nhl player most seasons in all-time including playoffs

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

NAMESEASGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
26
1,917
216
876
1,092
+399
3,314
83
384
16
44
37
3
4,214
5.1
1
5
20.0
678
754
343
635
20:51
2Gordie Howe
G. Howe
26
1,924
869
1,141
2,010
+165
1,905
226
394
28
12
132
0
4,104
10.1
3Mark Messier
M. Messier
25
1,992
803
1,379
2,182
+263
2,156
203
470
77
86
106
8
4,892
16.4
3,780
6,871
55.0
195
138
161
310
18:47
4Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
24
1,880
227
523
750
+350
2,303
99
148
8
27
39
3
3,806
6.0
15
38
39.5
4,360
2,491
683
1,553
24:05
5Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
24
1,901
462
1,211
1,673
+146
1,406
157
442
6
6
76
10
3,427
13.5
14,152
26,839
52.7
1,327
585
1,388
1,719
19:24
6Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
24
1,941
844
1,278
2,122
+352
1,330
241
434
13
4
151
23
6,319
13.4
12
47
25.5
323
210
547
1,193
19:55
7Alex Delvecchio
A. Delvecchio
24
1,671
491
894
1,385
+21
412
124
298
15
17
81
0
3,356
9.8
8Tim Horton
T. Horton
24
1,571
126
442
568
+179
1,794
25
85
4
20
22
0
2,188
4.3
9Brent Burns
B. Burns
23
1,739
297
735
1,032
+66
1,018
96
259
3
14
47
16
4,668
6.4
83
187
44.4
1,880
2,164
1,007
1,746
22:16
10Patrick Marleau
P. Marleau
23
1,974
638
686
1,324
-38
608
196
268
21
4
125
15
4,814
13.3
6,645
13,883
47.9
1,906
525
848
1,253
18:14
11Dave Andreychuk
D. Andreychuk
23
1,801
683
753
1,436
+28
1,283
291
327
11
4
83
7
4,954
13.8
3,188
5,835
54.6
248
342
343
198
16:07
12Ron Francis
R. Francis
23
1,902
595
1,346
1,941
+10
1,072
203
580
12
23
90
6
4,130
14.4
3,455
6,243
55.3
154
224
243
181
19:36
13Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
23
1,593
379
1,055
1,434
+382
1,766
192
627
10
26
49
4
5,820
6.5
2
3
66.7
204
317
143
280
26:50
14Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
23
1,664
597
875
1,472
+22
535
175
314
4
0
95
0
3,298
16.3
15Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
22
1,618
729
1,245
1,974
+208
991
216
472
4
7
113
27
5,042
14.5
18,750
35,524
52.8
1,443
790
933
1,359
20:38
16Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
22
1,744
1,007
831
1,838
+60
940
362
324
5
1
152
28
7,797
12.9
77
210
36.7
4,563
667
865
1,391
20:27
17Corey Perry
C. Perry
22
1,717
529
585
1,114
+38
1,869
153
196
7
4
92
11
4,123
12.8
129
410
31.5
1,645
614
604
905
16:18
18Martin Brodeur
M. Brodeur
22
1,471
3
57
60
156
1
59:15
19Ray Whitney
R. Whitney
22
1,438
406
711
1,117
-104
513
118
327
5
3
50
8
3,252
12.5
252
586
43.0
238
285
596
653
18:07
20Mike Modano
M. Modano
22
1,675
619
901
1,520
+114
1,054
181
369
31
21
107
11
4,780
12.9
8,308
16,106
51.6
246
351
806
1,133
20:01
21Mark Recchi
M. Recchi
22
1,841
638
1,042
1,680
+9
1,126
222
401
18
15
102
7
4,230
15.1
954
1,965
48.5
1,150
334
398
617
18:49
22Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
22
1,710
762
1,178
1,940
+173
1,008
229
442
53
41
106
10
5,186
14.7
3,885
6,727
57.8
209
243
215
282
18:48
23Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
22
1,868
222
804
1,026
+439
3,187
87
261
5
22
42
3
3,719
6.0
0
0
843
723
415
379
23:43
24Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
22
1,826
451
1,308
1,759
+554
1,312
188
662
16
31
64
5
7,023
6.4
1
2
50.0
349
262
188
171
27:03
25Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
22
1,551
600
1,017
1,617
+321
1,433
168
348
14
7
95
1
4,978
12.1
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DeBrincat

