Glenn Hall is the only goaltender to play 500 consecutive games (1955–1962), and Henrik Sedin is the only European player to do so (2004–2014).
Both Steve Larmer's and Johnny Wilson's streaks ended due to contract disputes.
As of the start of the 2024–25 season, there are two players with active 500 consecutive game streaks: Phil Kessel and Brent Burns.
[1] Keith Yandle initially broke Doug Jarvis' consecutive games played record on January 25, 2022, when the Philadelphia Flyers took the ice against the New York Islanders.
Kessel passed Jarvis on March 27, 2022, when the Coyotes played the Winnipeg Jets, and became the NHL's active iron man on April 2, 2022, when Yandle was scratched from the Flyers' starting lineup.