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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by game-winning goals.

The game-winning goal is the winning team's goal that put it one ahead of the loser's final total: in a 5-2 win, the third goal. Shootout winners do not count. For leagues that split positions: which defensemen add game-winning goals.

Leader in 2025-26: Jakob Chychrun (WSH), 8 GWG.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	8	80	0.10	26	30.8%	23:20	54th	56th	99%
2	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	6	73	0.08	22	27.3%	22:42	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
3	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	5	82	0.06	12	41.7%	18:53	99th	51st	50%▼14
4	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	5	82	0.06	21	23.8%	24:41	86th	96th	100%
5	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	5	82	0.06	11	45.5%	22:20	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
6	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	23	17.4%	24:41	26th	89th	100%
7	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	4	75	0.05	20	20.0%	24:51	99th	95th	100%▲1
8	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	4	70	0.06	6	66.7%	23:03	79th	66th	88%▲8.6
9	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	3	82	0.04	12	25.0%	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
10	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	3	81	0.04	11	27.3%	21:40	7th	95th	89%▲12
11	Justin FaulkDSTL/DET	STL/DET	3	78	0.04	16	18.8%	22:01	48th	60th	55%▼22
12	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	3	78	0.04	7	42.9%	24:10	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
13	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	3	78	0.04	13	23.1%	22:50	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
14	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	3	78	0.04	8	37.5%	21:33	80th	54th	55%▲46
15	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	3	77	0.04	12	25.0%	21:32	42nd	68th	84%▲12
16	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	3	77	0.04	9	33.3%	25:28	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
17	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	3	72	0.04	4	75.0%	22:29	74th	97th	50%▲34
18	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	3	70	0.04	10	30.0%	22:50	92nd	92nd	91%▲28
19	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	3	68	0.04	13	23.1%	24:53	27th	82nd	98%▼0.5
20	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	3	68	0.04	11	27.3%	19:40	39th	44th	62%▲52
21	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	3	67	0.04	14	21.4%	24:50	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
22	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	3	64	0.05	11	27.3%	22:34	11th	62nd	83%▲10
23	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	2	82	0.02	6	33.3%	20:36	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
24	Brenden DillonDNJD	NJD	2	82	0.02	3	66.7%	18:00	35th	42nd	9.7%▲9.1
25	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	2	82	0.02	4	50.0%	20:53	28th	74th	3.2%▲3
26	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	2	82	0.02	10	20.0%	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
27	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	2	82	0.02	8	25.0%	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
28	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	2	80	0.03	4	50.0%	20:12	85th	71st	18%▲13
29	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	2	79	0.03	6	33.3%	19:36	54th	72nd	10%▲8.2
30	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	2	79	0.03	5	40.0%	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
31	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	2	78	0.03	5	40.0%	16:56	16th	28th	7.1%▲6.9
32	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	2	78	0.03	11	18.2%	21:08	8th	48th	76%▼5.1
33	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	2	77	0.03	14	14.3%	24:43	38th	85th	99%▲3.2
34	Kevin BahlDCGY	CGY	2	76	0.03	4	50.0%	21:57	21st	90th	4.8%▲4.6
35	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	2	75	0.03	22	9.1%	26:37	70th	82nd	100%
36	Will BorgenDNYR	NYR	2	75	0.03	5	40.0%	18:03	21st	56th	4.1%▲3.8
37	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	2	74	0.03	3	66.7%	21:41	69th	66th	47%▼16
38	Pavel MintyukovDANA	ANA	2	73	0.03	8	25.0%	18:26	52nd	40th	31%▲29
39	Matthew RobertsonDNYR	NYR	2	72	0.03	6	33.3%	17:24	17th	36th	8.0%▲7.8
40	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	2	72	0.03	9	22.2%	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
41	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	2	71	0.03	8	25.0%	21:04	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
42	Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL	TBL	2	70	0.03	6	33.3%	18:45	86th	46th	22%▲17
43	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	2	68	0.03	3	66.7%	16:14	51st	38th	0.8%
44	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	2	67	0.03	5	40.0%	21:37	35th	74th	17%▲15
45	Sean DurziDUTA	UTA	2	60	0.03	5	40.0%	19:16	84th	64th	38%▲36
46	John KlingbergDSJS	SJS	2	56	0.04	10	20.0%	20:28	18th	68th	0.2%
47	Emil LillebergDTBL	TBL	2	50	0.04	4	50.0%	17:18	88th	40th	4.8%▲4.7
48	Lian BichselDDAL	DAL	2	50	0.04	4	50.0%	15:40	61st	43rd	22%▲21
