NHL: 3 all-time records that are on pace to be broken
By Jasmine Yen
1. Most games played
Record holder: Gordie Howe (1767)
Who can break it: Patrick Marleau (1700)
Patrick Marleau played his 1700th NHL game yesterday and became just the fifth player in league history to reach that plateau. He is now just 68 games shy of breaking Gordie Howe’s record of most games played.
No words can describe how incredible of a player Marleau is. He has been in the NHL since 1997 and has played through four decades in the league. Considering how much change the game underwent in all those years, the fact that Marleau continued to be a relevant player shows the adaptability and athleticism he has. At 40 years old, he is still able to keep up with the modern-day NHL while also putting up respectable points. With an underperforming San Jose Sharks team, he has 16 points in 43 games played.
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His ironman streak is 831 consecutive games played which is just 10 games behind Keith Yandle. Marleau has proven time and time again that he will not stop and all he needs to do to pass Howe is finish this season and play 29 games next season. It is so close and with how durable he has been for the past 22 years, it can definitely be done.