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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2022-23All 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 2022-23: Dougie Hamilton (NJD), 7 GWG.

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	7	82	0.09	22	31.8%	21:46	84%▲12
2	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	6	78	0.08	16	37.5%	24:14	99%▲3.2
3	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	6	60	0.10	17	35.3%	26:23	100%▲1
4	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	5	82	0.06	12	41.7%	24:23	99%▲6.8
5	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	5	80	0.06	16	31.3%	24:08	83%▲10
6	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	5	67	0.07	18	27.8%	25:10	98%▼0.5
7	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	4	82	0.05	25	16.0%	25:37	95%
8	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	4	82	0.05	12	33.3%	23:30	69%▼13
9	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	4	79	0.05	11	36.4%	24:05	94%▼3.9
10	Justin SchultzDSEA	SEA	4	73	0.05	7	57.1%	17:47	—
11	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	3	82	0.04	11	27.3%	23:23	55%▼22
12	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	3	82	0.04	13	23.1%	23:26	42%▲18
13	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	3	81	0.04	18	16.7%	21:49	18%▼31
14	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	3	79	0.04	11	27.3%	21:49	10%▲8.2
15	Colin MillerDDAL	DAL	3	79	0.04	6	50.0%	16:46	0.0%
16	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	3	73	0.04	11	27.3%	23:59	4.0%▲3.7
17	John KlingbergDANA/MIN	ANA/MIN	3	67	0.04	10	30.0%	20:37	0.2%
18	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	3	64	0.05	12	25.0%	24:51	47%▼16
19	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	2	82	0.02	18	11.1%	23:13	50%▼14
20	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	2	82	0.02	8	25.0%	23:38	23%▼19
21	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	2	82	0.02	8	25.0%	21:12	76%▼11
22	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	2	82	0.02	8	25.0%	19:55	37%▼31
23	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	2	82	0.02	5	40.0%	22:01	0.3%
24	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	2	82	0.02	14	14.3%	18:41	39%▲21
25	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	2	82	0.02	9	22.2%	18:47	9.0%▲8.3
26	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	2	82	0.02	10	20.0%	21:56	32%▲31
27	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	2	82	0.02	8	25.0%	18:31	100%
28	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	2	81	0.02	9	22.2%	26:14	22%▲12
29	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	2	81	0.02	7	28.6%	19:57	9.4%▲6.2
30	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	2	81	0.02	14	14.3%	23:40	89%▲12
31	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	2	80	0.03	10	20.0%	23:11	17%▲15
32	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	2	79	0.03	4	50.0%	21:17	0.1%
33	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	2	79	0.03	10	20.0%	23:49	98%▲5.2
34	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	2	79	0.03	11	18.2%	25:29	99%▲4.3
35	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	2	79	0.03	9	22.2%	21:57	64%▲26
36	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	2	78	0.03	8	25.0%	19:57	0.1%
37	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	2	78	0.03	6	33.3%	14:07	4.1%▲3.4
38	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	2	78	0.03	15	13.3%	25:48	100%▲1
39	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	2	78	0.03	13	15.4%	20:23	98%▼1.2
40	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	2	77	0.03	3	66.7%	19:13	—
41	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	2	75	0.03	9	22.2%	19:15	7.1%▲6.9
42	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	2	75	0.03	4	50.0%	17:14	0.1%
43	Shayne GostisbehereDARI/CAR	ARI/CAR	2	75	0.03	13	15.4%	20:49	96%▲16
44	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ/LAK	CBJ/LAK	2	72	0.03	6	33.3%	21:58	41%▼5.9
45	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	2	71	0.03	14	14.3%	23:24	50%▲34
46	Erik GustafssonDWSH/TOR	WSH/TOR	2	70	0.03	7	28.6%	19:46	3.2%▲3.2
47	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	2	69	0.03	5	40.0%	15:24	0.1%
