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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: John Carlson (WSH), 6 GWG.
Game-Winning Goals: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | GWG | GP | Per game | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 6 | 69 | 0.09 | 15 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 2 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 4 | 71 | 0.06 | 13 | 91%▲28 |
| 3 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 4 | 70 | 0.06 | 8 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 4 | Zach WerenskiDCBJ | CBJ | 4 | 63 | 0.06 | 20 | 100% |
| 5 | Torey KrugDBOS | BOS | 4 | 61 | 0.07 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 4 | 57 | 0.07 | 12 | 100%▲1 |
| 7 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 3 | 71 | 0.04 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Alex PietrangeloDSTL | STL | 3 | 70 | 0.04 | 16 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 9 | Anton StralmanDFLA | FLA | 3 | 69 | 0.04 | 5 | — |
| 10 | Ben ChiarotDMTL | MTL | 3 | 69 | 0.04 | 9 | 13%▲11 |
| 11 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 3 | 69 | 0.04 | 13 | 36%▼27 |
| 12 | P.K. SubbanDNJD | NJD | 3 | 68 | 0.04 | 7 | — |
| 13 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 3 | 68 | 0.04 | 6 | 16%▲4.6 |
| 14 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 3 | 68 | 0.04 | 10 | 10%▼1.4 |
| 15 | Tony DeAngeloDNYR | NYR | 3 | 68 | 0.04 | 15 | 24%▲18 |
| 16 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 3 | 66 | 0.05 | 11 | 93%▲11 |
| 17 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 3 | 49 | 0.06 | 8 | — |
| 18 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 3 | 47 | 0.06 | 14 | 84%▲12 |
| 19 | Ryan SuterDMIN | MIN | 2 | 69 | 0.03 | 8 | — |
| 20 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 2 | 69 | 0.03 | 4 | 35%▲21 |
| 21 | Esa LindellDDAL | DAL | 2 | 69 | 0.03 | 3 | 37%▼31 |
| 22 | Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | 2 | 69 | 0.03 | 8 | 9.4%▲6.2 |
| 23 | Zdeno CharaDBOS | BOS | 2 | 68 | 0.03 | 5 | — |
| 24 | Jake GardinerDCAR | CAR | 2 | 68 | 0.03 | 4 | — |
| 25 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 2 | 68 | 0.03 | 8 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 26 | Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 2 | 68 | 0.03 | 8 | 100% |
| 27 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 2 | 67 | 0.03 | 7 | 22%▲12 |
| 28 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 2 | 65 | 0.03 | 15 | — |
| 29 | Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 2 | 63 | 0.03 | 12 | 99% |
| 30 | Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 2 | 62 | 0.03 | 12 | 10%▲8.2 |
| 31 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 2 | 61 | 0.03 | 15 | 47%▼16 |
| 32 | Cam FowlerDANA | ANA | 2 | 59 | 0.03 | 9 | 14%▲1.8 |
| 33 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 2 | 47 | 0.04 | 3 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 34 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 1 | 71 | 0.01 | 5 | 69%▼13 |
| 35 | Vince DunnDSTL | STL | 1 | 71 | 0.01 | 9 | 89%▲12 |
| 36 | Ethan BearDEDM | EDM | 1 | 71 | 0.01 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Neal PionkDWPG | WPG | 1 | 71 | 0.01 | 6 | 32%▲31 |
| 38 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 12 | 50%▼14 |
| 39 | Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 5 | — |
| 40 | Jacob TroubaDNYR | NYR | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 7 | 76%▼11 |
| 41 | Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 4 | 9.0%▲8.6 |
| 42 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 16 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 43 | Chris TanevDVAN | VAN | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 2 | 6.0%▲5 |
| 44 | Justin FaulkDSTL | STL | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 5 | 55%▼22 |
| 45 | Jamie OleksiakDDAL | DAL | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 3 | 7.1%▲6.9 |
| 46 | Mathew DumbaDMIN | MIN | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 47 | Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ | CBJ | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 5 | 41%▼5.9 |
| 48 | Tyler MyersDVAN | VAN | 1 | 68 | 0.01 | 6 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 49 | Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 1 | 68 | 0.01 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 50 | Devon ToewsDNYI | NYI | 1 | 68 | 0.01 | 6 | 62%▼1 |
