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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards

2022-23All 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 2022-23: David Pastrnak (BOS), 13 GWG.

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

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	13	82	0.16	61	21.3%	19:34	100%▲1.1
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	11	82	0.13	64	17.2%	22:23	100%▲1.5
3	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	11	80	0.14	52	21.2%	21:44	100%
4	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	10	81	0.12	42	23.8%	20:29	99%
5	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	9	82	0.11	33	27.3%	20:09	100%▲2.4
6	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	9	82	0.11	51	17.6%	19:40	95%▲7.5
7	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	9	82	0.11	55	16.4%	22:13	99%▲0.5
8	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	9	81	0.11	31	29.0%	19:17	97%▲2.3
9	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	9	80	0.11	36	25.0%	17:39	96%▲9.3
10	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	9	75	0.12	36	25.0%	19:30	99%▲1.2
11	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	9	74	0.12	36	25.0%	19:09	94%▼5.5
12	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	9	71	0.13	42	21.4%	22:19	100%▲0.9
13	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	8	82	0.10	36	22.2%	18:26	88%▼3.6
14	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	8	82	0.10	31	25.8%	20:32	99%▲1.1
15	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	8	74	0.11	40	20.0%	20:17	99%
16	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	7	82	0.09	46	15.2%	18:50	100%
17	Marcus JohanssonFWSH/MIN	WSH/MIN	7	80	0.09	19	36.8%	16:29	0.7%
18	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	7	78	0.09	27	25.9%	17:24	—
19	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	7	78	0.09	47	14.9%	18:35	100%▲1.3
20	William CarrierFVGK	VGK	7	56	0.13	16	43.8%	12:35	0.1%
21	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	6	82	0.07	35	17.1%	18:48	30%▲20
22	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	6	82	0.07	41	14.6%	18:45	97%▼0.6
23	Alex DeBrincatFOTT	OTT	6	82	0.07	27	22.2%	19:00	100%▲2.5
24	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	6	82	0.07	35	17.1%	18:38	100%▲2
25	Dawson MercerFNJD	NJD	6	82	0.07	27	22.2%	16:34	25%▲19
26	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	6	81	0.07	34	17.6%	19:01	94%▼4.2
27	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	6	80	0.07	39	15.4%	20:33	87%▼5.5
28	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	6	79	0.08	40	15.0%	20:26	100%▲2.6
29	Trent FredericFBOS	BOS	6	79	0.08	17	35.3%	11:55	4.0%▲3.8
30	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	6	78	0.08	36	16.7%	20:07	100%
31	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	6	78	0.08	43	14.0%	19:58	100%
32	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	6	72	0.08	16	37.5%	17:03	—
33	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	6	68	0.09	23	26.1%	21:13	97%▲7
34	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	6	67	0.09	40	15.0%	21:07	98%▼0.9
35	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	6	64	0.09	27	22.2%	16:47	49%▼20
36	Gabriel VilardiFLAK	LAK	6	63	0.10	23	26.1%	15:36	80%▲7.7
37	Ryan HartmanFMIN	MIN	6	59	0.10	15	40.0%	16:18	40%▼17
38	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	5	82	0.06	27	18.5%	17:13	5.1%▲3.6
39	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	5	82	0.06	39	12.8%	19:58	98%▲1.4
40	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	5	82	0.06	31	16.1%	19:47	99%
41	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	5	82	0.06	40	12.5%	18:33	99%▼0.8
42	Anthony BeauvillierFNYI/VAN	NYI/VAN	5	82	0.06	18	27.8%	16:16	4.0%▲3.8
43	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	5	82	0.06	28	17.9%	18:25	100%▲1.8
44	Noah CatesFPHI	PHI	5	82	0.06	13	38.5%	17:46	18%▲15
45	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	5	81	0.06	16	31.3%	19:01	17%▲13
46	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	5	81	0.06	31	16.1%	18:30	100%
