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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 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 2020-21: Jakob Chychrun (ARI), 3 GWG.
Game-Winning Goals: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | GWG | GP | Per game | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 3 | 56 | 0.05 | 18 | 99% |
| 2 | Tyler MyersDVAN | VAN | 3 | 55 | 0.05 | 6 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 3 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 3 | 48 | 0.06 | 8 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 4 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 3 | 44 | 0.07 | 8 | 100%▲1 |
| 5 | Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 3 | 35 | 0.09 | 11 | 50%▲34 |
| 6 | Mark GiordanoDCGY | CGY | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 9 | — |
| 7 | Tyson BarrieDEDM | EDM | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 8 | — |
| 8 | Justin FaulkDSTL | STL | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 7 | 55%▼22 |
| 9 | Jamie OleksiakDDAL | DAL | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 6 | 7.1%▲6.9 |
| 10 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 16 | 69%▼13 |
| 11 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 7 | 36%▼27 |
| 12 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 7 | 47%▼16 |
| 13 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 10 | 84%▲12 |
| 15 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 2 | 54 | 0.04 | 9 | 93%▲11 |
| 16 | Alec MartinezDVGK | VGK | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 9 | — |
| 17 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 9 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 18 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 9 | 62%▼1 |
| 19 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 2 | 51 | 0.04 | 8 | 35%▲21 |
| 20 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 2 | 48 | 0.04 | 6 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 21 | Alex PietrangeloDVGK | VGK | 2 | 41 | 0.05 | 7 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 22 | Jani HakanpääDANA/CAR | ANA/CAR | 1 | 57 | 0.02 | 2 | — |
| 23 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 7 | 50%▼14 |
| 24 | Keith YandleDFLA | FLA | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 3 | — |
| 25 | Nick LeddyDNYI | NYI | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Cam FowlerDANA | ANA | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 5 | 14%▲1.8 |
| 27 | Seth JonesDCBJ | CBJ | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 5 | 80%▲32 |
| 28 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 2 | 10%▼1.4 |
| 29 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 4 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 30 | Nikolai KnyzhovDSJS | SJS | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 2 | — |
| 31 | Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 2 | — |
| 32 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 5 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 33 | Travis SanheimDPHI | PHI | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 3 | 67%▼7.1 |
| 34 | Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ | CBJ | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 2 | 41%▼5.9 |
| 35 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 5 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 36 | Nikita ZaitsevDOTT | OTT | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 37 | Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 8 | 99%▲4.3 |
| 38 | Duncan KeithDCHI | CHI | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 4 | — |
| 39 | Ian ColeDMIN/COL | MIN/COL | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 1 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 40 | David SavardDCBJ/TBL | CBJ/TBL | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 41 | Radko GudasDFLA | FLA | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 2 | 25%▲22 |
| 42 | Nate SchmidtDVAN | VAN | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 5 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 43 | MacKenzie WeegarDFLA | FLA | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 6 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 44 | Mikey AndersonDLAK | LAK | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 1 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 45 | John KlingbergDDAL | DAL | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 46 | Cody CeciDPIT | PIT | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 47 | K'Andre MillerDNYR | NYR | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 5 | 64%▲26 |
| 48 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 1 | 52 | 0.02 | 8 | 95% |
| 49 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 1 | 52 | 0.02 | 10 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 50 | Brady SkjeiDCAR | CAR | 1 | 52 | 0.02 | 3 | 18%▼31 |
| 51 | John MarinoDPIT | PIT | 1 | 52 | 0.02 | 3 | 18%▲13 |
| 52 | Mathew DumbaDMIN | MIN | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 53 | Zach WhitecloudDVGK | VGK | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 2 | 7.3%▲6.7 |
| 54 | Connor MurphyDCHI | CHI | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 3 | 6.0%▲5.1 |
| 55 | Carson SoucyDMIN | MIN | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 56 | Marco ScandellaDSTL | STL | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 3 | — |
| 57 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 6 | 83%▼12 |
| 58 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 1 | 48 | 0.02 | 6 | — |
| 59 | Noah HanifinDCGY | CGY | 1 | 47 | 0.02 | 4 | 53%▼22 |
| 60 | Artem ZubDOTT | OTT | 1 | 47 | 0.02 | 3 | 10%▲6.1 |
| 61 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 1 | 46 | 0.02 | 3 | — |
| 62 | Erik GudbransonDOTT/NSH | OTT/NSH | 1 | 45 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 63 | Calvin de HaanDCHI | CHI | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 1 | — |
| 64 | Mike MathesonDPIT | PIT | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 5 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 65 | Libor HajekDNYR | NYR | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 2 | — |
| 66 | Ethan BearDEDM | EDM | 1 | 43 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Robert BortuzzoDSTL | STL | 1 | 40 | 0.03 | 1 | — |
| 68 | Dante FabbroDNSH | NSH | 1 | 40 | 0.03 | 2 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 69 | Jacob TroubaDNYR | NYR | 1 | 38 | 0.03 | 2 | 76%▼11 |
| 70 | Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 1 | 37 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 71 | Zach WerenskiDCBJ | CBJ | 1 | 35 | 0.03 | 7 | 100% |
| 72 | Brandon CarloDBOS | BOS | 1 | 27 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 73 | Josh MansonDANA | ANA | 1 | 23 | 0.04 | 1 | 32%▲16 |
| 74 | Brad HuntDMIN | MIN | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 1 | — |
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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