Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the top 443 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Games Played for the 1978-79 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. AppsSyl Apps 30YC | 80 | |
| 2 | M. BossyMike Bossy 21YRW | 80 | |
| 3 | 80 | ||
| 4 | 80 | ||
| 5 | 80 | ||
| 6 | 80 | ||
| 7 | 80 | ||
| 8 | 80 | ||
| 9 | 80 | ||
| 10 | 80 | ||
| 11 | 80 | ||
| 12 | 80 | ||
| 13 | 80 | ||
| 14 | P. HickeyPat Hickey 25YLW | 80 | |
| 15 | 80 | ||
| 16 | 80 | ||
| 17 | 80 | ||
| 18 | P. LeePeter Lee 22YRW | 80 | |
| 19 | 80 | ||
| 20 | 80 | ||
| 21 | J. MarksJohn Marks 30YRW | 80 | |
| 22 | 80 | ||
| 23 | 80 | ||
| 24 | 80 | ||
| 25 | 80 | ||
| 26 | 80 | ||
| 27 | 80 | ||
| 28 | 80 | ||
| 29 | 80 | ||
| 30 | 80 | ||
| 31 | 80 | ||
| 32 | 80 | ||
| 33 | 80 | ||
| 34 | 80 | ||
| 35 | E. VailEric Vail 24YLW | 80 | |
| 36 | 80 | ||
| 37 | 80 | ||
| 38 | B. BarberBill Barber 25YLW | 79 | |
| 39 | 79 | ||
| 40 | 79 | ||
| 41 | 79 | ||
| 42 | B. GirardBob Girard 29YLW | 79 | |
| 43 | B. GaineyBob Gainey 24YLW | 79 | |
| 44 | 79 | ||
| 45 | 79 | ||
| 46 | 79 | ||
| 47 | 79 | ||
| 48 | D. LuceDon Luce 29YC | 79 | |
| 49 | 79 | ||
| 50 | 79 |