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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards

2018-19All 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 2018-19: Phil Kessel (PIT), 10 GWG.

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	10	82	0.12	27	37.0%	17:59	—
2	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	9	79	0.11	36	25.0%	19:37	73%▲0.7
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	9	78	0.12	41	22.0%	22:50	100%▲1.5
4	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	9	73	0.12	34	26.5%	21:09	50%▲32
5	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	8	82	0.10	47	17.0%	19:05	96%▲9.3
6	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	8	82	0.10	33	24.2%	20:45	22%▲19
7	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	8	82	0.10	36	22.2%	20:04	—
8	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	8	82	0.10	41	19.5%	19:58	100%
9	Cam AtkinsonFCBJ	CBJ	8	80	0.10	41	19.5%	19:23	—
10	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	8	79	0.10	28	28.6%	19:51	97%▼1.8
11	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	7	82	0.09	30	23.3%	20:09	99%▲1.2
12	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	7	81	0.09	44	15.9%	22:29	80%▲0.9
13	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	7	79	0.09	41	17.1%	18:55	95%▲7.5
14	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	7	71	0.10	28	25.0%	18:14	87%▼5.5
15	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	7	70	0.10	29	24.1%	19:47	—
16	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	7	58	0.12	34	20.6%	19:09	33%▲23
17	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	6	82	0.07	45	13.3%	18:18	94%▼4.2
18	Mike HoffmanFFLA	FLA	6	82	0.07	36	16.7%	17:50	—
19	Jeff SkinnerFBUF	BUF	6	82	0.07	40	15.0%	18:31	0.1%
20	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	6	82	0.07	38	15.8%	21:52	99%
21	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	6	82	0.07	25	24.0%	18:09	24%▼21
22	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	6	82	0.07	41	14.6%	22:05	100%▲0.9
23	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	6	81	0.07	22	27.3%	18:08	—
24	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	6	80	0.07	14	42.9%	19:33	—
25	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	6	75	0.08	38	15.8%	19:03	—
26	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	6	74	0.08	20	30.0%	16:44	94%▼5.5
27	Justin WilliamsFCAR	CAR	5	82	0.06	23	21.7%	17:27	—
28	Bryan LittleFWPG	WPG	5	82	0.06	15	33.3%	15:50	—
29	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	5	82	0.06	35	14.3%	21:00	0.3%
30	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	5	82	0.06	28	17.9%	20:46	84%▲5
31	Anders LeeFNYI	NYI	5	82	0.06	28	17.9%	17:05	29%▼20
32	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	5	82	0.06	24	20.8%	18:51	24%▲20
33	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	5	82	0.06	30	16.7%	18:51	17%▲12
34	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	5	82	0.06	30	16.7%	20:34	98%▲1.4
35	Jordan MartinookFCAR	CAR	5	82	0.06	15	33.3%	14:29	4.3%▲2.7
36	Josh AndersonFCBJ	CBJ	5	82	0.06	27	18.5%	17:01	10%▲9.2
37	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	5	82	0.06	35	14.3%	22:21	97%▲7
38	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	5	82	0.06	50	10.0%	22:35	100%
39	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	5	82	0.06	34	14.7%	19:15	99%▲1.1
40	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	5	82	0.06	26	19.2%	19:49	99%▲1.3
41	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	5	82	0.06	19	26.3%	14:51	51%▲19
42	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	5	82	0.06	14	35.7%	18:14	100%▲2.1
43	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	5	82	0.06	27	18.5%	17:43	42%▲33
44	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	5	81	0.06	51	9.8%	20:55	96%▲1.2
45	Jason ZuckerFMIN	MIN	5	81	0.06	21	23.8%	17:05	23%▲17
46	Brett ConnollyFWSH	WSH	5	81	0.06	22	22.7%	13:20	—
47	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	5	81	0.06	27	18.5%	20:02	43%▲4.7
