Former Rebel Ryan Nugent-Hopkins breaks Oilers all-time games played record tonight

Former Red Deer Rebel Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will become the all-time games played leader in Edmonton Oilers history Tuesday night, when his team plays in New Jersey.

The game will be the Burnaby, B.C. native’s 1,038th game, surpassing fellow franchise legend Kevin Lowe.

In third is Ryan Smith with 971 games. Current forward Leon Draisaitl is fourth with 870 games played with Edmonton, ahead of Mark Messier (851), Glenn Anderson (845), and Connor McDavid (809).

Nugent-Hopkins also sits seventh on the team’s all-time points list with 811, 95 behind Glenn Anderson.