History Of Ironmen

Jumptheshark · Jun 10, 2017

reckoning said:
Colorado defenceman Karlis Skrastins is the current leader at 471 games and counting. That`s still less than halfway to Doug Jarvis's 964 games, which shows how remarkable that 964 game record is. Skrastins in close to breaking the record for defencemen, which is held by Tim Horton (486).

Murray Murdoch was the first ironman; he never missed a game in his 11 year career, ending at 508. Andy Hebenton broke that record by playing 9 full 70-game seasons ending at 630. Unger broke that record and went to 914 games. Unger`s streak ended when Flames coach Al MacNeil wasn`t happy with his play so he kept Unger on the bench the entire game (why not just scratch him before the game and put another player in the lineup?) Jarvis broke that and went to 964.

Since then, Larmer came closest at 884 games (though he did miss a couple of playoff games) . That streak ended due to not being able to come to terms with Chicago and waiting to be traded. Craig Ramsey had a long streak with Buffalo of 776 games.

As far as who has held the longest active record through the years, that would be tough to find. I do remember that when Larmer`s streak ended, the next highest one was Ken Daneyko.

Andrew Coglino is at 796

reckoning · Jun 10, 2017

jumptheshark said:
Andrew Coglino is at 796

Currently yes. But when I posted that ten years ago, it was Skrastins.

seventieslord · Jun 10, 2017

reckoning said:
Currently yes. But when I posted that ten years ago, it was Skrastins.

And skrastins was alive

reckoning · Jun 10, 2017

This is the list going up to 1967. All the bolded names definitely held it, the others might have. I hate all the maybes, but until the NHL releases regular season gamesheets or player gamelogs, the maybes can't be confirmed or eliminated.

Georges Vezina
Reg Noble
Jake Forbes
Charlie Langlois (maybe)
John Ross Roach (maybe)
Alec Connell
Murray Murdoch
Cecil Dillon
Sweeney Schriner (maybe)
Phil Watson (maybe)
Dave Kerr
Bobby Bauer (maybe)
Bryan Hextall
Lorne Carr or Carl Liscombe
B.Pratt/H.Jackson/B.Mosienko/B.Durnan (all maybes)
Clint Smith
J. Cooper/P. Horeck/A.Demarco/E.Lach (all maybes)
Maurice Richard
Toe Blake (maybe)
Gaye Stewart
S.Abel/M.Bentley/T.Broda (all maybes)
Pat Egan
R.Conacher or B.Quackenbush or P. Ronty
Gordie Howe
Sid Smith (maybe)
Tony Leswick
Cal Gardner
Johnny Wilson
Glenn Hall and Andy Hebenton
Andy Hebenton
Alex Delvecchio
Andy Bathgate (maybe)
Bob Pulford (maybe)
Tim Horton

seventieslord · Jun 10, 2017

reckoning said:
This is the list going up to 1967. All the bolded names definitely held it, the others might have. I hate all the maybes, but until the NHL releases regular season gamesheets or player gamelogs, the maybes can't be confirmed or eliminated.

Georges Vezina
Reg Noble
Jake Forbes
Charlie Langlois (maybe)
John Ross Roach (maybe)
Alec Connell
Murray Murdoch
Cecil Dillon
Sweeney Schriner (maybe)
Phil Watson (maybe)
Dave Kerr
Bobby Bauer (maybe)
Bryan Hextall
Lorne Carr or Carl Liscombe
B.Pratt/H.Jackson/B.Mosienko/B.Durnan (all maybes)
Clint Smith
J. Cooper/P. Horeck/A.Demarco/E.Lach (all maybes)
Maurice Richard
Toe Blake (maybe)
Gaye Stewart
S.Abel/M.Bentley/T.Broda (all maybes)
Pat Egan
R.Conacher or B.Quackenbush or P. Ronty
Gordie Howe
Sid Smith (maybe)
Tony Leswick
Cal Gardner
Johnny Wilson
Glenn Hall and Andy Hebenton
Andy Hebenton
Alex Delvecchio
Andy Bathgate (maybe)
Bob Pulford (maybe)
Tim Horton

Wow, outstanding work. Once we get to Larmer (and you're not that far) it should get much easier thanks the the game logs on hr.

sharkhawk · Jun 10, 2017

seventieslord said:
Wow, outstanding work. Once we get to Larmer (and you're not that far) it should get much easier thanks the the game logs on hr.

