For Doug Jarvis, there has been no obsessive game-by-game count or tracking of the milestones as Keith Yandle closed in on his all-time mark for consecutive games played.

It’s one of hockey’s celebrated records – a sport whose warriors pride themselves on playing through blood, battered bodies and broken bones, without whimper or in search of sympathy – that is as impressive and talked about as many of the 61 held by No. 99.

His 964-game streak spanning 1975 to 1987 – perfect attendance through parts of 14 seasons – has stood the test of time, leaving Jarvis with the title of “NHL ironman” for the last 35 years.

Until this week.

Yandle can match Jarvis at 964 games on Monday night when his Philadelphia Flyers host the Dallas Stars and set the new ironman mark of 965 on Tuesday night against the New York Islanders.

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