48	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	2	67	0.03	7	28.6%	22:18	97%▲6.2
49	Dmitry OrlovDWSH/BOS	WSH/BOS	2	66	0.03	7	28.6%	22:33	35%▲21
50	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	2	63	0.03	9	22.2%	19:43	33%▲30
51	Nils LundkvistDDAL	DAL	2	60	0.03	6	33.3%	16:19	5.6%▲5.5
52	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	2	55	0.04	8	25.0%	21:26	91%▲28
53	Derek ForbortDBOS	BOS	2	54	0.04	5	40.0%	17:44	0.0%
54	Calle RosenDSTL	STL	2	49	0.04	8	25.0%	15:36	0.0%
55	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	2	48	0.04	8	25.0%	24:27	85%▼7.8
56	Alex GoligoskiDMIN	MIN	2	46	0.04	2	100.0%	17:40	—
57	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	2	27	0.07	2	100.0%	17:41	32%▲16
58	Tyson BarrieDEDM/NSH	EDM/NSH	1	85	0.01	13	7.7%	19:47	—
59	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	1	82	0.01	3	33.3%	20:23	—
60	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	1	82	0.01	10	10.0%	24:10	14%▲1.8
61	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	1	82	0.01	6	16.7%	19:20	—
62	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	1	82	0.01	6	16.7%	21:02	0.1%
63	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	1	82	0.01	5	20.0%	20:54	10%▼1.4
64	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	1	82	0.01	6	16.7%	23:01	36%▼27
65	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	1	82	0.01	3	33.3%	16:22	4.1%▲3.8
66	Josh MahuraDFLA	FLA	1	82	0.01	4	25.0%	14:02	0.1%
67	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	1	82	0.01	5	20.0%	23:09	100%▲0.6
68	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	1	82	0.01	5	20.0%	15:32	20%▲18
69	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	1	82	0.01	7	14.3%	21:03	22%▲19
70	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	1	81	0.01	4	25.0%	21:06	93%▼7.2
71	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	1	81	0.01	7	14.3%	20:24	67%▼7.1
72	Troy StecherDARI/CGY	ARI/CGY	1	81	0.01	3	33.3%	16:22	0.2%
73	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	1	81	0.01	3	33.3%	18:05	0.1%
74	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	1	80	0.01	2	50.0%	20:14	—
75	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	1	80	0.01	4	25.0%	20:09	3.3%▲2.9
76	Andrew PeekeDCBJ	CBJ	1	80	0.01	6	16.7%	21:15	6.5%▲6.2
77	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	1	80	0.01	4	25.0%	23:30	53%▲30
78	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	1	79	0.01	4	25.0%	23:00	37%▼42
79	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	1	78	0.01	4	25.0%	18:57	—
80	Nick LeddyDSTL	STL	1	78	0.01	2	50.0%	21:07	0.0%
81	Juuso VälimäkiDARI	ARI	1	78	0.01	4	25.0%	18:11	0.1%
82	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	1	77	0.01	5	20.0%	21:40	7.3%▲6.9
83	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1	76	0.01	9	11.1%	23:43	93%▲11
84	Jake McCabeDCHI/TOR	CHI/TOR	1	76	0.01	3	33.3%	19:28	34%▼15
85	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	1	76	0.01	7	14.3%	21:59	16%▲4.6
86	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	1	76	0.01	6	16.7%	21:30	9.0%▲8.6
87	Travis HamonicDOTT	OTT	1	75	0.01	6	16.7%	18:34	0.1%
88	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	1	75	0.01	6	16.7%	19:34	5.7%▲5.5
89	Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT	PIT	1	75	0.01	5	20.0%	15:15	0.1%
90	Caleb JonesDCHI	CHI	1	73	0.01	4	25.0%	19:13	0.1%
91	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	1	72	0.01	12	8.3%	24:27	80%▲32
92	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	1	72	0.01	9	11.1%	19:47	38%▲36
93	Ryan McDonaghDNSH	NSH	1	71	0.01	2	50.0%	21:32	7.3%▲6.8
94	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	1	70	0.01	1	100.0%	21:18	0.1%
95	Tony DeAngeloDPHI	PHI	1	70	0.01	11	9.1%	22:04	24%▲18
96	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	1	70	0.01	3	33.3%	14:50	61%▼11
97	Ilya LyubushkinDBUF	BUF	1	68	0.01	2	50.0%	15:01	0.1%
98	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	1	67	0.01	6	16.7%	20:00	27%▼7.7
99	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	1	65	0.02	1	100.0%	20:07	6.0%▲5
100	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	1	65	0.02	4	25.0%	21:42	76%▼5.1

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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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