NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders 2024-25?

In terms of the 2025-26 campaign, Nikita Kucherov ranks first in game winning goals scored with 57. Ranking in 2nd is Nathan MacKinnon, collecting a game winning goals total of 55. Having earned a total of 51, Mark Scheifele is sitting in the third spot. Rounding out the top five are Lane Hutson (48) along with David Pastrnak (48).

2025-26 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders

GWG Rank	Player	GWG
1st	Nikita Kucherov	57
2nd	Nathan MacKinnon	55
3rd	Mark Scheifele	51
4th	Lane Hutson	48
5th	David Pastrnak	48
6th	Martin Necas	47
7th	Connor McDavid	46
8th	Macklin Celebrini	44
9th	Evan Bouchard	43
10th	Zach Werenski	41
11th	Nick Suzuki	40
12th	Rasmus Dahlin	39
13th	Kyle Connor	38
14th	Quinn Hughes	26
15th	Artemi Panarin	23
16th	Clayton Keller	36
17th	Mitch Marner	36
18th	Mathew Barzal	35
19th	Alex DeBrincat	35
20th	Ivan Barbashev	34
21st	William Nylander	34
22nd	Jackson LaCombe	33
23rd	Cale Makar	33
24th	Ryan O’Reilly	33
25th	Jesper Bratt	33
26th	Matthew Knies	33
27th	Ryan McLeod	32
28th	Mattias Ekholm	32
29th	Jack Eichel	32
30th	John Carlson	27
31st	Charlie Coyle	32
32nd	Sidney Crosby	32

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

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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

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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