Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the top 95 NHL playoff players ranked by Playoff Games Played for 1940-41.
| # | Player | Team | GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. BauerBobby Bauer 25YRW | 11 | |
| 2 | H. CainHerb Cain 27YLW | 11 | |
| 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 11 | ||
| 14 | M. HillMel Hill 26YRW | 10 | |
| 15 | S. AbelSid Abel 22YC | 9 | |
| 16 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 9 | ||
| 18 | D. GrossoDon Grosso 25YLW | 9 | |
| 19 | S. HoweSyd Howe 28YC | 9 | |
| 20 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 9 | ||
| 24 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 9 | ||
| 26 | S. AppsSyl Apps 25YC | 7 | |
| 27 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 7 | ||
| 29 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 7 | ||
| 31 | G. MarkerGus Marker 32YRW | 7 | |
| 32 | 7 | ||
| 33 | D. MetzDon Metz 24YRW | 7 | |
| 34 | N. MetzNick Metz 26YLW | 7 | |
| 35 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 6 | ||
| 40 | G. AllenGeorge Allen 25YLW | 5 | |
| 41 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 5 | ||
| 43 | B. CarseBob Carse 20YLW | 5 | |
| 44 | J. ChadJohn Chad 20YRW | 5 | |
| 45 | 5 | ||
| 46 | 5 | ||
| 47 | J. FisherJoe Fisher 23YRW | 5 | |
| 48 | 5 | ||
| 49 | 5 | ||
| 50 | 5 |