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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Leon Draisaitl (EDM), 10 GWG.

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	10	71	0.14	43	23.3%	22:37	100%
2	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	10	70	0.14	48	20.8%	18:58	100%▲1.1
3	David PerronFSTL	STL	9	71	0.13	25	36.0%	18:19	0.2%
4	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	9	68	0.13	36	25.0%	22:06	99%▲1.4
5	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	7	71	0.10	38	18.4%	21:05	99%▲1.1
6	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	7	70	0.10	29	24.1%	19:43	43%▲4.7
7	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	7	68	0.10	26	26.9%	17:56	5.1%▲3.6
8	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	7	68	0.10	31	22.6%	18:13	99%▼0.8
9	Jeff CarterFLAK	LAK	7	60	0.12	17	41.2%	16:56	—
10	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	6	71	0.08	27	22.2%	17:55	—
11	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	6	71	0.08	29	20.7%	21:48	99%
12	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	6	69	0.09	21	28.6%	18:59	30%▲20
13	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	6	69	0.09	17	35.3%	19:09	22%▲19
14	Jake VirtanenFVAN	VAN	6	69	0.09	18	33.3%	13:05	—
15	Jakub VranaFWSH	WSH	6	69	0.09	25	24.0%	14:53	—
16	Anders LeeFNYI	NYI	6	68	0.09	20	30.0%	18:18	29%▼20
17	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	6	68	0.09	33	18.2%	18:52	100%
18	Evander KaneFSJS	SJS	6	64	0.09	26	23.1%	19:32	5.7%▲0.8
19	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	6	64	0.09	34	17.6%	21:52	100%▲1.5
20	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	6	58	0.10	20	30.0%	15:12	5.6%▲5.4
21	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	6	57	0.11	29	20.7%	18:25	94%▼4.2
22	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	6	57	0.11	41	14.6%	21:38	98%▲1.4
23	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	5	71	0.07	32	15.6%	17:55	—
24	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	5	71	0.07	25	20.0%	16:31	93%▲7.5
25	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	5	70	0.07	21	23.8%	21:02	0.5%
26	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	5	70	0.07	28	17.9%	19:27	73%▲0.7
27	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	5	70	0.07	10	50.0%	14:04	4.9%▲4
28	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	5	70	0.07	22	22.7%	18:06	19%▲13
29	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	5	70	0.07	47	10.6%	20:58	99%
30	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	5	69	0.07	13	38.5%	18:44	—
31	Kevin HayesFPHI	PHI	5	69	0.07	23	21.7%	17:44	0.0%
32	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	5	68	0.07	26	19.2%	18:52	88%▼3.6
33	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	5	68	0.07	21	23.8%	18:16	94%▲6.3
34	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	5	68	0.07	38	13.2%	19:25	99%▲1.2
35	Conor GarlandFARI	ARI	5	68	0.07	22	22.7%	14:09	10%▲7.4
36	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	5	68	0.07	27	18.5%	18:32	87%▼5.5
37	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	5	68	0.07	24	20.8%	16:44	97%▲8.8
38	Jean-Gabriel PageauFOTT/NYI	OTT/NYI	5	67	0.07	26	19.2%	19:09	12%▲11
39	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	5	66	0.08	19	26.3%	17:08	—
40	Noel AcciariFFLA	FLA	5	66	0.08	20	25.0%	15:58	3.3%▲3.1
41	Chandler StephensonFVGK/WSH	VGK/WSH	5	65	0.08	11	45.5%	14:19	17%▲13
42	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	5	65	0.08	19	26.3%	16:03	49%▼20
43	Chris KreiderFNYR	NYR	5	63	0.08	24	20.8%	17:15	62%▲29
44	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	5	63	0.08	10	50.0%	17:42	9.2%▲7.8
45	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	5	61	0.08	31	16.1%	18:44	—
46	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	5	60	0.08	19	26.3%	14:45	84%▲7.1
47	Brandon SaadFCHI	CHI	5	58	0.09	21	23.8%	16:45	—
48	Derek GrantFANA/PHI	ANA/PHI	5	56	0.09	15	33.3%	13:55	—
49	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	5	55	0.09	25	20.0%	19:31	82%▲11
