List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played
500 consecutive games played
This is a list of the 27 NHL players who have played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NHL career (updated to include games played on April 6, 2019) Legend active streak C = Streak is from the start of their career

List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played

Section Title: 500 consecutive games played
Table Section Text: This is a list of the 27 NHL players who have played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NHL career (updated to include games played on April 6, 2019) Legend active streak C = Streak is from the start of their career

Rank	Name	Games	Start	End	Notes

1	Doug Jarvis	964 (C)	October 8, 1975	October 10, 1987	Never missed a game in his career. Broke Unger's record by playing in his 915th NHL game on December 26, 1986.

2	Garry Unger	914	February 24, 1968	December 21, 1979

3	Steve Larmer	884	October 6, 1982	April 15, 1993	Did not miss a game during 11 years with the Blackhawks. Streak ended as a result of a contract dispute.

4	Andrew Cogliano	830 (C)	October 4, 2007	January 13, 2018	Consecutive games streak ended as a result of a two-game suspension. The NHL Department of Player Safety later ruled that Cogliano hit Kings' forward Adrian Kempe with a "high, forceful hit" after Kempe had completed a pass.

5	Keith Yandle	797	March 26, 2009	active	Last game missed was on March 22, 2009 while playing for the Arizona Coyotes (game 73 for the team). He played the last 9 games of that season and, to date, every game since.

6	Patrick Marleau	788	April 9, 2009	active	Last game missed was on April 7, 2009 while playing for the San Jose Sharks (game 80 for the team). He played the last 2 games of that season and, to date, every game since.

7	Craig Ramsay	776	March 27, 1973	February 10, 1983

8	Phil Kessel	774	November 3, 2009	active	Last game missed was on October 31, 2009 while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs (game 12 for the team). He played the last 70 games of that season and, to date, every game since.

9	Jay Bouwmeester	737	March 6, 2004	November 22, 2014	Streak ended as a result of a lower body injury, believed to be from stepping on a crack on the ice.

10	Henrik Sedin	679	March 21, 2004	January 18, 2014	Missed game as a result of a finger injury. At the time of the completion, Sedin's streak was the sixth longest streak in NHL history.

11	Andy Hebenton	630 (C)	October 7, 1955	March 22, 1964	Was the first player to break Johnny Wilson's consecutive games played record. Hebenton's streak ended as a result of being sent to the minors.

12	Karl Alzner	622	October 8, 2010	April 7, 2018	Alzner's streak started at the beginning of the 2010–11 season. He did not play in the last game of the 2009–10 season while playing for the Washington Capitals.

13	Antoine Vermette	617	October 27, 2007	October 22, 2015

14	Johnny Wilson	580	February 10, 1952	March 20, 1960	Played eight consecutive seasons of 70 games along with the final 20 games of the 1951–52 NHL season. Streak ended as a result of a contract dispute.

15	Billy Harris	576	October 7, 1972	November 28, 1979	Harris played the first 576 games in Islanders history. He was made a healthy scratch by Al Arbour on the 20th game of the season (November 30, 1979), ending his streak.

16	Mark Recchi	570	October 4, 1991	December 11, 1998	Streak ended due to a case of pnenomia that Recchi had been fighting for several weeks. Recchi said in an interview that he no longer had the energy and the best way to help the team was to rest.

17	Danny Grant	566	December 4, 1968	December 19, 1975	Streak ended as a result of a torn right thigh muscle that required surgery.

18	Alex Delvecchio	548	December 13, 1956	November 11, 1964

19	Brendan Morrison	542	February 27, 2000	December 12, 2007	Morrison's streak ended as a result of wrist surgery. He had injured his wrist in the preseason but had continued to play through the pain.

20	Jarome Iginla	529	October 4, 2007	March 30, 2014

21	Craig MacTavish	518	October 12, 1986	January 2, 1993	Streak ended as a result of a lower back strain. At the time of its completion, it was the second-longest active streak in the league.

22	Brad Boyes	513 (C)	October 5, 2005	November 23, 2011	Streak ended as a result of a lower body injury.

23	J. P. Parisé	512	February 16, 1972	November 19, 1978

24 (tie)	Andrew Brunette	509	January 2, 2002	February 19, 2009	Brunette appeared to injure his knee in a game in January and aggravated the injury several weeks later, causing his streak to end at 509 games.

24 (tie)	John Marks	509	October 27, 1973	December 30, 1979	Marks set a new all-time record - previously held by Murray Murdoch - on December 16, 1979.

26	Murray Murdoch	508 (C)	November 16, 1926	March 21, 1937	First player in NHL history to play 500 consecutive games.

27	Glenn Hall (G)	503	October 6, 1955	November 7, 1962	Streak ended on November 7, 1962, game 13 of the 1962–63 NHL season vs the Boston Bruins. Hall's streak ended when he was fastening the toe strap on his skate and suddenly "feeling his back go out." Including playoffs, Hall played a total of 551 consecutive games.

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Keith Yandle is currently the NHL player with the most consecutive games played.

final_sentence: Keith Yandle is currently the NHL player with the most consecutive games played.