Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the top 337 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Games Played for the 1971-72 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | ||
| 2 | J. EgersJack Egers 22YRW | 80 | |
| 3 | 79 | ||
| 4 | 78 | ||
| 5 | B. BerryBob Berry 27YLW | 78 | |
| 6 | 78 | ||
| 7 | J. BucykJohnny Bucyk 36YLW | 78 | |
| 8 | 78 | ||
| 9 | 78 | ||
| 10 | 78 | ||
| 11 | 78 | ||
| 12 | 78 | ||
| 13 | 78 | ||
| 14 | R. EllisRon Ellis 26YRW | 78 | |
| 15 | 78 | ||
| 16 | 78 | ||
| 17 | 78 | ||
| 18 | D. HullDennis Hull 26YLW | 78 | |
| 19 | T. IrvineTed Irvine 26YLW | 78 | |
| 20 | 78 | ||
| 21 | 78 | ||
| 22 | D. GrantDanny Grant 25YLW | 78 | |
| 23 | 78 | ||
| 24 | 78 | ||
| 25 | 78 | ||
| 26 | 78 | ||
| 27 | D. MohnsDoug Mohns 37YLW | 78 | |
| 28 | 78 | ||
| 29 | 78 | ||
| 30 | 78 | ||
| 31 | B. HullBobby Hull 32YLW | 78 | |
| 32 | 78 | ||
| 33 | T. ReidTom Reid 25YD | 78 | |
| 34 | 78 | ||
| 35 | B. KellyBob Kelly 20YLW | 78 | |
| 36 | 78 | ||
| 37 | 78 | ||
| 38 | 78 | ||
| 39 | D. LuceDon Luce 22YC | 78 | |
| 40 | 78 | ||
| 41 | 78 | ||
| 42 | 78 | ||
| 43 | 78 | ||
| 44 | 78 | ||
| 45 | 78 | ||
| 46 | 78 | ||
| 47 | 78 | ||
| 48 | 78 | ||
| 49 | 78 | ||
| 50 | 77 |