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Alexei (Alex) Kovalev (Montreal Canadiens,) currently holds the longest NHL shift, at over 8 minutes in length. He was given this shift not as a reward, but for punishment for taking too long of shifts during the game. Kovalev netted a goal towards the end of this shift.
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