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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL skaters with 7 GWG for the Edmonton Oilers in 2017-18, ahead of 
Patrick Maroon (EDM/NJD) (4).
Leaders: Game-Winning Goals, Edmonton Oilers, 2017-18
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP7
2ndPatrick MaroonEDM/NJD · 74 GP4
3rdRyan StromeEDM · 82 GP3
4thPontus AbergNSH/EDM · 53 GP3
5thDarnell NurseEDM · 82 GP2
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Game-Winning Goals measures
This board ranks every NHL skater by game-winning goals, regular season only, listing players with at least one. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Goals that were the winning team's (loser's final score + 1)th goal, shootouts excluded.
Game-winning goals are goals plus timing luck: year-to-year correlation is weak (about 0.1 beyond what goals explain).
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. GWG mostly follows goals: the best scorers on the best teams pile them up. Season to season the total has almost no skill signal beyond goal scoring. In 2017-18, 17 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Connor McDavid leads at 7.
Game-Winning Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | GWG | GP | Per game | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 7 | 82 | 0.09 | 41 | 100% |
| 2 | Patrick MaroonFEDM/NJD | EDM/NJD | 4 | 74 | 0.05 | 17 | — |
| 3 | Ryan StromeFEDM | EDM | 3 | 82 | 0.04 | 13 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Pontus AbergFNSH/EDM | NSH/EDM | 3 | 53 | 0.06 | 4 | — |
| 5 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 2 | 82 | 0.02 | 6 | 60%▼2.7 |
| 6 |  Matt BenningDEDM | EDM | 2 | 73 | 0.03 | 6 | — |
| 7 |  Jujhar KhairaFEDM | EDM | 2 | 69 | 0.03 | 11 | — |
| 8 |  Jesse PuljujarviFEDM | EDM | 2 | 65 | 0.03 | 12 | — |
| 9 |  Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 2 | 62 | 0.03 | 24 | 73%▼0.9 |
| 10 |  Milan LucicFEDM | EDM | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 10 | — |
| 11 |  Mark LetestuFEDM/CBJ | EDM/CBJ | 1 | 80 | 0.01 | 9 | — |
| 12 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 1 | 78 | 0.01 | 25 | 100% |
| 13 |  Drake CaggiulaFEDM | EDM | 1 | 67 | 0.01 | 13 | — |
| 14 |  Oscar KlefbomDEDM | EDM | 1 | 66 | 0.02 | 5 | — |
| 15 |  Adam LarssonDEDM | EDM | 1 | 63 | 0.02 | 4 | 27% |
| 16 |  Jussi JokinenFLAK/CBJ/EDM/VAN | LAK/CBJ/EDM/VAN | 1 | 60 | 0.02 | 5 | — |
| 17 |  Ty RattieFEDM | EDM | 1 | 14 | 0.07 | 5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Game-Winning Goals in 2017-18?
Connor McDavid leads with 7. The median of the 17 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Game-Winning Goals in 2017-18?
Darnell Nurse leads NHL defensemen with 2; the top forward is Connor McDavid at 7.
How is Game-Winning Goals calculated?
Goals that were the winning team's (loser's final score + 1)th goal, shootouts excluded. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Game-Winning Goals?
Game-winning goals are goals plus timing luck: year-to-year correlation is weak (about 0.1 beyond what goals explain).