who is the youngest player to appear in an nhl game since 1945

Since 1944-45, Len Wharton is the youngest in a game. He was 17 years and 81 days old versus the Maple Leafs on March 4, 1945.

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Who is the youngest player to appear in an NHL regular-season game since 1945?

	NAME	AGE	DATE	TM		OPP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Len Wharton L. Wharton	17-081	3/4/1945	NYR	vs	TOR	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	18-016	10/1/1997	SJS	vs	EDM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	18-019	10/4/1997	SJS	vs	CHI	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Grant Mulvey G. Mulvey	18-022	10/9/1974	CHI	@	DET	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Martin Lapointe M. Lapointe	18-023	10/5/1991	DET	@	TOR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Alex Formenton A. Formenton	18-024	10/7/2017	OTT	vs	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	0	1	4:54
7	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	18-024	10/9/1997	SJS	@	COL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jordan Staal J. Staal	18-025	10/5/2006	PIT	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	3	7	42.9	1	0	1	0	12:03
9	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	18-026	10/11/1997	SJS	vs	BOS	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Grant Mulvey G. Mulvey	18-026	10/13/1974	CHI	vs	AFM	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
11	Harry Lumley H. Lumley	18-026	12/7/1944	DET	@	NYR	0	0	0		0					0											60:00
12	Jordan Staal J. Staal	18-027	10/7/2006	PIT	vs	DET	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	5	40.0	0	1	0	0	8:34
13	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	18-028	10/13/1997	SJS	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-028	10/8/1987	PIT	@	NYR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	Larry Hillman L. Hillman	18-028	3/5/1955	DET	vs	NYR	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-029	10/9/1987	PIT	@	NJD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Grant Mulvey G. Mulvey	18-029	10/16/1974	CHI	vs	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Larry Hillman L. Hillman	18-029	3/6/1955	DET	@	NYR	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Harry Lumley H. Lumley	18-029	12/10/1944	DET	vs	BOS	0	0	0		0					0											60:00
20	Filip Chytil F. Chytil	18-030	10/5/2017	NYR	vs	COL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	6	16.7	1	0	0	0	7:40
21	Grant Mulvey G. Mulvey	18-030	10/17/1974	CHI	@	WSH	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	Aleksander Barkov A. Barkov	18-031	10/3/2013	FLA	@	DAL	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0	3	13	23.1	0	1	0	1	15:34
23	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	18-031	10/2/2013	COL	vs	ANA	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	2	14	14.3	0	0	0	1	15:30
24	Nino Niederreiter N. Niederreiter	18-031	10/9/2010	NYI	vs	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		4	0	0	1	11:27
25	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	18-031	10/16/1997	SJS	vs	NYI	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0