Keith Yandle: the NHL ironman closing in on 1,000 consecutive games

Barring a surprise injury, the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman will break a 36-year-old NHL record this week

Consistency often gets overlooked. We can be as oblivious to the employee who comes to work on time and performs tasks without complaint as we are to a member of a theater's backstage crew.

Yet Tuesday night, when he takes the ice in Elmont, New York against the New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle will get his moment in the spotlight.