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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards

2021-22All 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 2021-22: Steven Stamkos (TBL), 11 GWG.

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	11	81	0.14	42	26.2%	18:29	94%▼4.2
2	Chris KreiderFNYR	NYR	11	81	0.14	52	21.2%	18:44	62%▲29
3	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	11	80	0.14	55	20.0%	22:21	100%
4	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	11	74	0.15	41	26.8%	18:07	100%
5	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	10	73	0.14	60	16.7%	20:37	99%
6	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	9	82	0.11	40	22.5%	18:34	—
7	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	9	82	0.11	42	21.4%	19:57	43%▲4.7
8	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	9	80	0.11	44	20.5%	22:04	100%▲1.5
9	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	9	79	0.11	47	19.1%	21:47	99%▲1.1
10	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	9	79	0.11	37	24.3%	18:57	99%▲1.2
11	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	9	75	0.12	34	26.5%	16:55	10%▲1
12	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	9	72	0.13	40	22.5%	18:36	100%▲1.1
13	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	9	69	0.13	31	29.0%	19:58	100%▲2.4
14	Andrew MangiapaneFCGY	CGY	8	82	0.10	35	22.9%	15:44	3.2%▲3.1
15	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	8	77	0.10	35	22.9%	19:09	82%▼8
16	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	8	77	0.10	25	32.0%	15:02	49%▼20
17	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	8	69	0.12	42	19.0%	18:06	99%▲1.7
18	Josh NorrisFOTT	OTT	8	66	0.12	35	22.9%	18:35	39%▲32
19	Ryan HartmanFMIN	MIN	7	82	0.09	34	20.6%	18:11	40%▼17
20	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	7	82	0.09	33	21.2%	17:39	67%▼8.3
21	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	7	81	0.09	34	20.6%	18:16	99%▼0.8
22	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	7	80	0.09	30	23.3%	19:25	17%▲12
23	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	7	80	0.09	37	18.9%	18:03	84%▲7.1
24	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	7	78	0.09	35	20.0%	18:35	97%▼0.6
25	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	7	76	0.09	40	17.5%	20:06	100%
26	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	7	75	0.09	37	18.9%	18:14	47%▲34
27	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	7	71	0.10	28	25.0%	16:57	84%▲4.3
28	Patrik LaineFCBJ	CBJ	7	56	0.13	26	26.9%	18:50	9.7%▲9.2
29	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	6	82	0.07	30	20.0%	19:56	84%▲3.2
30	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	6	82	0.07	42	14.3%	17:54	100%▲2.6
31	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	6	82	0.07	41	14.6%	20:51	100%▲2.5
32	Pierre-Luc DuboisFWPG	WPG	6	81	0.07	28	21.4%	18:55	42%▲33
33	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	6	80	0.07	32	18.8%	21:05	92%▲7.7
34	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	6	79	0.08	26	23.1%	16:34	—
35	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	6	78	0.08	43	14.0%	19:01	62%▼17
36	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	6	78	0.08	33	18.2%	17:46	99%
37	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	6	78	0.08	14	42.9%	16:11	100%▲1.8
38	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	6	76	0.08	26	23.1%	17:26	97%▲11
39	Cam AtkinsonFPHI	PHI	6	73	0.08	23	26.1%	18:15	—
40	Victor OlofssonFBUF	BUF	6	72	0.08	20	30.0%	15:23	14%▲14
41	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	6	72	0.08	20	30.0%	18:46	93%▲20
42	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	6	71	0.08	28	21.4%	19:14	71%▼9
43	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	6	71	0.08	23	26.1%	18:36	64%▼4.5
44	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	6	70	0.09	32	18.8%	19:15	73%▲0.7
45	Kyle PalmieriFNYI	NYI	6	69	0.09	15	40.0%	15:37	19%▲10
46	Charlie CoyleFBOS	BOS	5	82	0.06	16	31.3%	17:24	49%▼11
47	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	5	81	0.06	47	10.6%	19:06	98%▼0.9
