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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2024-25All 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 2024-25: Jakob Chychrun (WSH), 6 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, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	6	74	0.08	20	30.0%	21:04	62nd	51st	99%
2	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	5	81	0.06	23	21.7%	26:45	34th	89th	100%
3	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	4	81	0.05	18	22.2%	22:59	15th	72nd	83%▲10
4	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	4	80	0.05	30	13.3%	25:43	96th	77th	100%▲1
5	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	4	80	0.05	11	36.4%	24:27	56th	92nd	99%▲2.9
6	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	4	76	0.05	10	40.0%	24:35	95th	82nd	62%▼1
7	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	4	64	0.06	16	25.0%	23:45	68th	91st	37%▼42
8	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	3	78	0.04	16	18.8%	23:23	57th	63rd	88%▲8.6
9	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	3	78	0.04	7	42.9%	21:07	25th	89th	42%▲33
10	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	3	77	0.04	15	20.0%	25:07	84th	54th	98%▲5.2
11	Dante FabbroDCBJ/NSH	CBJ/NSH	3	68	0.04	9	33.3%	20:54	39th	80th	3.2%▲3.1
12	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	3	68	0.04	16	18.8%	25:44	54th	53rd	100%
13	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	3	66	0.05	7	42.9%	20:27	42nd	35th	10%▲8.2
14	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	3	64	0.05	9	33.3%	19:51	76th	83rd	84%▲12
15	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	3	62	0.05	11	27.3%	22:05	26th	80th	89%▲12
16	Cody CeciDSJS/DAL	SJS/DAL	2	85	0.02	4	50.0%	21:13	10th	95th	0.3%
17	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	2	82	0.02	4	50.0%	20:22	87th	89th	7.3%▲6.8
18	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	2	82	0.02	3	66.7%	21:32	84th	56th	5.7%▲5.5
19	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	2	82	0.02	7	28.6%	21:23	65th	51st	76%▼5.1
20	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	2	82	0.02	14	14.3%	23:28	99th	48th	100%
21	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	2	82	0.02	7	28.6%	22:42	37th	61st	96%▲6.5
22	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	2	80	0.03	6	33.3%	21:34	97th	83rd	16%▲4.6
23	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	2	80	0.03	14	14.3%	24:23	83rd	49th	99%▲3.2
24	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	2	80	0.03	10	20.0%	21:33	88th	38th	53%▼22
25	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	2	79	0.03	7	28.6%	18:53	98th	51st	4.1%▲3.4
26	Dmitry OrlovDCAR	CAR	2	76	0.03	6	33.3%	20:00	98th	40th	35%▲21
27	Carson SoucyDVAN/NYR	VAN/NYR	2	75	0.03	4	50.0%	17:55	41st	64th	0.1%
28	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	2	75	0.03	14	14.3%	22:18	8th	87th	98%▲9.6
29	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	2	74	0.03	10	20.0%	23:15	16th	79th	99%▲6.8
30	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	2	73	0.03	3	66.7%	20:51	76th	44th	9.0%▲8.6
31	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	2	69	0.03	10	20.0%	22:04	80th	43rd	32%▲31
32	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	2	68	0.03	8	25.0%	20:30	60th	74th	66%▲50
33	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	2	67	0.03	7	28.6%	22:00	91st	51st	91%▲28
34	Seth JonesDCHI/FLA	CHI/FLA	2	63	0.03	9	22.2%	24:38	13th	85th	80%▲32
35	Rasmus RistolainenDPHI	PHI	2	63	0.03	4	50.0%	20:31	71st	68th	8.3%▲7.7
36	Albert JohanssonDDET	DET	2	61	0.03	3	66.7%	16:22	28th	80th	4.8%▲4.8
37	Henri JokiharjuDBUF/BOS	BUF/BOS	2	60	0.03	3	66.7%	17:50	30th	41st	0.1%
38	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	2	60	0.03	6	33.3%	21:08	77th	90th	4.0%▲3.9
39	Nick BlankenburgDNSH	NSH	2	60	0.03	4	50.0%	19:33	45th	52nd	5.6%▲5.5
40	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	2	56	0.04	3	66.7%	23:31	99th	97th	50%▲34
41	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	2	50	0.04	7	28.6%	23:40	40th	93rd	97%▲6.2
42	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	1	82	0.01	11	9.1%	23:14	36th	82nd	95%
43	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	1	82	0.01	7	14.3%	21:11	32nd	56th	23%▼19
44	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	1	82	0.01	4	25.0%	18:47	21st	59th	7.1%▲6.9
45	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	1	82	0.01	10	10.0%	21:53	47th	72nd	18%▼31
46	Michael KesselringDUTA	UTA	1	82	0.01	7	14.3%	17:41	80th	38th	8.9%▲8.3
47	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	1	81	0.01	11	9.1%	23:59	32nd	61st	94%▼3.9
