San Jose Sharks center Patrick Marleau tied hockey legend Gordie Howe's NHL-record mark of 1,767 regular-season games played when he took the ice against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening.
NHL on NBC SportsPatrick Marleau has officially tied Gordie Howe for the most games played in #NHL history at 1,767! #SJSharks https://t.co/PpdrB9ddTq
The two-time Olympic gold medal winner spoke about the impending honor two days beforehand, per ESPN News Services: "Just first and foremost is loving the game and I just love being out there and playing.