Alex DeBrincat

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8

Raymond

Lucas Raymond

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+9

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Alex DeBrincat
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G/GP

2.58

26th

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2.92

9th

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21.4

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65.9

30th

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TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
9
3
1
19
21
Canadiens Canadiens
7
3
2
16
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
7
5
2
16
6
Senators Senators
8
5
0
16
1
Panthers Panthers
7
4
2
16
2
Lightning Lightning
7
3
1
15
4
Red Wings Red Wings
5
4
3
13
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Sabres Sabres
5
4
3
13
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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
Tue
11/3
DET DET
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Thu
11/5
VGK VGK
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Last Game
DET Red Wings

5 - 4 - 3

4

Final

3

EDM Oilers

8 - 2 - 2

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14

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

10

Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen
Assists Leaders

26

McDavid

Connor McDavid

16

Fox

Adam Fox

16

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk
Points Leaders

34

McDavid

Connor McDavid

24

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

23

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov
Hits Leaders

73

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

64

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

59

Cuylle

Will Cuylle
Blocks Leaders

38

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

36

Seider

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36

Kleven

Tyler Kleven
Wins Leaders

8

Wallstedt

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8

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

7

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

1.43

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.942

Fowler

Jacob Fowler

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Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

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Goals Rankings
Oilers

4.25

Avalanche

4.08

Hurricanes

3.79
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Stars

2.00

Bruins

2.15

Wild

2.21
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

35.0

Mammoth

34.8

Predators

31.7
Penalty Kill Rankings
Maple Leafs

93.6

Stars

92.9

Rangers

90.5

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Best Record ATS
Bruins

11-2

Kraken

8-4

Wild

9-5

Jets

7-5

Predators

7-5

Avalanche

7-5
Worst Record ATS
Blue Jackets

3-7

Panthers

4-9

Canadiens

4-8

Mammoth

5-8

Senators

5-8

Capitals

4-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
9
3
1
19
21
Canadiens Canadiens
7
3
2
16
2
Senators Senators
8
5
0
16
1
Panthers Panthers
7
4
2
16
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
7
5
2
16
6
Lightning Lightning
7
3
1
15
4
Sabres Sabres
5
4
3
13
-8
Red Wings Red Wings
5
4
3
13
-4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
10
2
2
22
19
Devils Devils
8
4
0
16
8
Rangers Rangers
7
6
1
15
2
Islanders Islanders
6
4
2
14
4
Capitals Capitals
6
4
0
12
2
Penguins Penguins
5
6
1
11
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
5
5
0
10
-7
Flyers Flyers
3
7
4
10
-19
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
9
3
2
20
13
Mammoth Mammoth
8
5
0
16
4
Stars Stars
7
4
1
15
8
Avalanche Avalanche
6
5
1
13
9
Predators Predators
4
3
5
13
-5
Blues Blues
5
6
1
11
-2
Jets Jets
4
5
3
11
-8
Blackhawks Blackhawks
4
8
0
8
-18
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
9
4
1
19
12
Oilers Oilers
8
2
2
18
9
Kraken Kraken
7
4
1
15
3
Sharks Sharks
6
6
1
13
-8
Ducks Ducks
5
6
1
11
-6
Flames Flames
5
6
0
10
-13
Kings Kings
3
6
2
8
-9
Canucks Canucks
3
10
1
7
-22

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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

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Wed
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Wed
10/28
CGY CGY
@
EDM EDM
8:30 PM
Wed
10/28
NJD NJD
@
COL COL
9:00 PM
Wed
10/28
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@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Thu
10/29
WPG WPG
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM