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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Jack Hughes (NJD) and 
Jesper Boqvist (NJD) lead NHL skaters with 2 GWG for the New Jersey Devils in 2026-27, ahead of 
Luke Hughes (NJD) (1).
Leaders: Game-Winning Goals, New Jersey Devils, 2026-27
- 1stJack HughesNJD · 9 GP2
- 2ndJesper BoqvistNJD · 7 GP2
- 3rdLuke HughesNJD · 9 GP1
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 2026-27, 3 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Jack Hughes leads at 2.
Game-Winning Goals leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | GWG | GP | Per game | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 2 | 99% |
| 2 | Jesper BoqvistFNJD | NJD | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 3 | 3.3% |
| 3 | Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 3 | 83% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Game-Winning Goals in 2026-27?
Jack Hughes leads with 2. The median of the 3 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Game-Winning Goals in 2026-27?
Luke Hughes leads NHL defensemen with 1; the top forward is Jack Hughes at 2.
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).