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 1955-56 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | ||
| 2 | 70 | ||
| 3 | 70 | ||
| 4 | 70 | ||
| 5 | 70 | ||
| 6 | F. CurryFloyd Curry 29YRW | 70 | |
| 7 | 70 | ||
| 8 | B. DineenBill Dineen 22YRW | 70 | |
| 9 | 70 | ||
| 10 | 70 | ||
| 11 | 70 | ||
| 12 | 70 | ||
| 13 | 70 | ||
| 14 | 70 | ||
| 15 | 70 | ||
| 16 | 70 | ||
| 17 | 70 | ||
| 18 | 70 | ||
| 19 | 70 | ||
| 20 | 70 | ||
| 21 | 70 | ||
| 22 | 70 | ||
| 23 | D. MooreDickie Moore 24YLW | 70 | |
| 24 | G. HoweGordie Howe 27YRW | 70 | |
| 25 | 70 | ||
| 26 | 70 | ||
| 27 | 70 | ||
| 28 | 70 | ||
| 29 | 70 | ||
| 30 | G. SkovGlen Skov 24YC | 70 | |
| 31 | 70 | ||
| 32 | 70 | ||
| 33 | D. DuffDick Duff 19YLW | 69 | |
| 34 | 69 | ||
| 35 | 68 | ||
| 36 | 68 | ||
| 37 | 68 | ||
| 38 | L. LabineLeo Labine 23YRW | 68 | |
| 39 | 68 | ||
| 40 | 68 | ||
| 41 | 68 | ||
| 42 | 67 | ||
| 43 | 67 | ||
| 44 | M. BoninMarcel Bonin 23YLW | 67 | |
| 45 | 67 | ||
| 46 | 67 | ||
| 47 | 67 | ||
| 48 | 66 | ||
| 49 | 66 | ||
| 50 | 66 |