	3,573	13.0	117	376	31.1	1,318	521	517	762	16:27
18	Steven Stamkos S. Stamkos	23671	1,246	624	632	1,256	-7	737	242	227	5	3	101	17	3,712	16.8	7,124	14,054	50.7	1,327	565	524	727	19:00
19	Marian Hossa M. Hossa	23497	1,242	510	593	1,103	+228	591	142	228	34	12	83	15	4,095	12.5	64	187	34.2	1,062	395	1,008	668	18:55
20	Henrik Sedin H. Sedin	23271	1,330	240	830	1,070	+165	680	61	308	7	2	38	6	1,856	12.9	9,887	20,256	48.8	383	267	499	658	17:30
21	Dustin Brown D. Brown	23108	1,296	325	387	712	-36	738	106	94	6	7	42	9	3,360	9.7	220	512	43.0	3,685	378	484	735	17:50
22	Jeff Carter J. Carter	23041	1,321	442	409	851	+9	635	125	113	21	6	92	16	3,967	11.1	9,045	17,546	51.6	1,166	663	585	682	17:27
23	Martin St. Louis M. St. Louis	22988	1,121	390	641	1,031	+39	300	101	215	29	17	66	10	2,870	13.6	352	854	41.2	420	605	810	799	20:30
24	Phil Kessel P. Kessel	22763	1,286	413	579	992	-155	402	119	214	1	0	70	11	3,849	10.7	462	1,107	41.7	202	315	533	842	17:42
25	Ryan Getzlaf R. Getzlaf	22551	1,157	282	737	1,019	+102	960	86	255	8	6	57	11	2,559	11.0	8,672	17,591	49.3	1,980	1,006	732	1,086	19:29

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Team Leaders

32

Ovechkin

39

Strome

+/-

+20

Chychrun

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

15th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

Last Game

Capitals

43 - 30 - 9

Final

Blue Jackets

40 - 30 - 12

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

7

Boldy

7

Stankoven

7

Howden

Playoffs Assists Leaders

12

Eichel

10

Hughes

10

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

16

Marner

14

Hughes

14

Kaprizov

Playoffs Hits Leaders

54

Barbashev

50

Foligno

48

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

29

Matheson

29

Theodore

26

York

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

6

Dobes

6

Dostal

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

1.95

Blackwood

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.13

3.80

3.60

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.20

2.29

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

32.3

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

54-38

48-34

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12