Games played counts how many games the player appeared in. Higher means the player was in the lineup more often. Below are the top 585 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Games Played for the 1979-80 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | ||
| 2 | 81 | ||
| 3 | 80 | ||
| 4 | 80 | ||
| 5 | 80 | ||
| 6 | 80 | ||
| 7 | 80 | ||
| 8 | 80 | ||
| 9 | 80 | ||
| 10 | 80 | ||
| 11 | 80 | ||
| 12 | 80 | ||
| 13 | 80 | ||
| 14 | 80 | ||
| 15 | 80 | ||
| 16 | 80 | ||
| 17 | G. HoweGordie Howe 51YRW | 80 | |
| 18 | D. HunterDave Hunter 21YLW | 80 | |
| 19 | 80 | ||
| 20 | 80 | ||
| 21 | 80 | ||
| 22 | 80 | ||
| 23 | 80 | ||
| 24 | 80 | ||
| 25 | D. LuceDon Luce 30YC | 80 | |
| 26 | D. LumleyDave Lumley 24YRW | 80 | |
| 27 | A. MacAdamAl MacAdam 27YRW | 80 | |
| 28 | 80 | ||
| 29 | 80 | ||
| 30 | 80 | ||
| 31 | R. MartinRick Martin 27YLW | 80 | |
| 32 | 80 | ||
| 33 | 80 | ||
| 34 | 80 | ||
| 35 | 80 | ||
| 36 | 80 | ||
| 37 | 80 | ||
| 38 | M. MurphyMike Murphy 28YRW | 80 | |
| 39 | 80 | ||
| 40 | S. PayneSteve Payne 20YLW | 80 | |
| 41 | 80 | ||
| 42 | 80 | ||
| 43 | 80 | ||
| 44 | B. ProppBrian Propp 20YLW | 80 | |
| 45 | 80 | ||
| 46 | 80 | ||
| 47 | 80 | ||
| 48 | 80 | ||
| 49 | 80 | ||
| 50 | 80 |