NHL Stats Leaders

NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

In the 2024-25 campaign, Nathan MacKinnon leads all players in game winning goals scored with 26. Positioned in second place is Connor McDavid, earning a game winning goals scored total of 22. Recording a mark of 21, Mikko Rantanen is holding on to the third position. With the fourth and fifth spot are Jack Eichel (21) and Sidney Crosby (21).

2024-25 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Nathan MacKinnon 26
2nd Connor McDavid 22
3rd Mikko Rantanen 21
4th Jack Eichel 21
5th Sidney Crosby 21
6th Mitch Marner 20
7th Leon Draisaitl 19
8th Kirill Kaprizov 18
9th Martin Necas 18
10th Kyle Connor 18
11th Cale Makar 18
12th Travis Konecny 18
13th Anze Kopitar 18
14th David Pastrnak 18
15th Dylan Strome 17
16th Nikita Kucherov 16
17th Brandon Hagel 16
18th Quinn Hughes 16
19th William Eklund 16
20th Owen Power 16
21st Jesper Bratt 15
22nd Ivan Barbashev 15
23rd Logan Cooley 15
24th Aliaksei Protas 15
25th Jack Hughes 14
26th Sam Reinhart 14
27th Tim Stutzle 14
28th Artemi Panarin 14
29th Josh Morrissey 14
30th Sean Monahan 14
31st Evgeni Malkin 14
32nd Elias Pettersson 14

2022 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 11
2nd Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 11
3rd Jason Robertson – Dallas Stars 11
4th Chris Kreider – New York Rangers 11
5th Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs 10
6th Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 9
7th Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 9
8th Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets 9
9th Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 9
10th Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues 9
11th Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames 9
12th Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes 9
13th David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins 9
14th Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators 8
15th Timo Meier – San Jose Sharks 8
16th Andrew Mangiapane – Calgary Flames 8
17th Joshua Norris – Ottawa Senators 8
18th Jake DeBrusk – Boston Bruins 8
19th Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers 7
20th Kevin Fiala – Minnesota Wild 7
21st Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins 7
22nd William Nylander – Toronto Maple Leafs 7
23rd Roope Hintz – Dallas Stars 7
24th Troy Terry – Anaheim Ducks 7
25th Ryan Hartman – Minnesota Wild 7
26th Patrik Laine – Columbus Blue Jackets 7
27th Adrian Kempe – Los Angeles Kings 7
28th Sam Bennett – Florida Panthers 7
29th Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary Flames 6
30th J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks 6
31st Nazem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche 6
32nd Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche 6

2021 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs 12
2nd Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 11
3rd Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 8
4th Mark Stone – Vegas Golden Knights 8
5th Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche 8
6th Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes 7
7th Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins 7
8th Frank Vatrano – Florida Panthers 7
9th Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers 7
10th Alex DeBrincat – Chicago Blackhawks 7
11th Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche 7
12th Jakub Vrana – 2 Teams 7
13th Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning 6
14th Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins 6
15th Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning 6
16th Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers 6
17th Max Pacioretty – Vegas Golden Knights 6
18th Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 6
19th Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets 5
20th Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 5
21st Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 5
22nd Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs 5
23rd Sam Reinhart – Buffalo Sabres 5
24th Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 5
25th Josh Anderson – Montreal Canadiens 5
26th Tyler Toffoli – Montreal Canadiens 5
27th Chandler Stephenson – Vegas Golden Knights 5
28th Kevin Fiala – Minnesota Wild 5
29th Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames 5
30th Anthony Beauvillier – New York Islanders 5
31st Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets 5
32nd Robby Fabbri – Detroit Red Wings 5

2020 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 10
2nd David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins 10
3rd David Perron – St. Louis Blues 9
4th Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres 9
5th Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets 7
6th Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames 7
7th Alex Killorn – Tampa Bay Lightning 7
8th William Nylander – Toronto Maple Leafs 7
9th Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings 7
10th Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets 6
11th Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights 6
12th John Carlson – Washington Capitals 6
13th Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 6
14th Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 6
15th Jake Virtanen – Vancouver Canucks 6
16th Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals 6
17th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 6
18th Anders Lee – New York Islanders 6
19th Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks 6
20th Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 6
21st Andre Burakovsky – Colorado Avalanche 6
22nd Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 6
23rd Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers 6
24th Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets 5
25th Max Pacioretty – Vegas Golden Knights 5
26th Yanni Gourde – Tampa Bay Lightning 5
27th Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 5
28th Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 5
29th Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs 5
30th Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames 5
31st Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks 5
32nd Kevin Hayes – Philadelphia Flyers 5

2019 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins 10
2nd Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 9
3rd Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 9
4th Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche 9
5th Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 8
6th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 8
7th Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 8
8th John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs 8
9th Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets 8
10th Artemi Panarin – Columbus Blue Jackets 8
11th Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes 7
12th Jeff Skinner – Buffalo Sabres 7
13th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 7
14th Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning 7
15th Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks 7
16th Alexander Radulov – Dallas Stars 7
17th Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators 7
18th Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks 6
19th Mike Hoffman – Florida Panthers 6
20th Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 6
21st Jonathan Marchessault – Vegas Golden Knights 6
22nd Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets 6
23rd Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 6
24th Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild 6
25th Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators 6
26th Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks 6
27th Alex Tuch – Vegas Golden Knights 6
28th Josh Anderson – Columbus Blue Jackets 5
29th Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers 5
30th Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay Lightning 5
31st Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets 5
32nd Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 5

