Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the top 92 NHL playoff players ranked by Playoff Games Played for 1939-40.
| # | Player | Team | GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 12 | ||
| 10 | A. PikeAlf Pike 21YLW | 12 | |
| 11 | 12 | ||
| 12 | P. WatsonPhil Watson 25YRW | 12 | |
| 13 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 11 | ||
| 15 | S. AppsSyl Apps 24YC | 10 | |
| 16 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 10 | ||
| 18 | H. GoldupHank Goldup 20YLW | 10 | |
| 19 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 10 | ||
| 21 | G. MarkerGus Marker 31YRW | 10 | |
| 22 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 9 | ||
| 24 | 9 | ||
| 25 | N. MetzNick Metz 25YLW | 9 | |
| 26 | 9 | ||
| 27 | B. BauerBobby Bauer 24YRW | 6 | |
| 28 | H. CainHerb Cain 26YLW | 6 | |
| 29 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 6 | ||
| 34 | P. KellyPep Kelly 25YRW | 6 | |
| 35 | 6 | ||
| 36 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 6 | ||
| 38 | S. AbelSid Abel 21YC | 5 | |
| 39 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 5 | ||
| 43 | J. FisherJoe Fisher 22YRW | 5 | |
| 44 | 5 | ||
| 45 | D. GrossoDon Grosso 24YLW | 5 | |
| 46 | R. HamillRed Hamill 22YLW | 5 | |
| 47 | 5 | ||
| 48 | S. HoweSyd Howe 27YC | 5 | |
| 49 | 5 | ||
| 50 | K. KilreaKen Kilrea 20YLW | 5 |