Larmer never held the record. He fell 30 short of unger.

Robert Gordon Orr · Jun 11, 2017

Surpassed Gary Unger’s record on December 26, 1986

He broke Andy Hebenton’s record on March 10, 1976

New ironman leader on November 23, 2014 (562 GP)

New ironman leader on February 21, 2009 (319 GP)

Defenseman

Broke Murray Murdoch’s record in March 1959

Defenseman

New ironman leader on March 1, 2008 (438 GP)

Played in the 503rd game but had to leave

Defenseman

New ironman leader on December 12, 2007 (419 GP)

New ironman leader on March 3, 2000 (227 GP)

Some sources have 426 games

Defenseman

Defenseman

Defenseman

New ironman leader when Gordie Howe got his streak snapped on November 4, 1954

Defenseman

New ironman leader on January 11, 2003 (345 GP) - Defenseman

Ironman leader before he got injured

Defenseman

Defenseman

New ironman leader on October 2, 1999 (297 GP) - Defenseman

Defenseman

Some sources have 360 games

Played in the opening game of the 45/46 season after a one year absence

Defenseman

Defenseman

The number is often given as 328 games, but that is with playoff games included

Coach Art Ross started Frank Brimsek in goal at the start of the 1938/39 season

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305|Miroslav Šatan|Buffalo/NY Islanders|November 12, 2002|March 24, 2007|Personal reasons| |

302|Jordan Staal|Pittsburgh|December 7, 2006|April 11, 2010|Laceration on his foot| |||

611 (doubtful streak) - Pat Boutette (Toronto/Hartford/Pittsburgh) - January 7, 1976-October 29, 1983 - Groin injury

Vujtek · Jun 11, 2017

Pat Boutette is in many places listed as having played 611 consecutive games but that's not accurate. He was traded by the Leafs to Whalers during 1979-80 season on December 27th. Leafs played their 35th game of the season that night (Boutette played in that game) and overall Boutette only played 32 games with the Leafs that season. So he had missed three games up until that point so the streak had already ended in the fall of 1979. I'm not exactly sure what was the first of the three games he missed (it was one of the first 18 games but haven't been able to pin it more accurately) but I'm pretty sure the other two games he didn't play were the games on December 12th and 15th.

So Boutette's streak of 611 games is actually only two separate streaks of about 300 games each.

reckoning · Jun 11, 2017

Robert Gordon Orr said:
1917-18 22 Clint Benedict
1918-19 40 Clint Benedict
1919-20 64 Clint Benedict
1920-21 88 Clint Benedict
1921-22 112 Clint Benedict
1922-23 136 Clint Benedict
1923-24 158 Clint Benedict (streak ended March 1, 1923)

Georges Vezina became the new leader that same day, playing his 158th consecutive NHL game.

1923-24 159 Georges Vezina
1924-25 189 Georges Vezina
1925-26 190 Georges Vezina (streak ended December 1, 1925)

Ken Randall new leader with 111 consecutive games.

1925-26 130 Ken Randall (streak ended January 25, 1926)

Jake Forbes new leader as he played in his 98th consecutive game on January 25, 1926

1937-38 361 Cecil Dillon
1938-39 409 Cecil Dillon
1939-40 425 Cecil Dillon (streak ended on December 21, 1939 due to a cold)

Bill Thoms new leader, playing in his 239th consecutive game on December 21, 1939

1939-40 270 Bill Thoms (officially 47 out of 48 games in 39/40 but I checked every game for Chicago and he was on the roster for all 48 games) â€“ Here I haven't looked into when his streak ended.
It started on December 25, 1934.

That is great work! Especially that you were able to get the exact dates that they started and ended.