2018 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning 12
2nd Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 12
3rd Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames 11
4th Patrik Laine – Winnipeg Jets 8
5th William Nylander – Toronto Maple Leafs 8
6th Brandon Saad – Chicago Blackhawks 8
7th Brayden Schenn – St. Louis Blues 8
8th Adam Henrique – 2 Teams 8
9th Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals 8
10th Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 8
11th Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars 7
12th Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets 7
13th Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 7
14th Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 7
15th Jason Zucker – Minnesota Wild 7
16th Jordan Eberle – New York Islanders 7
17th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 7
18th Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins 7
19th Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets 7
20th Taylor Hall – New Jersey Devils 7
21st Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers 6
22nd Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 6
23rd William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights 6
24th Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins 6
25th Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 6
26th Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 6
27th Tyler Toffoli – Los Angeles Kings 6
28th Dustin Brown – Los Angeles Kings 6
29th Travis Konecny – Philadelphia Flyers 6
30th Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators 6
31st Jonathan Marchessault – Vegas Golden Knights 6
32nd Evgenii Dadonov – Florida Panthers 6

2017 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Rickard Rakell – Anaheim Ducks 10
2nd Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets 9
3rd Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings 9
4th Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators 9
5th Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs 8
6th Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild 8
7th Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues 8
8th Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 8
9th Mike Hoffman – Ottawa Senators 8
10th Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 7
11th Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames 7
12th Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens 7
13th Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks 7
14th Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins 7
15th Brayden Schenn – Philadelphia Flyers 7
16th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 7
17th Marián Hossa – Chicago Blackhawks 7
18th Artem Anisimov – Chicago Blackhawks 7
19th Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks 6
20th Nazem Kadri – Toronto Maple Leafs 6
21st Patrick Marleau – San Jose Sharks 6
22nd Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 6
23rd J.T. Miller – New York Rangers 6
24th Paul Byron – Montreal Canadiens 6
25th Anders Lee – New York Islanders 6
26th Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators 6
27th Jimmy Vesey – New York Rangers 6
28th Mark Letestu – Edmonton Oilers 6
29th Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators 6
30th Jonathan Marchessault – Florida Panthers 6
31st David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins 6
32nd Jonathan Drouin – Tampa Bay Lightning 6

2016 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks 11
2nd Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 9
3rd Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 9
4th Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 8
5th Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils 8
6th Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks 8
7th Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 8
8th Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 8
9th Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Arizona Coyotes 8
10th Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers 8
11th Jeff Skinner – Carolina Hurricanes 7
12th Mika Zibanejad – Ottawa Senators 7
13th Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks 7
14th Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues 7
15th Brandon Saad – Columbus Blue Jackets 7
16th Jason Spezza – Dallas Stars 7
17th Marcus Johansson – Washington Capitals 7
18th Rickard Rakell – Anaheim Ducks 7
19th Zach Parise – Minnesota Wild 7
20th Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning 7
21st Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers 6
22nd Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens 6
23rd Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks 6
24th Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks 6
25th Craig Smith – Nashville Predators 6
26th Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks 6
27th Dustin Byfuglien – Winnipeg Jets 6
28th Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins 6
29th Carl Hagelin – 2 Teams 6
30th Antoine Roussel – Dallas Stars 6
31st Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 6
32nd Drew Stafford – Winnipeg Jets 6

2015 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 11
2nd Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens 10
3rd John Tavares – New York Islanders 8
4th Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames 8
5th Rick Nash – New York Rangers 8
6th Mike Cammalleri – New Jersey Devils 8
7th Matt Beleskey – Anaheim Ducks 8
8th Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Arizona Coyotes 7
9th Tomas Tatar – Detroit Red Wings 7
10th Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks 7
11th Radim Vrbata – Vancouver Canucks 7
12th Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets 7
13th Lars Eller – Montreal Canadiens 7
14th Paul Stastny – St. Louis Blues 7
15th Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars 6
16th Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators 6
17th Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens 6
18th Brandon Saad – Chicago Blackhawks 6
19th Brayden Schenn – Philadelphia Flyers 6
20th Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 6
21st Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators 6
22nd Andrew Ladd – Winnipeg Jets 6
23rd Mark Stone – Ottawa Senators 6
24th Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets 6
25th Cody Eakin – Dallas Stars 6
26th Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks 6
27th Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning 6
28th Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues 6
29th Anders Lee – New York Islanders 6
30th Nick Bonino – Vancouver Canucks 6
31st Wayne Simmonds – Philadelphia Flyers 6
32nd James Neal – Nashville Predators 6

2014 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank Player GWG
1st Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens 11
2nd Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 10
3rd Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 9
4th Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks 9
5th Alex Steen – St. Louis Blues 9
6th Rick Nash – New York Rangers 9
7th Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 8
8th Jarome Iginla – Boston Bruins 8
9th Chris Kunitz – Pittsburgh Penguins 8
10th Mike Cammalleri – Calgary Flames 8
11th Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 7
12th Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins 7
13th Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks 7
14th Tommy Wingels – San Jose Sharks 7
15th Jaromír Jágr – New Jersey Devils 6
16th Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs 6
17th Brayden Schenn – Philadelphia Flyers 6
18th Matt Niskanen – Pittsburgh Penguins 6
19th Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Arizona Coyotes 6
20th David Krejci – Boston Bruins 6
21st Ryan O’Reilly – Colorado Avalanche 6
22nd Patric Hornqvist – Nashville Predators 6
23rd Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche 6
24th Jeff Skinner – Carolina Hurricanes 6
25th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 6
26th Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks 6
27th Gustav Nyquist – Detroit Red Wings 6
28th Andrew Cogliano – Anaheim Ducks 5
29th Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets 5
30th Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 5
31st Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 5
32nd Jason Pominville – Minnesota Wild 5
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