Sports San Jose Sharks’ Patrick Marleau breaks Gordie Howe’s NHL record for games played April 20, 2021 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Comments Off on San Jose Sharks’ Patrick Marleau breaks Gordie Howe’s NHL record for games played San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau, who made his NHL debut in 1997 at 18 years, 16 days old, played in his record-breaking 1,768th game Monday.