With Georges Vezina, I just checked to see if anyone else had a full record after the 1924-25 and saw that nobody did. I thought that made him the first leader; but since Benedict was one game ahead because Ottawa played the Wanderers before the arena burnt down, he would be the first one

Wouldn't Reg Noble be ahead of Ken Randall after Vezina's ended? He last game missed was in the 19-19 season, so he would have been over 150 by that point.

Sweeney Schriner would be at least one game ahead of Thoms at the start of the 39-40, but if Shriner's missed games that year came before Dillon's, then he's out of luck. If Thoms official stats are incorrect, then that's how I missed him. Makes you wonder how many other errors there are on players official records.

reckoning · Jun 11, 2017

Vujtek said:
Pat Boutette is in many places listed as having played 611 consecutive games but that's not accurate. He was traded by the Leafs to Whalers during 1979-80 season on December 27th. Leafs played their 35th game of the season that night (Boutette played in that game) and overall Boutette only played 32 games with the Leafs that season. So he had missed three games up until that point so the streak had already ended in the fall of 1979. I'm not exactly sure what was the first of the three games he missed (it was one of the first 18 games but haven't been able to pin it more accurately) but I'm pretty sure the other two games he didn't play were the games on December 12th and 15th.

So Boutette's streak of 611 games is actually only two separate streaks of about 300 games each.

Yes, I've seen Boutette listed with that 611 streak (apparently the fifth longest in history at that point), but if his games played stats with Toronto are correct, then that streak was only about half as long as reported.

His entry on Total NHL has the trade on Dec. 24 instead of the 27th, but even then he still be at least one game short.

tony d · Jun 11, 2017

Interesting topic. Got to wonder if Cogliano will break the streak in 2-3 seasons time?

reckoning · Jun 11, 2017

An interesting note about the Billy Harris streak with the Islanders, which ended a few weeks before Unger's: he missed one game officially because of a foot injury the game before. But in the book Dynasty: The Oral History Of The New York Islanders, it sounds like it was actually Al Arbour's decision:

"He sat me out- at least he talked to me before the game. I had never missed a game, and he had broken my streak on purpose, just to prove to the team that personal records weren't important. Which I thought was pretty lame."

Vujtek · Jun 11, 2017

reckoning said:
Yes, I've seen Boutette listed with that 611 streak (apparently the fifth longest in history at that point), but if his games played stats with Toronto are correct, then that streak was only about half as long as reported.

His entry on Total NHL has the trade on Dec. 24 instead of the 27th, but even then he still be at least one game short.

Here's one newspaper article from mid-December showing some stats. It's a free preview and the formatting is messed up but you can still see Boutette there listed with 25 games while some other Leafs players (Williams, McDonald, Butler, Burrows etc.) are at 28 games there, indicating Boutette has missed three games. So that would then mean the 27th is the correct date for the trade.

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43139415/

Also, if the trade happened on 24th, then the streak has also still ended that season since from that on Whalers played 48 games that season and Boutette is listed with 47. And if the trade happened on 27th, then those game totals do match.

seventieslord · Jun 11, 2017

sharkhawk said:
Larmer never held the record. He fell 30 short of unger.

I know, but we're talking about who was the current leader, not all-time.

iamjs · Jun 11, 2017

I'm curious why Hall's 502 game streak ended since you did say he did appear in the 503rd game? I might be misunderstanding this or maybe there's some information that I'm not aware of, but I didn't think there was any condition that they player had to start or complete the game.

fish7 · Jun 11, 2017

I was at the game where Garry Unger's streak ended. It was a real horsepoop thing for Al McNeil to do since the game was in st. Louis where Unger played 662 of the streak. years later when I worked in the Blues press box, McNeil was still with the Flames and would come to stl for some games and it made me sick to see him up close.

I am surprised no one has mentioned Glenn Hall's 508 consecutive games by a goalie

reckoning · Jun 11, 2017

The late-60s and early-70s are a mess to figure out. The only certainty is that Gary Bergman held it at one point, with literally over a dozen players who may have been the leader before and after him.

