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NHL Record for Most Time on Ice, Forward in a Game

Mikko Rantanen holds the NHL record with 30:23 (2023-24).

Top of the list

Most Time on Ice, Forward, Game: the leaders
RankPlayerTOISeasonDateScore
1Mikko RantanenCOL · active30:232023-24Jan 8, 2024BOS 3 @ COL 4 SO
2Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active30:222023-24Jan 8, 2024BOS 3 @ COL 4 SO
3Ilya KovalchukATL29:532007-08Nov 19, 2007TBL 3 @ ATL 4 OT
4Ilya KovalchukATL29:502005-06Dec 11, 2005CHI 5 @ ATL 4 SO
4Rod Brind'AmourCAR29:502005-06Dec 29, 2005PHI 4 @ CAR 3 OT
4Mike RichardsPHI29:502007-08Dec 15, 2007CAR 6 @ PHI 5 SO

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Most Time on Ice, Forward, Game: NHL skater records
RankPlayerTOISeasonDateScore
1Mikko RantanenCOL · active30:232023-24Jan 8, 2024BOS 3 @ COL 4 SO
2Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active30:222023-24Jan 8, 2024BOS 3 @ COL 4 SO
3Ilya KovalchukATL29:532007-08Nov 19, 2007TBL 3 @ ATL 4 OT
4Ilya KovalchukATL29:502005-06Dec 11, 2005CHI 5 @ ATL 4 SO
4Rod Brind'AmourCAR29:502005-06Dec 29, 2005PHI 4 @ CAR 3 OT
4Mike RichardsPHI29:502007-08Dec 15, 2007CAR 6 @ PHI 5 SO
4Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active29:502022-23Nov 21, 2022COL 3 @ DAL 2 SO
8Sidney CrosbyPIT · active29:452010-11Nov 15, 2010NYR 3 @ PIT 2 OT
9Eric StaalCAR29:432007-08Mar 8, 2008BUF 3 @ CAR 4 OT
10Ryan GetzlafANA29:412010-11Dec 8, 2010ANA 4 @ VAN 5 SO
11Ilya KovalchukATL29:372006-07Nov 1, 2006CAR 5 @ ATL 2
11Ilya KovalchukNJD29:372011-12Oct 13, 2011LAK 1 @ NJD 2 SO
13Martin St. LouisTBL29:352011-12Mar 10, 2012CAR 4 @ TBL 2
13Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active29:352023-24Dec 2, 2023COL 3 @ ANA 4 SO
15Ryan GetzlafANA29:312010-11Apr 9, 2011ANA 3 @ LAK 1
16Alex OvechkinWSH · active29:302009-10Feb 10, 2010WSH 5 @ MTL 6 OT
17Martin St. LouisTBL29:292006-07Dec 9, 2006ANA 4 @ TBL 3
18Corey PerryANA · active29:272010-11Apr 9, 2011ANA 3 @ LAK 1
19Alex OvechkinWSH · active29:242007-08Nov 16, 2007WSH 2 @ TBL 5
20Connor McDavidEDM · active29:232022-23Dec 15, 2022STL 4 @ EDM 3 SO
21Leon DraisaitlEDM · active29:222019-20Feb 19, 2020BOS 2 @ EDM 1 OT
22Mikko RantanenCOL · active29:182023-24Jan 15, 2024COL 3 @ MTL 4
22Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active29:182025-26Jan 21, 2026ANA 2 @ COL 1 SO
24Martin HavlatCHI29:162006-07Feb 6, 2007CHI 3 @ CGY 2 SO
25Ilya KovalchukNJD29:152011-12Jan 24, 2012BUF 2 @ NJD 1 SO
26Ilya KovalchukATL29:112005-06Mar 18, 2006PHI 4 @ ATL 2
27Mitch MarnerTOR · active29:102022-23Mar 15, 2023COL 2 @ TOR 1 SO
28Kirill KaprizovMIN · active29:092023-24Dec 21, 2023MTL 3 @ MIN 4 OT
29Brad RichardsTBL29:082006-07Feb 22, 2007TBL 5 @ ATL 4 OT
29Eric StaalCAR29:082007-08Dec 18, 2007TOR 2 @ CAR 3 OT
29Martin NecasCOL · active29:082025-26Apr 13, 2026COL 2 @ EDM 1 SO
32Ilya KovalchukNJD29:072011-12Feb 9, 2012STL 4 @ NJD 3 SO
33Martin St. LouisTBL29:062006-07Jan 7, 2007TBL 3 @ PIT 2 SO
34Ilya KovalchukATL29:052005-06Nov 22, 2005ATL 2 @ MTL 3 SO
34Rod Brind'AmourCAR29:052005-06Mar 18, 2006CAR 2 @ BOS 4
34Valeri NichushkinCOL · active29:052023-24Dec 21, 2023OTT 4 @ COL 6
37Jordan StaalPIT · active29:042010-11Feb 23, 2011SJS 3 @ PIT 2 OT
37Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active29:042019-20Feb 22, 2020COL 2 @ LAK 1 SO
37Mikko RantanenCOL · active29:042022-23Dec 19, 2022NYI 0 @ COL 1 SO
40Alex OvechkinWSH · active29:022005-06Apr 5, 2006CAR 4 @ WSH 3 SO
40Martin St. LouisTBL29:022006-07Nov 24, 2006ATL 2 @ TBL 3 OT
42Doug WeightSTL29:012005-06Dec 10, 2005NYR 5 @ STL 4 OT
43Leon DraisaitlEDM · active29:002019-20Nov 24, 2019EDM 4 @ ARI 3 SO
44Rod Brind'AmourCAR28:592005-06Feb 12, 2006BUF 3 @ CAR 4 SO
45Ilya KovalchukNJD28:582012-13Jan 29, 2013NJD 1 @ BOS 2 SO
45Ilya KovalchukNJD28:582012-13Feb 21, 2013NJD 3 @ WSH 2
47Martin St. LouisTBL28:562011-12Jan 24, 2012CBJ 2 @ TBL 4
47Nathan MacKinnonCOL · active28:562023-24Jan 15, 2024COL 3 @ MTL 4
49Alex KovalevMTL28:552005-06Dec 30, 2005MTL 1 @ FLA 2
49Daniel SedinVAN28:552013-14Jan 18, 2014CGY 2 @ VAN 3 SO
49Aleksander BarkovFLA · active28:552017-18Nov 14, 2017DAL 3 @ FLA 4 SO

Top 51 of 444 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

About these records

Every record list comes from the NHL's official records database (records.nhl.com): 808 regular-season and playoff records for skaters, goalies and teams. We keep the top 50 of each list, with ties, and refresh lists with active players daily, so career climbs like Alex Ovechkin's goal total update the morning after a game.

Records cover the league's whole history, so eras matter: scoring was far higher in the 1980s, goalie stats like saves and save percentage start in 1955-56 or later, and time on ice, hits and blocks start in 2005-06. Each list notes its own limits.

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What is the NHL record for most time on ice, forward in a game?

Mikko Rantanen holds the NHL record for most time on ice, forward in a game with 30:23 (2023-24).