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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

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.

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.

Leader in 2017-18: Brayden Point (TBL), 12 GWG.

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	12	82	0.15	32	37.5%	19:37	95%▲7.5
2	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	12	74	0.16	39	30.8%	19:54	100%▲0.9
3	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	11	74	0.15	31	35.5%	18:41	19%▲13
4	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	8	82	0.10	28	28.6%	19:44	28%▲7.8
5	Brandon SaadFCHI	CHI	8	82	0.10	18	44.4%	17:30	—
6	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	8	82	0.10	20	40.0%	16:41	99%▼0.8
7	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	8	82	0.10	44	18.2%	16:29	9.7%▲9.2
8	Adam HenriqueFANA/NJD	ANA/NJD	8	81	0.10	24	33.3%	17:47	0.5%
9	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	8	79	0.10	27	29.6%	18:49	—
10	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	8	68	0.12	34	23.5%	19:43	73%▲0.7
11	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	7	82	0.09	49	14.3%	20:09	96%▲1.2
12	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	7	82	0.09	36	19.4%	19:49	22%▲18
13	Jason ZuckerFMIN	MIN	7	82	0.09	33	21.2%	16:58	23%▲17
14	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	7	82	0.09	29	24.1%	16:05	93%▲7.5
15	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	7	82	0.09	41	17.1%	21:33	100%▲1.5
16	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	7	81	0.09	25	28.0%	16:04	30%▲2.7
17	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	7	80	0.09	39	17.9%	19:49	100%
18	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	7	78	0.09	42	16.7%	18:59	82%▲11
19	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	7	76	0.09	39	17.9%	19:09	28%▲20
20	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	7	76	0.09	31	22.6%	16:54	99%▲1.1
21	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	6	82	0.07	29	20.7%	20:41	100%▲2.4
22	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	6	82	0.07	35	17.1%	22:05	0.5%
23	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	6	82	0.07	34	17.6%	18:41	—
24	Tyler ToffoliFLAK	LAK	6	82	0.07	24	25.0%	16:07	38%▼18
25	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	6	82	0.07	40	15.0%	20:55	22%▲19
26	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	6	82	0.07	43	14.0%	18:43	24%▲20
27	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	6	82	0.07	31	19.4%	21:36	9.2%▲7.2
28	Dustin BrownFLAK	LAK	6	81	0.07	28	21.4%	19:50	—
29	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	6	81	0.07	24	25.0%	14:54	92%▲9.6
30	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	6	78	0.08	29	20.7%	17:45	33%▲23
31	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	6	77	0.08	27	22.2%	17:30	24%▼21
32	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	6	74	0.08	28	21.4%	18:42	0.1%
33	Artem AnisimovFCHI	CHI	6	72	0.08	20	30.0%	16:47	—
34	James NealFVGK	VGK	6	71	0.08	25	24.0%	17:11	—
35	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	6	67	0.09	26	23.1%	17:28	99%▲1.7
36	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	6	64	0.09	30	20.0%	19:26	—
37	Patrick MarleauFTOR	TOR	5	82	0.06	27	18.5%	16:59	—
38	Mike HoffmanFOTT	OTT	5	82	0.06	22	22.7%	18:24	—
39	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	5	82	0.06	31	16.1%	21:22	88%▼5.4
40	J.T. MillerFNYR/TBL	NYR/TBL	5	82	0.06	23	21.7%	17:01	92%▲7.7
41	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	5	82	0.06	25	20.0%	16:09	4.9%▲4
42	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	5	82	0.06	25	20.0%	17:06	99%
43	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	5	82	0.06	35	14.3%	17:58	100%▲1.1
44	Daniel SedinFVAN	VAN	5	81	0.06	23	21.7%	15:16	—
45	James van RiemsdykFTOR	TOR	5	81	0.06	36	13.9%	14:54	0.3%
46	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	5	81	0.06	27	18.5%	20:08	97%▼1.8
47	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	5	80	0.06	33	15.2%	19:03	10%▲1