| 51 | Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 1 | 67 | 0.01 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 52 | Brady SkjeiDNYR/CAR | NYR/CAR | 1 | 67 | 0.01 | 8 | 18%▼31 |
| 53 | Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 1 | 67 | 0.01 | 5 | 50%▲34 |
| 54 | Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 1 | 67 | 0.01 | 5 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 55 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 1 | 67 | 0.01 | 5 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 56 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI | ARI | 1 | 66 | 0.02 | 9 | 43%▲32 |
| 57 | Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 1 | 66 | 0.02 | 3 | 34%▼15 |
| 58 | Ian ColeDCOL | COL | 1 | 65 | 0.02 | 4 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 59 | Ben HuttonDLAK | LAK | 1 | 65 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 60 | Ron HainseyDOTT | OTT | 1 | 64 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 61 | TJ BrodieDCGY | CGY | 1 | 64 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 62 | Patrik NemethDDET | DET | 1 | 64 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 63 | Colton ParaykoDSTL | STL | 1 | 64 | 0.02 | 10 | 37%▼42 |
| 64 | Jonas SiegenthalerDWSH | WSH | 1 | 64 | 0.02 | 2 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 65 | Radko GudasDWSH | WSH | 1 | 63 | 0.02 | 2 | 25%▲22 |
| 66 | Alexander EdlerDVAN | VAN | 1 | 59 | 0.02 | 5 | — |
| 67 | Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 1 | 59 | 0.02 | 3 | — |
| 68 | Mike MathesonDFLA | FLA | 1 | 59 | 0.02 | 8 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 69 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 1 | 59 | 0.02 | 4 | 100%▲1 |
| 70 | Mark PysykDFLA | FLA | 1 | 58 | 0.02 | 9 | — |
| 71 | Tucker PoolmanDWPG | WPG | 1 | 57 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 72 | Cody CeciDTOR | TOR | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 73 | Will ButcherDNJD | NJD | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 74 | Joshua BrownDFLA | FLA | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Travis DermottDTOR | TOR | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 76 | Hampus LindholmDANA | ANA | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 2 | 17%▲15 |
| 77 | Carson SoucyDMIN | MIN | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 78 | Jake MuzzinDTOR | TOR | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 6 | — |
| 79 | Dmitry KulikovDWPG | WPG | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 2 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 80 | Colin MillerDBUF | BUF | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 82 | Mike GreenDDET/EDM | DET/EDM | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 3 | — |
| 83 | Deryk EngellandDVGK | VGK | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 84 | MacKenzie WeegarDFLA | FLA | 1 | 45 | 0.02 | 7 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 85 | Jordie BennDVAN | VAN | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 86 | Mike ReillyDOTT/MTL | OTT/MTL | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 87 | Caleb JonesDEDM | EDM | 1 | 43 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 88 | Robert BortuzzoDSTL | STL | 1 | 42 | 0.02 | 2 | — |
| 89 | Slater KoekkoekDCHI | CHI | 1 | 42 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 90 | Shayne GostisbehereDPHI | PHI | 1 | 42 | 0.02 | 5 | 96%▲16 |
| 91 | Yannick WeberDNSH | NSH | 1 | 41 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 92 | Adam BoqvistDCHI | CHI | 1 | 41 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 93 | Nathan BeaulieuDWPG | WPG | 1 | 38 | 0.03 | 1 | — |
| 94 | Dennis CholowskiDDET | DET | 1 | 36 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Brent SeabrookDCHI | CHI | 1 | 32 | 0.03 | 3 | — |
| 96 | Brendan GuhleDANA | ANA | 1 | 30 | 0.03 | 4 | — |
| 97 | Connor CarrickDNJD | NJD | 1 | 29 | 0.03 | 1 | — |
| 98 | Rasmus SandinDTOR | TOR | 1 | 28 | 0.04 | 1 | 14%▲11 |
| 99 | Martin MarincinDTOR | TOR | 1 | 26 | 0.04 | 1 | — |
| 100 | Mikey AndersonDLAK | LAK | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 1 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
How to read it
Goals that were the winning team's (loser's final score + 1)th goal, shootouts excluded.
How reliable is it?
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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