Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the top 456 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Games Played for the 1977-78 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 | 82 | ||
| 3 | 80 | ||
| 4 | B. BarberBill Barber 24YLW | 80 | |
| 5 | R. BlightRick Blight 21YRW | 80 | |
| 6 | 80 | ||
| 7 | 80 | ||
| 8 | 80 | ||
| 9 | 80 | ||
| 10 | R. EllisRon Ellis 32YRW | 80 | |
| 11 | 80 | ||
| 12 | 80 | ||
| 13 | 80 | ||
| 14 | 80 | ||
| 15 | 80 | ||
| 16 | P. HickeyPat Hickey 24YLW | 80 | |
| 17 | 80 | ||
| 18 | 80 | ||
| 19 | N. LibettNick Libett 31YLW | 80 | |
| 20 | 80 | ||
| 21 | A. MacAdamAl MacAdam 25YRW | 80 | |
| 22 | J. MarksJohn Marks 29YRW | 80 | |
| 23 | 80 | ||
| 24 | 80 | ||
| 25 | 80 | ||
| 26 | 80 | ||
| 27 | B. ParkBrad Park 28YD | 80 | |
| 28 | 80 | ||
| 29 | 80 | ||
| 30 | 80 | ||
| 31 | 80 | ||
| 32 | 80 | ||
| 33 | 80 | ||
| 34 | 80 | ||
| 35 | 80 | ||
| 36 | 80 | ||
| 37 | 80 | ||
| 38 | S. ShuttSteve Shutt 25YLW | 80 | |
| 39 | 80 | ||
| 40 | 80 | ||
| 41 | 80 | ||
| 42 | 80 | ||
| 43 | 80 | ||
| 44 | 80 | ||
| 45 | 80 | ||
| 46 | 80 | ||
| 47 | 80 | ||
| 48 | 80 | ||
| 49 | S. AppsSyl Apps 29YC | 79 | |
| 50 | 79 |