49	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	2	39	0.05	2	100.0%	19:28	49th	88th	19%▲18
50	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	1	82	0.01	4	25.0%	21:05	57th	49th	14%▲1.8
51	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	1	82	0.01	7	14.3%	21:22	7th	95th	23%▼19
52	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	1	82	0.01	6	16.7%	23:14	82nd	94th	37%▼31
53	Nate SchmidtDUTA	UTA	1	82	0.01	5	20.0%	19:42	85th	65th	4.9%▲4.5
54	Marcus PetterssonDVAN	VAN	1	82	0.01	3	33.3%	21:27	1st	86th	6.6%▲6.2
55	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	1	82	0.01	14	7.1%	23:44	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
56	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	1	82	0.01	8	12.5%	25:00	5th	83rd	91%▲14
57	Albert JohanssonDDET	DET	1	82	0.01	3	33.3%	15:56	23rd	39th	4.8%▲4.8
58	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	1	82	0.01	8	12.5%	17:37	98th	47th	55%▲32
59	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	1	81	0.01	10	10.0%	22:50	66th	68th	76%▼11
60	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	1	81	0.01	2	50.0%	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
61	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	1	81	0.01	11	9.1%	24:13	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
62	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	1	81	0.01	9	11.1%	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
63	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	1	81	0.01	11	9.1%	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
64	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	1	80	0.01	2	50.0%	22:38	64th	95th	42%▲18
65	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	1	80	0.01	3	33.3%	20:10	66th	81st	20%▲19
66	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	1	80	0.01	4	25.0%	20:34	77th	81st	7.3%▲6.9
67	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	1	80	0.01	12	8.3%	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
68	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	1	80	0.01	15	6.7%	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
69	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	1	78	0.01	10	10.0%	24:18	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
70	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	1	78	0.01	7	14.3%	17:08	2nd	99th	15%▲15
71	Wyatt KaiserDCHI	CHI	1	77	0.01	6	16.7%	19:37	4th	55th	6.5%▲6.2
72	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	1	76	0.01	5	20.0%	19:08	31st	47th	24%▲18
73	Ryan LindgrenDSEA	SEA	1	76	0.01	2	50.0%	18:20	13th	64th	0.1%
74	Logan StanleyDWPG/BUF	WPG/BUF	1	76	0.01	9	11.1%	16:42	28th	26th	6.6%▲5.9
75	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	1	76	0.01	7	14.3%	16:59	51st	36th	31%▲28
76	Zeev BuiumDVAN/MIN	VAN/MIN	1	76	0.01	6	16.7%	19:35	6th	39th	73%▲53
77	Dante FabbroDCBJ	CBJ	1	74	0.01	5	20.0%	16:34	59th	44th	3.2%▲3.1
78	Quinn HughesDMIN/VAN	MIN/VAN	1	74	0.01	7	14.3%	27:44	41st	78th	100%
79	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	1	74	0.01	4	25.0%	22:32	81st	79th	20%▲18
80	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	1	73	0.01	5	20.0%	19:12	55th	53rd	14%▲11
81	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	1	73	0.01	7	14.3%	18:44	91st	30th	21%▲17
82	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	1	72	0.01	2	50.0%	20:08	97th	91st	4.1%▲3.4
83	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	1	72	0.01	8	12.5%	22:24	96th	87th	64%▲26
84	Ty EmbersonDEDM	EDM	1	72	0.01	2	50.0%	15:31	38th	22nd	0.1%
85	John CarlsonDWSH/ANA	WSH/ANA	1	71	0.01	14	7.1%	23:10	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
86	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	1	69	0.01	11	9.1%	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
87	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	1	68	0.01	3	33.3%	22:22	99th	93rd	62%▼1
88	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	1	68	0.01	6	16.7%	23:01	44th	61st	84%▲40
89	Axel Sandin-PellikkaDDET	DET	1	68	0.01	7	14.3%	16:13	21st	36th	38%▲37
90	Ian MooreDANA	ANA	1	67	0.01	4	25.0%	13:40	47th	28th	5.6%▲5.5
91	Logan MaillouxDSTL	STL	1	67	0.01	5	20.0%	16:46	60th	35th	29%▲28
92	Troy StecherDTOR/EDM	TOR/EDM	1	64	0.02	3	33.3%	19:11	10th	45th	0.2%
93	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	1	63	0.02	5	20.0%	20:31	95th	98th	24%▲21
94	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	1	62	0.02	4	25.0%	20:17	63rd	85th	5.0%▲4.3
95	Nicolas HagueDNSH	NSH	1	62	0.02	3	33.3%	19:38	26th	60th	0.1%
96	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	1	61	0.02	3	33.3%	17:37	87th	71st	4.1%▲3.7
97	Nick BlankenburgDNSH/COL	NSH/COL	1	61	0.02	8	12.5%	16:48	37th	21st	5.6%▲5.5
98	Samuel GirardDCOL/PIT	COL/PIT	1	60	0.02	3	33.3%	18:06	92nd	41st	9.0%▲8.6
99	Yan KuznetsovDCGY	CGY	1	57	0.02	4	25.0%	20:05	17th	59th	7.2%▲7.1
100	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	1	55	0.02	13	7.7%	19:14	95th	34th	96%▲16

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Goals that were the winning team's (loser's final score + 1)th goal, shootouts excluded.

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Game-winning goals are goals plus timing luck: year-to-year correlation is weak (about 0.1 beyond what goals explain).

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