48	Tanner JeannotFNSH	NSH	5	81	0.06	24	20.8%	15:59	6.5%▲6.1
49	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	5	80	0.06	22	22.7%	16:16	5.6%▲5.4
50	Phillip DanaultFLAK	LAK	5	79	0.06	27	18.5%	18:08	4.9%▲4.5
51	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	5	78	0.06	24	20.8%	18:35	94%▲6.3
52	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	5	78	0.06	30	16.7%	17:16	97%▲8.8
53	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	5	77	0.06	50	10.0%	20:34	96%▲1.2
54	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	5	77	0.06	18	27.8%	16:30	0.1%
55	Nino NiederreiterFCAR	CAR	5	75	0.07	24	20.8%	14:50	4.0%▲3.8
56	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	5	75	0.07	22	22.7%	19:13	97%▼1.8
57	Trevor ZegrasFANA	ANA	5	75	0.07	23	21.7%	17:54	86%▲18
58	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	5	74	0.07	21	23.8%	18:19	4.0%▲3.9
59	Anthony DuclairFFLA	FLA	5	74	0.07	31	16.1%	15:00	3.3%▲3
60	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	5	72	0.07	37	13.5%	17:41	88%▼3.6
61	Andrew CoppFWPG/NYR	WPG/NYR	5	72	0.07	21	23.8%	19:11	9.2%▲7.8
62	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	5	72	0.07	35	14.3%	20:53	99%▲1.3
63	Conor ShearyFWSH	WSH	5	71	0.07	19	26.3%	15:17	0.1%
64	Alex NewhookFCOL	COL	5	71	0.07	13	38.5%	13:34	26%▲23
65	Tyler BertuzziFDET	DET	5	68	0.07	30	16.7%	19:52	62%▼3.5
66	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	5	67	0.07	39	12.8%	20:18	97%▲7
67	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	5	65	0.08	32	15.6%	21:04	100%▲0.9
68	Jacob PetersonFDAL	DAL	5	65	0.08	12	41.7%	11:04	—
69	Valeri NichushkinFCOL	COL	5	62	0.08	25	20.0%	19:02	60%
70	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	5	51	0.10	30	16.7%	20:19	50%▲32
71	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	5	41	0.12	20	25.0%	18:20	82%▲11
72	Zach PariseFNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	15	26.7%	15:17	—
73	Corey PerryFTBL	TBL	4	82	0.05	19	21.1%	13:31	7.4%▲5.9
74	James van RiemsdykFPHI	PHI	4	82	0.05	24	16.7%	16:07	0.3%
75	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	21	19.0%	20:31	100%▲0.5
76	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	4	81	0.05	19	21.1%	20:46	0.5%
77	Jack RoslovicFCBJ	CBJ	4	81	0.05	22	18.2%	14:17	34%▲26
78	Kailer YamamotoFEDM	EDM	4	81	0.05	20	20.0%	16:52	0.2%
79	Jeff SkinnerFBUF	BUF	4	80	0.05	33	12.1%	17:06	0.1%
80	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	4	79	0.05	24	16.7%	20:17	—
81	Ross ColtonFTBL	TBL	4	79	0.05	22	18.2%	12:48	8.1%▲7.8
82	Alexis LafrenièreFNYR	NYR	4	79	0.05	19	21.1%	13:59	82%▲13
83	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	4	79	0.05	22	18.2%	18:25	99%▲0.8
84	Evgenii DadonovFVGK	VGK	4	78	0.05	20	20.0%	15:49	0.1%
85	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	4	78	0.05	24	16.7%	16:03	72%
86	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	4	78	0.05	38	10.5%	17:53	100%▲1.3
87	Eetu LuostarinenFFLA	FLA	4	78	0.05	9	44.4%	13:26	12%▲10
88	Zach HymanFEDM	EDM	4	76	0.05	27	14.8%	19:28	98%▼1.8
89	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	4	76	0.05	30	13.3%	17:34	24%▼21
90	Garnet HathawayFWSH	WSH	4	76	0.05	14	28.6%	13:23	4.8%▲4.6
91	Frederick GaudreauFMIN	MIN	4	76	0.05	14	28.6%	16:19	0.2%
92	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	4	76	0.05	17	23.5%	18:19	51%▲19
93	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	4	74	0.05	27	14.8%	16:35	80%▲3.7
94	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	4	73	0.05	25	16.0%	18:10	—
95	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	4	71	0.06	31	12.9%	19:39	96%
96	Bo HorvatFVAN	VAN	4	70	0.06	31	12.9%	19:31	90%▲1.2
97	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	4	68	0.06	17	23.5%	13:53	95%▲1.4
98	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	4	66	0.06	28	14.3%	19:28	95%▲7.5
99	Anton LundellFFLA	FLA	4	66	0.06	18	22.2%	15:30	46%▲31
100	Lawson CrouseFARI	ARI	4	65	0.06	20	20.0%	17:26	36%▲13

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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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