Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle skated in his 965th consecutive National Hockey League game tonight at UBS Arena against the New York Islanders to set an NHL record for most consecutive games played.
Yandle, 35 (9/9/1986), has not missed a game since March 26, 2009, when he was a member of the Phoenix Coyotes, to become the NHL's new iron man. He surpassed forward Doug Jarvis, who skated in 964 consecutive games beginning with his NHL debut on Oct. 8, 1975 to his final game in the NHL on Oct. 10, 1987 with the Montreal Canadiens (1975-82), Washington Capitals (1982-86) and Hartford Whalers (1986-87).
Through 964 games during his streak, Yandle has recorded 479 assists, which ranks second among all NHL defensemen, and 572 points, which ranks third among all defensemen, while his 269 power-play points lead all defensemen since that date. He has logged a total of 20,877:05 time-on-ice, including 3,418:51 on the power play, and an average of 21:39 ice time per-game.
Throughout his entire NHL career spanning parts of 16 seasons in the league, Yandle has appeared in 1,074 regular season games where he has recorded 102 goals and 511 assists for 613 points with the Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes (2006-07 to 2014-15), New York Rangers (2014-15 to 2015-16), Florida Panthers (2016-17 to 2020-21) and Flyers (2021-22).
He is a veteran of 58 Stanley Cup Playoff games and has recorded 36 points (6g-30a) in that span, which included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2014, and Eastern Conference Final in 2015 with the New York Rangers.
Selected in the fourth round (105th overall) by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Yandle is a three-time NHL All-Star having been named to the mid-season game in 2011, 2012 and 2019, and ranks 10th all-time among U.S.-born defenseman in NHL history with his 613 points.
YANDLE'S STREAK BY THE NUMBERS…
GAMES: 965
- ARIZONA/PHOENIX (448)
- FLORIDA PANTHERS (371)
- NEW YORK RANGERS (103)
- FLYERS (43 - includes tonight)
YEARS:12 (10 months)
MONTHS: 154 months
WEEKS: 669 (and 6 days)
DAYS: 4,689
AGE (NOW): 35, 4 months & 17 days
AGE (THEN):22, 6 months & 18 days
\ STATS THROUGH 964 games*GOALS: 93
ASSISTS: 479
POINTS: 572
PP POINTS:269
SHOTS: 2,186
TOI: 20,877:05
PP TOI:3,418:51
AVG TOI:21:39
SHIFTS: 25,091
