Shutouts count games where the goalie allows no goals. Higher means the goalie had more games with zero goals allowed. Below are the top 50 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Shutouts 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 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 1 | ||
| 18 | P. MyrePhil Myre 29YG | 1 | |
| 19 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 1 | ||
| 22 | 1 | ||
| 23 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 0 | ||
| 49 | 0 | ||
| 50 | 0 |