50	Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ	CBJ	5	49	0.10	21	23.8%	17:56	20%
51	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	5	42	0.12	19	26.3%	18:57	99%▲0.5
52	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	4	71	0.06	25	16.0%	18:28	28%▲7.8
53	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	4	71	0.06	22	18.2%	18:11	11%▲11
54	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	4	70	0.06	18	22.2%	17:30	100%▲2.5
55	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	4	70	0.06	18	22.2%	17:56	42%▲33
56	Zach PariseFMIN	MIN	4	69	0.06	25	16.0%	17:12	—
57	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	4	69	0.06	26	15.4%	18:18	—
58	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	4	69	0.06	19	21.1%	16:26	22%▲18
59	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	4	69	0.06	22	18.2%	19:50	9.2%▲7.2
60	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	4	69	0.06	35	11.4%	21:13	100%▲0.9
61	Frank VatranoFFLA	FLA	4	69	0.06	16	25.0%	15:01	6.4%▲6.2
62	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	4	69	0.06	32	12.5%	20:36	97%▼1.8
63	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	4	69	0.06	23	17.4%	18:18	100%▲2.6
64	Tyler ToffoliFLAK/VAN	LAK/VAN	4	68	0.06	24	16.7%	16:51	38%▼18
65	Brandon TanevFPIT	PIT	4	68	0.06	11	36.4%	14:45	0.1%
66	Jared McCannFPIT	PIT	4	66	0.06	14	28.6%	15:14	72%▲1.9
67	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	4	66	0.06	25	16.0%	18:54	95%▲7.5
68	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	4	65	0.06	22	18.2%	20:28	77%▲15
69	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	4	64	0.06	23	17.4%	15:24	67%▼8.3
70	Denis GurianovFDAL	DAL	4	64	0.06	20	20.0%	12:59	—
71	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	4	63	0.06	26	15.4%	19:33	96%▲9.3
72	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	4	63	0.06	17	23.5%	17:48	52%▼12
73	Kyle TurrisFNSH	NSH	4	62	0.06	9	44.4%	15:25	—
74	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	4	62	0.06	8	50.0%	15:43	82%▲10
75	Jason ZuckerFMIN/PIT	MIN/PIT	4	60	0.07	20	20.0%	16:20	23%▲17
76	Emil BemstromFCBJ	CBJ	4	56	0.07	10	40.0%	12:16	—
77	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	4	55	0.07	27	14.8%	19:46	85%▲2.5
78	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	4	54	0.07	21	19.0%	20:02	50%▲32
79	Victor OlofssonFBUF	BUF	4	54	0.07	20	20.0%	18:23	14%▲14
80	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	4	41	0.10	16	25.0%	20:16	100%▲2.4
81	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	4	39	0.10	20	20.0%	20:38	100%
82	Paul StastnyFVGK	VGK	3	71	0.04	17	17.6%	17:08	—
83	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	3	71	0.04	12	25.0%	20:34	84%▲5
84	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	3	71	0.04	17	17.6%	17:06	5.8%▲4.6
85	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	3	71	0.04	21	14.3%	18:56	100%▲2
86	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	3	70	0.04	18	16.7%	19:47	0.3%
87	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	3	70	0.04	16	18.8%	17:57	14%▲9.3
88	Gustav NyquistFCBJ	CBJ	3	70	0.04	15	20.0%	18:02	0.0%
89	Charlie CoyleFBOS	BOS	3	70	0.04	16	18.8%	16:47	49%▼11
90	Matt NietoFCOL	COL	3	70	0.04	8	37.5%	13:30	—
91	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	3	70	0.04	18	16.7%	19:35	4.0%▲3.9
92	Kevin LabancFSJS	SJS	3	70	0.04	14	21.4%	16:04	—
93	Alex IafalloFLAK	LAK	3	70	0.04	17	17.6%	18:56	4.3%▲3
94	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	3	69	0.04	12	25.0%	17:03	—
95	Mike HoffmanFFLA	FLA	3	69	0.04	29	10.3%	16:50	—
96	Brett ConnollyFFLA	FLA	3	69	0.04	19	15.8%	14:30	—
97	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	3	69	0.04	23	13.0%	18:46	17%▲12
98	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	3	69	0.04	27	11.1%	20:06	92%▲7.7
99	Tanner PearsonFVAN	VAN	3	69	0.04	21	14.3%	16:31	0.0%
100	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	3	68	0.04	48	6.3%	20:40	96%▲1.2

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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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