At the start of the 72-73 season it was definitely Garry Unger, so it went:

Garry Unger
Craig Ramsay
Doug Jarvis
Steve Larmer
Ken Daneyko
Trevor Linden

The late-90s were when I started to lose interest in the NHL, so I don't really care beyond that.

vadim sharifijanov · Jun 11, 2017

Robert Gordon Orr said:
Games | Player | Team | Start of streak | End of streak | Why streak ended | Note | |

737|Jay Bouwmeester|Florida/Calgary/St. Louis|March 6, 2004|November 23, 2014| Lower body injury|
New ironman leader on February 21, 2009 (319 GP)
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679|Henrik Sedin|Vancouver|February 25, 2004|January 21, 2014|Rib and finger injury|

the henrik sedin start date is not correct. his streak actually began on march 21, 2004.

so he was always two weeks behind bouwmeester and therefore was never the consecutive games played leader.

Killion · Jun 11, 2017

reckoning said:
The late-90s were when I started to lose interest in the NHL, so I don't really care beyond that.

...

refreshingly honest.

Sanf · Jun 11, 2017

Robert Gordon Orr said:
313 Tiny Thompson|Boston| January 19, 1932| March 20, 1938

I didnÂ´t recheck from papers, but I have in my notes that ThompsonÂ´s streak was 306 games. Around late January he suffered what was called "nervous breakdown" in papers. First replaced by Percy Jackson and later NHLÂ´s own substitute goalie Wilf Cude. Thompson came back somewhere in mid February.

Overall yet again impressive work.

Robert Gordon Orr · Jun 11, 2017

reckoning said:
Wouldn't Reg Noble be ahead of Ken Randall after Vezina's ended? He last game missed was in the 19-19 season, so he would have been over 150 by that point.

You are correct, thanks for that. It's changed and updated.

reckoning said:
Sweeney Schriner would be at least one game ahead of Thoms at the start of the 39-40, but if Shriner's missed games that year came before Dillon's, then he's out of luck. If Thoms official stats are incorrect, then that's how I missed him. Makes you wonder how many other errors there are on players official records.

Schriner's streak ended on November 20, 1939 - Scratched

vadim sharifijanov said:
the henrik sedin start date is not correct. his streak actually began on march 21, 2004.
so he was always two weeks behind bouwmeester and therefore was never the consecutive games played leader.

Thanks, you are right. I changed it.

Sanf said:
I didnÂ´t recheck from papers, but I have in my notes that ThompsonÂ´s streak was 306 games. Around late January he suffered what was called "nervous breakdown" in papers. First replaced by Percy Jackson and later NHLÂ´s own substitute goalie Wilf Cude. Thompson came back somewhere in mid February.
Overall yet again impressive work.

Thanks Sanf, you are correct. The streak began on February 9, 1932. I changed and corrected it.

seventieslord · Jun 11, 2017

Good teamwork, guys.

Robert Gordon Orr · Jun 12, 2017

Here is a partial list of the ironmen in the NHL over the years.
Additions and corrections are welcome.