48	Brandon MontourDANA	ANA	5	80	0.06	9	55.6%	20:28	83%▲10
49	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	5	79	0.06	22	22.7%	18:06	84%▲3.2
50	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	5	79	0.06	9	55.6%	15:22	98%▲5.2
51	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	5	78	0.06	15	33.3%	25:44	4.0%▲3.7
52	Wayne SimmondsFPHI	PHI	5	75	0.07	24	20.8%	18:05	—
53	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	5	70	0.07	16	31.3%	14:22	49%▼20
54	Ondrej KaseFANA	ANA	5	66	0.08	20	25.0%	13:55	—
55	Cam AtkinsonFCBJ	CBJ	5	65	0.08	24	20.8%	18:54	—
56	Josh AndersonFCBJ	CBJ	5	63	0.08	19	26.3%	18:02	10%▲9.2
57	Kyle PalmieriFNJD	NJD	5	62	0.08	24	20.8%	17:19	19%▲10
58	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	5	62	0.08	34	14.7%	18:08	99%
59	Andre BurakovskyFWSH	WSH	5	56	0.09	12	41.7%	13:50	5.6%▲5.4
60	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	4	82	0.05	42	9.5%	17:49	—
61	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	4	82	0.05	13	30.8%	24:47	—
62	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	4	82	0.05	27	14.8%	20:08	—
63	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	4	82	0.05	27	14.8%	20:11	80%▲0.9
64	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	4	82	0.05	10	40.0%	26:50	22%▲12
65	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	4	82	0.05	15	26.7%	24:47	99%▲2.4
66	Tomas TatarFDET/VGK	DET/VGK	4	82	0.05	20	20.0%	16:16	—
67	Brendan GallagherFMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	31	12.9%	16:09	3.3%▲2.8
68	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	4	82	0.05	27	14.8%	19:12	17%▲12
69	Dougie HamiltonDCGY	CGY	4	82	0.05	17	23.5%	21:32	84%▲12
70	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	4	82	0.05	14	28.6%	23:49	0.1%
71	Tanner PearsonFLAK	LAK	4	82	0.05	15	26.7%	15:58	0.0%
72	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	4	82	0.05	16	25.0%	23:23	50%▲34
73	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	4	82	0.05	16	25.0%	19:51	96%
74	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	22	18.2%	17:46	84%▲11
75	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	4	82	0.05	20	20.0%	16:38	42%▲33
76	Valtteri FilppulaFPHI	PHI	4	81	0.05	11	36.4%	16:29	—
77	Vladimir SobotkaFSTL	STL	4	81	0.05	11	36.4%	17:07	—
78	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	4	81	0.05	21	19.0%	19:40	—
79	Colton SissonsFNSH	NSH	4	81	0.05	9	44.4%	16:06	3.3%▲3.1
80	Mattias JanmarkFDAL	DAL	4	81	0.05	19	21.1%	16:56	0.0%
81	Elias LindholmFCAR	CAR	4	81	0.05	16	25.0%	17:54	43%▲4.7
82	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	4	81	0.05	21	19.0%	14:52	82%▼8
83	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	4	80	0.05	24	16.7%	19:25	—
84	Kevin FialaFNSH	NSH	4	80	0.05	23	17.4%	15:09	67%▼8.3
85	Jimmy VeseyFNYR	NYR	4	79	0.05	17	23.5%	14:20	—
86	Conor ShearyFPIT	PIT	4	79	0.05	18	22.2%	13:57	0.1%
87	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	4	78	0.05	34	11.8%	18:33	—
88	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	4	78	0.05	16	25.0%	24:36	80%▲32
89	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	4	78	0.05	15	26.7%	15:15	94%▼5.5
90	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	4	78	0.05	29	13.8%	17:55	99%▲1.2
91	Trevor DaleyDDET	DET	4	77	0.05	9	44.4%	20:42	—
92	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	4	77	0.05	13	30.8%	17:36	0.5%
93	Danton HeinenFBOS	BOS	4	77	0.05	16	25.0%	15:01	0.0%
94	Erik HaulaFVGK	VGK	4	76	0.05	29	13.8%	17:22	12%▲8.7
95	Kevin HayesFNYR	NYR	4	76	0.05	25	16.0%	17:21	0.0%
96	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	4	76	0.05	14	28.6%	20:24	0.0%
97	Benoit PouliotFBUF	BUF	4	74	0.05	13	30.8%	13:41	—
98	Patrick MaroonFEDM/NJD	EDM/NJD	4	74	0.05	17	23.5%	16:32	—
99	Mikkel BoedkerFSJS	SJS	4	74	0.05	15	26.7%	13:21	—
100	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	4	74	0.05	14	28.6%	15:01	36%▲7.6

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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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