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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards

2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks forwards only by game-winning goals, so centres and wingers are not mixed with defensemen.

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: the forward slots' view of game-winning goals.

Leader in 2025-26: Cole Caufield (MTL), 12 GWG.

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

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Cole CaufieldFMTL	MTL	12	81	0.15	51	23.5%	18:11	68th	99th	100%▲1.2
2	Steven StamkosFNSH	NSH	10	82	0.12	42	23.8%	17:50	34th	93rd	94%▼4.2
3	Nick SchmaltzFUTA	UTA	9	82	0.11	33	27.3%	19:43	89th	90th	94%▲4.4
4	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	9	82	0.11	45	20.0%	20:15	84th	87th	100%
5	Brock NelsonFCOL	COL	9	81	0.11	33	27.3%	19:39	99th	79th	88%▼3.6
6	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	9	74	0.12	34	26.5%	20:11	35th	99th	96%
7	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	8	81	0.10	25	32.0%	20:24	39th	99th	84%▲5
8	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	8	81	0.10	36	22.2%	19:18	78th	81st	97%▼0.6
9	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	8	77	0.10	44	18.2%	20:04	93rd	87th	100%
10	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	7	80	0.09	53	13.2%	22:16	99th	96th	100%▲0.9
11	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	7	78	0.09	45	15.6%	22:09	71st	82nd	98%▼0.9
12	Kirill MarchenkoFCBJ	CBJ	7	76	0.09	27	25.9%	18:57	75th	80th	98%▲7.4
13	Cutter GauthierFANA	ANA	7	76	0.09	41	17.1%	17:15	65th	61st	98%▲1.3
14	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	7	71	0.10	32	21.9%	18:53	92nd	99th	95%▲1.4
15	Bo HorvatFNYI	NYI	7	68	0.10	31	22.6%	20:46	33rd	96th	90%▲1.2
16	Jason ZuckerFBUF	BUF	7	62	0.11	24	29.2%	15:37	66th	54th	23%▲17
17	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	6	82	0.07	36	16.7%	21:30	45th	95th	99%
18	Nikolaj EhlersFCAR	CAR	6	82	0.07	26	23.1%	16:36	94th	73rd	93%▲7.5
19	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	6	82	0.07	41	14.6%	18:30	38th	82nd	100%▲2.5
20	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	6	82	0.07	26	23.1%	19:05	88th	87th	100%▲2.1
21	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	6	82	0.07	28	21.4%	20:43	55th	92nd	97%▲2.3
22	Morgan GeekieFBOS	BOS	6	81	0.07	39	15.4%	17:24	41st	71st	96%▲7.9
23	Dylan GuentherFUTA	UTA	6	79	0.08	40	15.0%	17:24	87th	72nd	99%▲1.7
24	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	6	74	0.08	27	22.2%	21:12	97th	97th	99%▲1.4
25	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	6	71	0.08	36	16.7%	19:46	92nd	86th	99%▲1.4
26	Viktor ArvidssonFBOS	BOS	6	69	0.09	25	24.0%	14:36	38th	74th	33%▲23
27	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	6	64	0.09	29	20.7%	21:17	69th	98th	99%
28	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	5	82	0.06	32	15.6%	17:27	50th	48th	96%▲1.2
29	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	5	82	0.06	39	12.8%	21:30	45th	95th	99%▲1.1
30	Vasily PodkolzinFEDM	EDM	5	82	0.06	19	26.3%	15:23	77th	84th	70%▲61
31	Alexis LafrenièreFNYR	NYR	5	82	0.06	24	20.8%	17:36	30th	77th	82%▲13
32	Matt SavoieFEDM	EDM	5	82	0.06	18	27.8%	14:47	76th	65th	37%▲32
33	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	5	82	0.06	45	11.1%	21:19	24th	89th	100%▲1
34	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	5	81	0.06	38	13.2%	20:15	91st	70th	100%
35	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	5	81	0.06	40	12.5%	19:15	69th	83rd	100%▲1.3
36	Trevor ZegrasFPHI	PHI	5	81	0.06	26	19.2%	18:43	80th	77th	86%▲18
37	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	5	80	0.06	25	20.0%	18:48	34th	96th	96%▲10
38	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	5	80	0.06	34	14.7%	20:16	96th	62nd	99%▲0.8
39	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	5	79	0.06	33	15.2%	17:21	96th	53rd	97%▲7.2
40	Simon HolmstromFNYI	NYI	5	79	0.06	19	26.3%	16:44	28th	63rd	16%▲14
41	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	5	78	0.06	38	13.2%	21:30	99th	95th	100%▲1.8
42	Connor McMichaelFWSH	WSH	5	78	0.06	14	35.7%	16:54	57th	67th	34%▲27
43	Timo MeierFNJD	NJD	5	77	0.06	24	20.8%	18:31	56th	84th	82%▼8
44	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	5	76	0.07	26	19.2%	18:30	71st	68th	84%▲4.3
45	Aliaksei ProtasFWSH	WSH	5	76	0.07	25	20.0%	18:14	62nd	91st	59%▲33
46	Sam SteelFDAL	DAL	5	73	0.07	12	41.7%	16:04	80th	66th	5.8%▲4.9
47	Jimmy SnuggerudFSTL	STL	5	70	0.07	21	23.8%	16:42	73rd	68th	80%▲46
