 Jay Bouwmeester , the NHL 's active " ironman " leader , broke Karlis <unk> ' League record for consecutive games played by a defenceman when he appeared in his <unk> consecutive game on March 15 against the Phoenix Coyotes . Bouwmeester last missed a game in the 2003 – 04 season when he suffered a broken foot . He remained 400 games behind Garry Unger 's overall record of 914 consecutive games played . 
