Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the top 131 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Games Played for the 1948-49 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. AbelSid Abel 30YC | 60 | |
| 2 | 60 | ||
| 3 | 60 | ||
| 4 | 60 | ||
| 5 | 60 | ||
| 6 | P. EganPat Egan 30YD | 60 | |
| 7 | D. FisherDunc Fisher 20YRW | 60 | |
| 8 | 60 | ||
| 9 | 60 | ||
| 10 | 60 | ||
| 11 | 60 | ||
| 12 | P. HoreckPete Horeck 25YLW | 60 | |
| 13 | 60 | ||
| 14 | B. MoeBill Moe 31YD | 60 | |
| 15 | 60 | ||
| 16 | 60 | ||
| 17 | 60 | ||
| 18 | 60 | ||
| 19 | 60 | ||
| 20 | 60 | ||
| 21 | B. PoileBud Poile 24YRW | 60 | |
| 22 | 60 | ||
| 23 | 60 | ||
| 24 | 60 | ||
| 25 | 60 | ||
| 26 | 60 | ||
| 27 | 60 | ||
| 28 | 60 | ||
| 29 | 59 | ||
| 30 | 59 | ||
| 31 | 59 | ||
| 32 | 59 | ||
| 33 | 59 | ||
| 34 | 59 | ||
| 35 | 59 | ||
| 36 | 59 | ||
| 37 | 59 | ||
| 38 | 59 | ||
| 39 | 59 | ||
| 40 | P. LundPentti Lund 22YRW | 59 | |
| 41 | 59 | ||
| 42 | 59 | ||
| 43 | 59 | ||
| 44 | 59 | ||
| 45 | 59 | ||
| 46 | K. SmithKen Smith 24YLW | 59 | |
| 47 | 58 | ||
| 48 | 58 | ||
| 49 | A. BrownAdam Brown 28YLW | 58 | |
| 50 | 58 |