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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards

2017-18All 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 2017-18: Brayden Point (TBL), 12 GWG.

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	12	82	0.15	32	37.5%	19:37	95%▲7.5
2	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	12	74	0.16	39	30.8%	19:54	100%▲0.9
3	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	11	74	0.15	31	35.5%	18:41	19%▲13
4	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	8	82	0.10	28	28.6%	19:44	28%▲7.8
5	Brandon SaadFCHI	CHI	8	82	0.10	18	44.4%	17:30	—
6	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	8	82	0.10	20	40.0%	16:41	99%▼0.8
7	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	8	82	0.10	44	18.2%	16:29	9.7%▲9.2
8	Adam HenriqueFANA/NJD	ANA/NJD	8	81	0.10	24	33.3%	17:47	0.5%
9	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	8	79	0.10	27	29.6%	18:49	—
10	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	8	68	0.12	34	23.5%	19:43	73%▲0.7
11	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	7	82	0.09	49	14.3%	20:09	96%▲1.2
12	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	7	82	0.09	36	19.4%	19:49	22%▲18
13	Jason ZuckerFMIN	MIN	7	82	0.09	33	21.2%	16:58	23%▲17
14	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	7	82	0.09	29	24.1%	16:05	93%▲7.5
15	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	7	82	0.09	41	17.1%	21:33	100%▲1.5
16	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	7	81	0.09	25	28.0%	16:04	30%▲2.7
17	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	7	80	0.09	39	17.9%	19:49	100%
18	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	7	78	0.09	42	16.7%	18:59	82%▲11
19	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	7	76	0.09	39	17.9%	19:09	28%▲20
20	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	7	76	0.09	31	22.6%	16:54	99%▲1.1
21	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	6	82	0.07	29	20.7%	20:41	100%▲2.4
22	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	6	82	0.07	35	17.1%	22:05	0.5%
23	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	6	82	0.07	34	17.6%	18:41	—
24	Tyler ToffoliFLAK	LAK	6	82	0.07	24	25.0%	16:07	38%▼18
25	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	6	82	0.07	40	15.0%	20:55	22%▲19
26	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	6	82	0.07	43	14.0%	18:43	24%▲20
27	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	6	82	0.07	31	19.4%	21:36	9.2%▲7.2
28	Dustin BrownFLAK	LAK	6	81	0.07	28	21.4%	19:50	—
29	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	6	81	0.07	24	25.0%	14:54	92%▲9.6
30	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	6	78	0.08	29	20.7%	17:45	33%▲23
31	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	6	77	0.08	27	22.2%	17:30	24%▼21
32	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	6	74	0.08	28	21.4%	18:42	0.1%
33	Artem AnisimovFCHI	CHI	6	72	0.08	20	30.0%	16:47	—
34	James NealFVGK	VGK	6	71	0.08	25	24.0%	17:11	—
35	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	6	67	0.09	26	23.1%	17:28	99%▲1.7
36	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	6	64	0.09	30	20.0%	19:26	—
37	Patrick MarleauFTOR	TOR	5	82	0.06	27	18.5%	16:59	—
38	Mike HoffmanFOTT	OTT	5	82	0.06	22	22.7%	18:24	—
39	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	5	82	0.06	31	16.1%	21:22	88%▼5.4
40	J.T. MillerFNYR/TBL	NYR/TBL	5	82	0.06	23	21.7%	17:01	92%▲7.7
41	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	5	82	0.06	25	20.0%	16:09	4.9%▲4
42	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	5	82	0.06	25	20.0%	17:06	99%
43	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	5	82	0.06	35	14.3%	17:58	100%▲1.1
44	Daniel SedinFVAN	VAN	5	81	0.06	23	21.7%	15:16	—
45	James van RiemsdykFTOR	TOR	5	81	0.06	36	13.9%	14:54	0.3%
46	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	5	81	0.06	27	18.5%	20:08	97%▼1.8