Season | Games | Player | Team | End of streak

1917-18|22|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1917-18|21|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|Co-leader - Forfeited game beyond his control
1918-19|40|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators
1918-19|39|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1919-20|64|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1919-20|63|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1920-21|88|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1920-21|87|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1921-22|112|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1921-22|111|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1922-23|136|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1922-23|135|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1923-24|158|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|March 1, 1923
1923-24|157|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1924-25|189|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1925-26|190|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|December 1, 1925
1925-26|186|Reg Noble|Montreal Maroons|February 20, 1926
1926-27|158|Jake Forbes|New York Americans|
1927-28|170|John Ross Roach|Toronto Maple Leafs|March 3, 1928
1928-29|198|Alec Connell|Ottawa Senators|
1929-30|242|Alec Connell|Ottawa Senators|
1930-31|257|Alec Connell|Ottawa Senators|December 27, 1930
1931-32|268|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1932-33|316|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1933-34|364|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1934-35|412|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1935-36|460|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1936-37|508|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|March 21, 1937
1937-38|361|Cecil Dillon|New York Rangers|
1938-39|409|Cecil Dillon|New York Rangers|
1939-40|425|Cecil Dillon|Detroit Red Wings|December 21, 1939
1939-40|270|Bill Thoms|Chicago Black Hawks|
1940-41| | | |
1941-42|240|Bryan Hextall|New York Rangers|
1942-43|290|Bryan Hextall|New York Rangers|
1943-44|340|Bryan Hextall|New York Rangers|March 19, 1944
1944-45| | | |
1945-46|167|Clint Smith|Chicago Black Hawks|March 17, 1946
1946-47| | | |
1947-48| | | |
1948-49| | | |
1949-50|259|Pat Egan|New York Rangers|
1950-51|329|Pat Egan|New York Rangers|
1951-52|223|Paul Ronty|New York Rangers|October 28, 1951
1952-53|302|Gordie Howe|Detroit Red Wings|
1953-54|372|Gordie Howe|Detroit Red Wings|
1954-55|382|Gordie Howe|Detroit Red Wings|November 4, 1954
1955-56|405|Sid Smith|Toronto Maple Leafs|November 12, 1955
1955-56|421|Tony Leswick|Chicago Black Hawks|March 18, 1956
1956-57|444|Cal Gardner|Boston Bruins|March 23, 1957
1957-58|440|Johnny Wilson|Detroit Red Wings|
1958-59|510|Johnny Wilson|Detroit Red Wings|
1959-60|580|Johnny Wilson|Toronto Maple Leafs|March 20, 1960
1960-61|420|Andy Hebenton|New York Rangers|
1961-62|490|Andy Hebenton|New York Rangers|
1962-63|560|Andy Hebenton|New York Rangers|
1963-64|630|Andy Hebenton|Boston Bruins|March 22, 1964
1964-65|548|Alex Delvecchio|Detroit Red Wings|November 14, 1964
1965-66|367|Tim Horton|Toronto Maple Leafs|
1966-67|437|Tim Horton|Toronto Maple Leafs|
1967-68|486|Tim Horton|Toronto Maple Leafs|February 4, 1968
1968-69|296|Harry Howell|New York Rangers|January 9, 1969
1969-70|242|Gary Bergman|Detroit Red Wings|November 27, 1969
1969-70|240|Murray Oliver|Toronto Maple Leafs|April 5, 1970
1970-71|252|Gordie Howe|Detroit Red Wings|November 22, 1970
1971-72|307|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1972-73|385|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1973-74|483|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1974-75|563|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1975-76|643|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1976-77|723|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1977-78|803|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1978-79|883|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1979-80|914|Gary Unger|Atlanta Flames|December 21, 1979
1980-81|641|Craig Ramsay|Buffalo Sabres|
1981-82|721|Craig Ramsay|Buffalo Sabres|
1982-83|776|Craig Ramsay|Buffalo Sabres|February 12, 1983
1983-84|720|Doug Jarvis|Washington Capitals|
1984-85|800|Doug Jarvis|Washington Capitals|
1985-86|882|Doug Jarvis|Hartford Whalers|
1986-87|962|Doug Jarvis|Hartford Whalers|
1987-88|964|Doug Jarvis|Hartford Whalers|October 11, 1987
1988-89|560|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1989-90|640|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1990-91|720|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1991-92|800|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1992-93|884|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|April 15, 1993
1993-94|388|Ken Daneyko|New Jersey Devils|March 29, 1994
1994-95|376|Trevor Linden|Vancouver Canucks|
1995-96|458|Trevor Linden|Vancouver Canucks|
1996-97|482|Trevor Linden|Vancouver Canucks|December 7, 1996
1997-98|533|Mark Recchi|Montreal Canadiens|
1998-99|570|Mark Recchi|Montreal Canadiens|December 12, 1998
1998-99|484|Rod Brind’Amour|Philadelphia Flyers|April 18, 1999
1999-00|360|Teppo Numminen|Phoenix Coyotes|March 3, 2000
2000-01|327|Tony Amonte|Chicago Blackhawks|
2001-02|409|Tony Amonte|Chicago Blackhawks|
2002-03|452|Tony Amonte|Phoenix Coyotes|January 11, 2003
2002-03|382|Robert Švehla|Toronto Maple Leafs|April 5, 2003
2003-04|348|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|
2004-05|348|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|Lockout season
2005-06|430|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|
2006-07|512|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|
2007-08|542|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|December 12, 2007
2007-08|453|Cory Sarich|Calgary Flames|March 1, 2008
2008-09|509|Andrew Brunette|Minnesota Wild|February 21, 2009
2009-10|424|Jay Bouwmeester|Calgary Flames|
2010-11|506|Jay Bouwmeester|Calgary Flames|
2011-12|588|Jay Bouwmeester|Calgary Flames|
2012-13|635|Jay Bouwmeester|St. Louis Blues|
2013-14|717|Jay Bouwmeester|St. Louis Blues|
2014-15|737|Jay Bouwmeester|St. Louis Blues|November 23, 2014
2015-16|704|Andrew Cogliano|Anaheim Ducks|
2016-17|786|Andrew Cogliano|Anaheim Ducks|