48	Johnathan KovacevicDNJD	NJD	1	81	0.01	1	100.0%	19:49	77th	71st	0.1%
49	Brian DumoulinDANA/NJD	ANA/NJD	1	80	0.01	3	33.3%	19:33	10th	67th	0.4%
50	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	1	80	0.01	6	16.7%	25:05	27th	92nd	85%▼7.8
51	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	1	80	0.01	11	9.1%	22:57	95th	87th	42%▲18
52	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	1	80	0.01	9	11.1%	23:01	49th	56th	83%▼12
53	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	1	80	0.01	6	16.7%	17:52	16th	41st	20%▲18
54	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1	79	0.01	15	6.7%	23:05	84th	57th	93%▲11
55	Tyler KlevenDOTT	OTT	1	79	0.01	4	25.0%	14:28	40th	22nd	8.0%▲7.9
56	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	1	78	0.01	4	25.0%	22:27	69th	77th	55%▼22
57	Marcus PetterssonDPIT/VAN	PIT/VAN	1	78	0.01	4	25.0%	21:41	43rd	63rd	6.6%▲6.2
58	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	1	78	0.01	5	20.0%	21:24	6th	77th	15%▼2.1
59	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	1	78	0.01	10	10.0%	25:32	39th	82nd	94%▼4.2
60	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	1	77	0.01	4	25.0%	21:04	69th	63rd	43%▲32
61	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	1	77	0.01	3	33.3%	17:17	68th	45th	8.1%▲7.6
62	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	1	76	0.01	5	20.0%	22:22	87th	24th	69%▼13
63	Ty EmbersonDEDM	EDM	1	76	0.01	2	50.0%	15:07	80th	9th	0.1%
64	Emil LillebergDTBL	TBL	1	76	0.01	1	100.0%	15:17	69th	6th	4.8%▲4.7
65	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	1	74	0.01	5	20.0%	21:05	59th	40th	10%▼1.4
66	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	1	74	0.01	6	16.7%	14:41	66th	13th	0.1%
67	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	1	74	0.01	7	14.3%	21:57	19th	72nd	64%▲26
68	Joel EdmundsonDLAK	LAK	1	73	0.01	6	16.7%	20:35	92nd	28th	4.0%▲3.9
69	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	1	73	0.01	17	5.9%	24:14	33rd	56th	100%▲1
70	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	1	71	0.01	4	25.0%	22:24	88th	47th	4.0%▲3.7
71	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	1	71	0.01	10	10.0%	23:16	50th	31st	98%▼1.2
72	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	1	71	0.01	7	14.3%	21:09	81st	38th	84%▲40
73	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	1	70	0.01	6	16.7%	19:03	12th	57th	9.4%▲6.2
74	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	1	70	0.01	7	14.3%	19:55	67th	45th	55%▲46
75	Cam FowlerDSTL/ANA	STL/ANA	1	68	0.01	9	11.1%	21:33	46th	44th	14%▲1.8
76	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	1	68	0.01	5	20.0%	17:00	88th	16th	0.1%
77	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	1	67	0.01	4	25.0%	20:28	73rd	41st	20%▲18
78	Declan ChisholmDMIN	MIN	1	66	0.02	2	50.0%	17:00	38th	67th	0.1%
79	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	1	65	0.02	9	11.1%	22:12	99th	68th	77%▲9.5
80	Jake WalmanDSJS/EDM	SJS/EDM	1	65	0.02	7	14.3%	22:46	10th	70th	33%▲30
81	Egor ZamulaDPHI	PHI	1	63	0.02	3	33.3%	16:31	72nd	26th	0.1%
82	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	1	62	0.02	4	25.0%	19:18	35th	95th	79%▲9.3
83	Drew HellesonDANA	ANA	1	56	0.02	4	25.0%	16:21	4th	53rd	9.6%▲9.5
84	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	1	56	0.02	2	50.0%	20:38	53rd	83rd	10%▲6.1
85	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	1	55	0.02	6	16.7%	21:11	23rd	98th	19%▲18
86	Derek ForbortDVAN	VAN	1	54	0.02	2	50.0%	17:06	47th	34th	0.0%
87	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	1	53	0.02	9	11.1%	25:02	46th	63rd	98%▼0.5
88	Joel HanleyDCGY	CGY	1	53	0.02	2	50.0%	18:35	39th	35th	0.0%
89	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	1	50	0.02	4	25.0%	22:57	41st	90th	5.0%▲4.3
90	Jeff PetryDDET	DET	1	44	0.02	1	100.0%	18:54	14th	34th	0.1%
91	Daniil MiromanovDCGY	CGY	1	44	0.02	2	50.0%	17:41	44th	87th	0.1%
92	Lian BichselDDAL	DAL	1	38	0.03	4	25.0%	14:53	51st	12th	22%▲21
93	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	1	35	0.03	4	25.0%	23:21	53rd	96th	24%▲18
94	Vladislav KolyachonokDUTA/PIT	UTA/PIT	1	35	0.03	2	50.0%	13:01	60th	40th	0.0%
95	Isaiah GeorgeDNYI	NYI	1	33	0.03	1	100.0%	15:39	52nd	32nd	4.0%▲3.9
96	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	1	30	0.03	4	25.0%	24:08	94th	92nd	22%▲12
97	Erik BrannstromDVAN	VAN	1	28	0.04	3	33.3%	14:56	48th	4th	—
98	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	1	27	0.04	2	50.0%	14:59	68th	31st	62%▲52
99	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	1	17	0.06	3	33.3%	20:51	31st	99th	17%▲15
100	Seamus CaseyDNJD	NJD	1	14	0.07	4	25.0%	12:39	62nd	30th	18%▲18

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

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