47	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	5	80	0.06	33	15.2%	19:03	10%▲1
48	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	5	79	0.06	22	22.7%	18:06	84%▲3.2
49	Wayne SimmondsFPHI	PHI	5	75	0.07	24	20.8%	18:05	—
50	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	5	70	0.07	16	31.3%	14:22	49%▼20
51	Ondrej KaseFANA	ANA	5	66	0.08	20	25.0%	13:55	—
52	Cam AtkinsonFCBJ	CBJ	5	65	0.08	24	20.8%	18:54	—
53	Josh AndersonFCBJ	CBJ	5	63	0.08	19	26.3%	18:02	10%▲9.2
54	Kyle PalmieriFNJD	NJD	5	62	0.08	24	20.8%	17:19	19%▲10
55	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	5	62	0.08	34	14.7%	18:08	99%
56	Andre BurakovskyFWSH	WSH	5	56	0.09	12	41.7%	13:50	5.6%▲5.4
57	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	4	82	0.05	42	9.5%	17:49	—
58	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	4	82	0.05	27	14.8%	20:08	—
59	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	4	82	0.05	27	14.8%	20:11	80%▲0.9
60	Tomas TatarFDET/VGK	DET/VGK	4	82	0.05	20	20.0%	16:16	—
61	Brendan GallagherFMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	31	12.9%	16:09	3.3%▲2.8
62	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	4	82	0.05	27	14.8%	19:12	17%▲12
63	Tanner PearsonFLAK	LAK	4	82	0.05	15	26.7%	15:58	0.0%
64	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	4	82	0.05	16	25.0%	19:51	96%
65	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	22	18.2%	17:46	84%▲11
66	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	4	82	0.05	20	20.0%	16:38	42%▲33
67	Valtteri FilppulaFPHI	PHI	4	81	0.05	11	36.4%	16:29	—
68	Vladimir SobotkaFSTL	STL	4	81	0.05	11	36.4%	17:07	—
69	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	4	81	0.05	21	19.0%	19:40	—
70	Colton SissonsFNSH	NSH	4	81	0.05	9	44.4%	16:06	3.3%▲3.1
71	Mattias JanmarkFDAL	DAL	4	81	0.05	19	21.1%	16:56	0.0%
72	Elias LindholmFCAR	CAR	4	81	0.05	16	25.0%	17:54	43%▲4.7
73	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	4	81	0.05	21	19.0%	14:52	82%▼8
74	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	4	80	0.05	24	16.7%	19:25	—
75	Kevin FialaFNSH	NSH	4	80	0.05	23	17.4%	15:09	67%▼8.3
76	Jimmy VeseyFNYR	NYR	4	79	0.05	17	23.5%	14:20	—
77	Conor ShearyFPIT	PIT	4	79	0.05	18	22.2%	13:57	0.1%
78	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	4	78	0.05	34	11.8%	18:33	—
79	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	4	78	0.05	15	26.7%	15:15	94%▼5.5
80	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	4	78	0.05	29	13.8%	17:55	99%▲1.2
81	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	4	77	0.05	13	30.8%	17:36	0.5%
82	Danton HeinenFBOS	BOS	4	77	0.05	16	25.0%	15:01	0.0%
83	Erik HaulaFVGK	VGK	4	76	0.05	29	13.8%	17:22	12%▲8.7
84	Kevin HayesFNYR	NYR	4	76	0.05	25	16.0%	17:21	0.0%
85	Benoit PouliotFBUF	BUF	4	74	0.05	13	30.8%	13:41	—
86	Patrick MaroonFEDM/NJD	EDM/NJD	4	74	0.05	17	23.5%	16:32	—
87	Mikkel BoedkerFSJS	SJS	4	74	0.05	15	26.7%	13:21	—
88	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	4	74	0.05	14	28.6%	15:01	36%▲7.6
89	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	4	72	0.06	27	14.8%	17:58	98%▲1.4
90	Stefan NoesenFNJD	NJD	4	72	0.06	13	30.8%	13:17	0.1%
91	David PerronFVGK	VGK	4	70	0.06	16	25.0%	17:49	0.2%
92	Jared McCannFFLA	FLA	4	68	0.06	9	44.4%	13:15	72%▲1.9
93	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	4	67	0.06	22	18.2%	17:55	—
94	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	4	67	0.06	25	16.0%	20:09	99%▲1.4
95	Max PaciorettyFMTL	MTL	4	64	0.06	17	23.5%	19:01	—
96	Nino NiederreiterFMIN	MIN	4	63	0.06	18	22.2%	15:00	4.0%▲3.8
97	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	4	62	0.06	29	13.8%	17:30	64%▼4.5
98	Patrik BerglundFSTL	STL	4	57	0.07	17	23.5%	16:09	—
99	Zach PariseFMIN	MIN	4	42	0.10	15	26.7%	17:05	—
100	Paul StastnyFSTL/WPG	STL/WPG	3	82	0.04	16	18.8%	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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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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