Leaf Lander · Jun 13, 2017

Great job guys!

Canadiens1958 · Jun 13, 2017

Georges Vezina

Robert Gordon Orr said:
Here is a partial list of the ironmen in the NHL over the years.
Additions and corrections are welcome.

Season | Games | Player | Team | End of streak

1917-18|22|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1918-19|40|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators
1919-20|64|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1920-21|88|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1921-22|112|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1922-23|136|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|
1923-24|158|Clint Benedict|Ottawa Senators|March 1, 1923
1924-25|189|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|
1925-26|190|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|December 1, 1925
1925-26|186|Reg Noble|Montreal Maroons|February 20, 1926
1926-27|158|Jake Forbes|New York Americans|
1927-28|170|John Ross Roach|Toronto Maple Leafs|March 3, 1928
1928-29|198|Alec Connell|Ottawa Senators|
1929-30|242|Alec Connell|Ottawa Senators|
1930-31|257|Alec Connell|Ottawa Senators|December 27, 1930
1931-32|268|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1932-33|316|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1933-34|364|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1934-35|412|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1935-36|460|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|
1936-37|508|Murray Murdoch|New York Rangers|March 21, 1937
1937-38|361|Cecil Dillon|New York Rangers|
1938-39|409|Cecil Dillon|New York Rangers|
1939-40|425|Cecil Dillon|Detroit Red Wings|December 21, 1939
1939-40|270|Bill Thoms|Chicago Black Hawks|
1940-41| | | |
1941-42|240|Bryan Hextall|New York Rangers|
1942-43|290|Bryan Hextall|New York Rangers|
1943-44|340|Bryan Hextall|New York Rangers|March 19, 1944
1944-45| | | |
1945-46|167|Clint Smith|Chicago Black Hawks|March 17, 1946
1946-47| | | |
1947-48| | | |
1948-49| | | |
1949-50| | | |
1950-51| | | |
1951-52| | | |
1952-53| | | |
1953-54| | | |
1954-55|382|Gordie Howe|Detroit Red Wings|November 4, 1954
1955-56|405|Sid Smith|Toronto Maple Leafs|November 12, 1955
1955-56|421|Tony Leswick|Chicago Black Hawks|March 18, 1956
1956-57|444|Cal Gardner|Boston Bruins|March 23, 1957
1957-58|440|Johnny Wilson|Detroit Red Wings|
1958-59|510|Johnny Wilson|Detroit Red Wings|
1959-60|580|Johnny Wilson|Toronto Maple Leafs|March 20, 1960
1960-61|420|Andy Hebenton|New York Rangers|
1961-62|490|Andy Hebenton|New York Rangers|
1962-63|560|Andy Hebenton|New York Rangers|
1963-64|630|Andy Hebenton|Boston Bruins|March 22, 1964
1964-65|548|Alex Delvecchio|Detroit Red Wings|November 14, 1964
1965-66|367|Tim Horton|Toronto Maple Leafs|
1966-67|437|Tim Horton|Toronto Maple Leafs|
1967-68|486|Tim Horton|Toronto Maple Leafs|February 4, 1968
1968-69|296|Harry Howell|New York Rangers|January 9, 1969
1969-70|242|Gary Bergman|Detroit Red Wings|November 27, 1969
1969-70|240|Murray Oliver|Toronto Maple Leafs|April 5, 1970
1970-71|252|Gordie Howe|Detroit Red Wings|November 22, 1970