48	Jack RoslovicFEDM	EDM	5	69	0.07	21	23.8%	15:46	62nd	56th	34%▲26
49	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	5	69	0.07	30	16.7%	20:52	3rd	92nd	98%▲3.6
50	Will SmithFSJS	SJS	5	69	0.07	24	20.8%	18:11	28th	86th	95%▲23
51	J.T. MillerFNYR	NYR	5	68	0.07	17	29.4%	20:09	30th	94th	92%▲7.7
52	Warren FoegeleFLAK/OTT	LAK/OTT	5	68	0.07	13	38.5%	13:46	80th	53rd	4.0%▲3.9
53	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	5	61	0.08	27	18.5%	21:19	52nd	75th	100%
54	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	5	59	0.08	15	33.3%	18:39	81st	79th	51%▲29
55	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	4	82	0.05	31	12.9%	18:11	11th	70th	96%▲9.3
56	Anders LeeFNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	19	21.1%	15:38	30th	71st	29%▼20
57	Tomas HertlFVGK	VGK	4	82	0.05	24	16.7%	17:02	90th	44th	84%▲3.2
58	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	4	82	0.05	48	8.3%	22:59	87th	98th	100%▲1.5
59	Anthony BeauvillierFWSH	WSH	4	82	0.05	15	26.7%	15:48	51st	50th	4.0%▲3.8
60	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	4	82	0.05	22	18.2%	18:46	52nd	82nd	97%▲11
61	Noah CatesFPHI	PHI	4	82	0.05	18	22.2%	16:15	82nd	60th	18%▲15
62	Mark KastelicFBOS	BOS	4	82	0.05	12	33.3%	12:37	45th	20th	13%▲12
63	Peyton KrebsFBUF	BUF	4	82	0.05	12	33.3%	13:46	56th	61st	19%▲17
64	Pavel DorofeyevFVGK	VGK	4	82	0.05	37	10.8%	17:36	91st	53rd	92%▲1.8
65	Jack QuinnFBUF	BUF	4	82	0.05	20	20.0%	15:39	67th	50th	45%▲29
66	JJ PeterkaFUTA	UTA	4	82	0.05	25	16.0%	15:59	87th	62nd	75%▲37
67	Josh DoanFBUF	BUF	4	82	0.05	25	16.0%	15:52	66th	65th	61%▲44
68	Wyatt JohnstonFDAL	DAL	4	82	0.05	45	8.9%	20:07	84th	91st	100%▲0.9
69	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	30	13.3%	18:32	63rd	96th	100%▲1.5
70	Ivan DemidovFMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	19	21.1%	15:30	49th	55th	91%▲22
71	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	4	81	0.05	20	20.0%	17:56	77th	85th	36%▲7.6
72	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	4	81	0.05	19	21.1%	20:39	30th	89th	84%▲11
73	Lawson CrouseFUTA	UTA	4	81	0.05	24	16.7%	16:36	86th	74th	36%▲13
74	Collin GrafFSJS	SJS	4	81	0.05	21	19.0%	16:27	15th	66th	28%▲24
75	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	4	79	0.05	27	14.8%	19:37	93rd	99th	99%▲1.2
76	Quinton ByfieldFLAK	LAK	4	79	0.05	24	16.7%	20:01	74th	84th	86%▲18
77	Victor OlofssonFCOL/CGY	COL/CGY	4	78	0.05	13	30.8%	13:34	91st	39th	14%▲14
78	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	4	78	0.05	30	13.3%	16:51	48th	83rd	78%▲13
79	Artemi PanarinFNYR/LAK	NYR/LAK	4	78	0.05	28	14.3%	20:51	39th	77th	97%▼1.8
80	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	4	77	0.05	25	16.0%	17:37	70th	79th	72%
81	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	4	77	0.05	29	13.8%	20:39	39th	91st	100%▲1.1
82	Ben KindelFPIT	PIT	4	77	0.05	17	23.5%	15:04	69th	33rd	40%▲31
83	Ryan HartmanFMIN	MIN	4	76	0.05	23	17.4%	16:45	69th	68th	40%▼17
84	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	4	75	0.05	20	20.0%	16:11	95th	81st	20%▲13
85	Marcus JohanssonFMIN	MIN	4	75	0.05	15	26.7%	15:25	65th	90th	0.7%
86	Vladimir TarasenkoFMIN	MIN	4	75	0.05	23	17.4%	14:56	60th	50th	10%▲1
87	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	4	74	0.05	17	23.5%	15:40	32nd	57th	12%▲11
88	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	4	72	0.06	29	13.8%	19:57	56th	97th	85%▲2.5
89	Egor ChinakhovFPIT/CBJ	PIT/CBJ	4	72	0.06	21	19.0%	13:29	64th	52nd	48%▲39
90	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	4	68	0.06	29	13.8%	19:14	50th	97th	100%▲2.4
91	Patrick KaneFDET	DET	4	67	0.06	16	25.0%	17:42	44th	84th	80%▲0.9
92	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	4	65	0.06	30	13.3%	19:25	13th	81st	99%▼0.8
93	Zach BensonFBUF	BUF	4	65	0.06	13	30.8%	15:53	59th	54th	56%▲44
94	Calum RitchieFNYI	NYI	4	65	0.06	13	30.8%	13:28	26th	27th	31%▲31
95	Justin BrazeauFPIT	PIT	4	64	0.06	17	23.5%	12:39	72nd	42nd	11%▲9.4
96	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	4	64	0.06	25	16.0%	19:01	75th	93rd	93%▲20
97	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	4	60	0.07	28	14.3%	19:13	96th	93rd	93%▲9.6
98	Matt DucheneFDAL	DAL	4	57	0.07	16	25.0%	16:31	81st	52nd	62%▼17
99	Gavin BrindleyFCOL	COL	4	56	0.07	6	66.7%	9:33	98th	17th	14%▲14
100	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	3	82	0.04	14	21.4%	16:18	92nd	75th	30%▲20

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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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