48	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	5	80	0.06	22	22.7%	19:57	—
49	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	5	80	0.06	33	15.2%	22:08	9.2%▲7.2
50	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	5	80	0.06	22	22.7%	15:50	4.9%▲4
51	Mikael GranlundFMIN/NSH	MIN/NSH	5	79	0.06	16	31.3%	18:21	52%▼12
52	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	5	78	0.06	19	26.3%	16:32	30%▲2.7
53	Ryan DzingelFOTT/CBJ	OTT/CBJ	5	78	0.06	26	19.2%	16:49	—
54	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	5	78	0.06	34	14.7%	19:03	19%▲13
55	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	5	77	0.06	35	14.3%	19:01	84%▲3.2
56	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	5	76	0.07	33	15.2%	18:24	10%▲1
57	Garnet HathawayFCGY	CGY	5	76	0.07	11	45.5%	10:32	4.8%▲4.6
58	Zach PariseFMIN	MIN	5	74	0.07	28	17.9%	18:40	—
59	Nazem KadriFTOR	TOR	5	73	0.07	16	31.3%	16:11	71%▼9
60	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	5	72	0.07	17	29.4%	18:35	28%▲7.8
61	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	5	68	0.07	21	23.8%	18:48	82%▲11
62	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	5	66	0.08	22	22.7%	17:00	—
63	Patrick MarleauFTOR	TOR	4	82	0.05	16	25.0%	16:21	—
64	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	4	82	0.05	22	18.2%	21:27	30%▲20
65	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	4	82	0.05	28	14.3%	18:22	0.1%
66	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	16	25.0%	16:50	—
67	Brendan GallagherFMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	33	12.1%	16:24	3.3%▲2.8
68	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	4	82	0.05	40	10.0%	19:21	100%
69	Artturi LehkonenFMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	11	36.4%	15:33	57%▲40
70	Jakub VranaFWSH	WSH	4	82	0.05	24	16.7%	14:02	—
71	Kevin LabancFSJS	SJS	4	82	0.05	17	23.5%	14:01	—
72	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	4	81	0.05	20	20.0%	17:41	—
73	Jimmy VeseyFNYR	NYR	4	81	0.05	17	23.5%	16:03	—
74	Lucas WallmarkFCAR	CAR	4	81	0.05	10	40.0%	14:48	—
75	Anthony BeauvillierFNYI	NYI	4	81	0.05	18	22.2%	14:39	4.0%▲3.8
76	Tyler JohnsonFTBL	TBL	4	80	0.05	29	13.8%	15:57	—
77	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	4	80	0.05	25	16.0%	16:25	—
78	Joonas DonskoiFSJS	SJS	4	80	0.05	14	28.6%	13:25	—
79	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	4	77	0.05	21	19.0%	17:54	14%▲9.3
80	Mark StoneFOTT/VGK	OTT/VGK	4	77	0.05	33	12.1%	19:53	93%▲9.6
81	Devin ShoreFDAL/ANA	DAL/ANA	4	76	0.05	10	40.0%	14:16	—
82	Andreas AthanasiouFDET	DET	4	76	0.05	30	13.3%	16:58	—
83	Andre BurakovskyFWSH	WSH	4	76	0.05	12	33.3%	11:08	5.6%▲5.4
84	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	4	76	0.05	32	12.5%	21:51	96%
85	J.T. MillerFTBL	TBL	4	75	0.05	13	30.8%	14:40	92%▲7.7
86	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	4	74	0.05	31	12.9%	20:51	99%▲0.5
87	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	4	73	0.05	16	25.0%	15:33	—
88	Brian BoyleFNJD/NSH	NJD/NSH	4	73	0.05	18	22.2%	13:26	—
89	Jakob SilfverbergFANA	ANA	4	73	0.05	24	16.7%	17:06	—
90	Tyler BertuzziFDET	DET	4	73	0.05	21	19.0%	16:31	62%▼3.5
91	Valtteri FilppulaFNYI	NYI	4	72	0.06	17	23.5%	14:16	—
92	Frans NielsenFDET	DET	4	72	0.06	10	40.0%	16:41	—
93	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	4	72	0.06	18	22.2%	15:54	85%▲2.5
94	Alex GalchenyukFARI	ARI	4	72	0.06	19	21.1%	15:44	—
95	Zach HymanFTOR	TOR	4	71	0.06	21	19.0%	17:17	98%▼1.8
96	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	4	69	0.06	25	16.0%	18:37	—
97	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	4	68	0.06	27	14.8%	16:10	49%▼20
98	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	4	68	0.06	37	10.8%	18:33	99%
99	James van RiemsdykFPHI	PHI	4	66	0.06	27	14.8%	16:36	0.3%
100	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	4	66	0.06	38	10.5%	18:45	100%▲1.1

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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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