1971-72|307|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1972-73|385|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1973-74|483|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1974-75|563|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1975-76|643|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1976-77|723|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1977-78|803|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1978-79|883|Gary Unger|St. Louis Blues|
1979-80|914|Gary Unger|Atlanta Flames|December 21, 1979
1980-81|641|Craig Ramsay|Buffalo Sabres|
1981-82|721|Craig Ramsay|Buffalo Sabres|
1982-83|776|Craig Ramsay|Buffalo Sabres|February 12, 1983
1983-84|720|Doug Jarvis|Washington Capitals|
1984-85|800|Doug Jarvis|Washington Capitals|
1985-86|882|Doug Jarvis|Hartford Whalers|
1986-87|962|Doug Jarvis|Hartford Whalers|
1987-88|964|Doug Jarvis|Hartford Whalers|October 11, 1987
1988-89|560|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1989-90|640|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1990-91|720|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1991-92|800|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|
1992-93|884|Steve Larmer|Chicago Blackhawks|April 15, 1993
1993-94|388|Ken Daneyko|New Jersey Devils|March 29, 1994
1994-95|376|Trevor Linden|Vancouver Canucks|
1995-96|458|Trevor Linden|Vancouver Canucks|
1996-97|482|Trevor Linden|Vancouver Canucks|December 7, 1996
1997-98|533|Mark Recchi|Montreal Canadiens|
1998-99|570|Mark Recchi|Montreal Canadiens|December 12, 1998
1998-99|484|Rod Brindâ€™Amour|Philadelphia Flyers|April 18, 1999
1999-00|360|Teppo Numminen|Phoenix Coyotes|March 3, 2000
2000-01|327|Tony Amonte|Chicago Blackhawks|
2001-02|409|Tony Amonte|Chicago Blackhawks|
2002-03|452|Tony Amonte|Phoenix Coyotes|January 11, 2003
2002-03|382|Robert Å vehla|Toronto Maple Leafs|April 5, 2003
2003-04|348|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|
2004-05|348|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|Lockout season
2005-06|430|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|
2006-07|512|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|
2007-08|542|Brendan Morrison|Vancouver Canucks|December 12, 2007
2007-08|453|Cory Sarich|Calgary Flames|March 1, 2008
2008-09|509|Andrew Brunette|Minnesota Wild|February 21, 2009
2009-10|424|Jay Bouwmeester|Calgary Flames|
2010-11|506|Jay Bouwmeester|Calgary Flames|
2011-12|588|Jay Bouwmeester|Calgary Flames|
2012-13|635|Jay Bouwmeester|St. Louis Blues|
2013-14|717|Jay Bouwmeester|St. Louis Blues|
2014-15|737|Jay Bouwmeester|St. Louis Blues|November 23, 2014
2015-16|704|Andrew Cogliano|Anaheim Ducks|
2016-17|786|Andrew Cogliano|Anaheim Ducks|

Georges Vezina should be the leader from 1917-18 thru the first game of the 1925-26 season. Your table lists Clint Benedict. 1917-18 NHL season after the Westmount Arena fire the Wanderers forfeited the scheduled game 1-0 to the Canadiens and departed from the league. So the standings show the Canadiens with a W-L record for 22 games whereas the players only played 21 games(those who played the complete season). Creates an illusion that Vezina missed a game when in fact it is simply the league balancing the standings.

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