47	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	5	80	0.06	32	15.6%	19:33	96%
48	Bo HorvatFVAN/NYI	VAN/NYI	5	79	0.06	38	13.2%	20:39	90%▲1.2
49	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	5	79	0.06	37	13.5%	18:00	80%▲3.7
50	Jason ZuckerFPIT	PIT	5	78	0.06	27	18.5%	15:39	23%▲17
51	Timo MeierFSJS/NJD	SJS/NJD	5	78	0.06	40	12.5%	19:23	82%▼8
52	Victor OlofssonFBUF	BUF	5	75	0.07	28	17.9%	14:21	14%▲14
53	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	5	73	0.07	37	13.5%	17:33	84%▲7.1
54	Josh AndersonFMTL	MTL	5	69	0.07	21	23.8%	16:58	10%▲9.2
55	Kasperi KapanenFPIT/STL	PIT/STL	5	66	0.08	15	33.3%	13:41	9.2%▲9
56	Nicolas RoyFVGK	VGK	5	65	0.08	14	35.7%	16:18	4.9%▲4.7
57	Taylor HallFBOS	BOS	5	61	0.08	16	31.3%	15:56	28%▲20
58	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	5	60	0.08	31	16.1%	20:07	92%▲9.6
59	Alex IafalloFLAK	LAK	5	59	0.08	14	35.7%	16:18	4.3%▲3
60	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	5	58	0.09	14	35.7%	18:43	84%▲11
61	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	4	82	0.05	28	14.3%	20:18	0.5%
62	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	4	82	0.05	33	12.1%	15:47	22%▲18
63	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	4	82	0.05	27	14.8%	19:08	—
64	Jordan EberleFSEA	SEA	4	82	0.05	20	20.0%	16:41	30%▲2.7
65	Nazem KadriFCGY	CGY	4	82	0.05	24	16.7%	17:13	71%▼9
66	Anders LeeFNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	28	14.3%	17:13	29%▼20
67	Tyler ToffoliFCGY	CGY	4	82	0.05	34	11.8%	16:37	38%▼18
68	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	4	82	0.05	30	13.3%	20:08	100%
69	Michael BuntingFTOR	TOR	4	82	0.05	23	17.4%	15:48	3.7%▲1
70	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	4	82	0.05	29	13.8%	19:36	97%▼1.8
71	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	4	82	0.05	37	10.8%	20:45	100%▲2.1
72	Barrett HaytonFARI	ARI	4	82	0.05	19	21.1%	17:30	11%▲11
73	Jimmy VeseyFNYR	NYR	4	81	0.05	11	36.4%	13:37	—
74	Andreas AthanasiouFCHI	CHI	4	81	0.05	20	20.0%	16:00	—
75	Andrei KuzmenkoFVAN	VAN	4	81	0.05	39	10.3%	16:15	11%▲9.8
76	Johnny GaudreauFCBJ	CBJ	4	80	0.05	21	19.0%	19:25	—
77	Nick PaulFTBL	TBL	4	80	0.05	17	23.5%	16:10	8.1%▲7.7
78	Max DomiFCHI/DAL	CHI/DAL	4	80	0.05	20	20.0%	17:46	5.8%▲4.6
79	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	4	80	0.05	30	13.3%	21:17	99%▲1.3
80	Matty BeniersFSEA	SEA	4	80	0.05	24	16.7%	17:06	50%▼1.5
81	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	4	78	0.05	26	15.4%	16:58	—
82	Stefan NoesenFCAR	CAR	4	78	0.05	13	30.8%	12:20	0.1%
83	Owen TippettFPHI	PHI	4	77	0.05	27	14.8%	17:26	78%▼7
84	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	4	76	0.05	28	14.3%	17:08	24%▼21
85	Pierre EngvallFTOR/NYI	TOR/NYI	4	76	0.05	17	23.5%	13:38	0.0%
86	Filip ChytilFNYR	NYR	4	74	0.05	22	18.2%	14:41	6.4%▲6.3
87	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	4	74	0.05	17	23.5%	17:23	96%▲10
88	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	4	73	0.05	21	19.0%	18:32	73%▲0.7
89	Warren FoegeleFEDM	EDM	4	67	0.06	13	30.8%	12:42	4.0%▲3.9
90	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	4	64	0.06	23	17.4%	18:03	97%▲8.8
91	Derick BrassardFOTT	OTT	4	62	0.06	13	30.8%	12:11	—
92	Eeli TolvanenFSEA/NSH	SEA/NSH	4	61	0.07	18	22.2%	14:31	35%▼9.7
93	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL/TOR	STL/TOR	4	53	0.08	16	25.0%	17:56	84%▲5
94	Garnet HathawayFWSH/BOS	WSH/BOS	3	84	0.04	13	23.1%	11:48	4.8%▲4.6
95	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	3	82	0.04	27	11.1%	18:35	82%▲11
96	David PerronFDET	DET	3	82	0.04	24	12.5%	16:55	0.2%
97	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	3	82	0.04	21	14.3%	18:26	28%▲7.8
98	Travis BoydFARI	ARI	3	82	0.04	15	20.0%	16:32	—
99	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	3	82	0.04	22	13.6%	19:19	88%▼5.4
100	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	3	82	0.04	37	8.1%	19:48	77%▲15

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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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