Game-winning goals count goals that end up deciding wins. Higher means the player scored more goals that made the final difference. Below are the top 333 NHL playoff players ranked by Playoff Game Winning Goals for 2005-06.
| # | Player | Team | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | M. RecchiMark Recchi 37YRW | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | A. HemskyAles Hemsky 21YRW | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 1 | ||
| 22 | R. SmythRyan Smyth 29YLW | 1 | |
| 23 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 1 | ||
| 26 | J. DumontJ-P Dumont 27YRW | 1 | |
| 27 | 1 | ||
| 28 | 1 | ||
| 29 | A. LaddAndrew Ladd 19YLW | 1 | |
| 30 | 1 | ||
| 31 | 1 | ||
| 32 | 1 | ||
| 33 | 1 | ||
| 34 | 1 | ||
| 35 | 1 | ||
| 36 | 1 | ||
| 37 | 1 | ||
| 38 | 1 | ||
| 39 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 1 | ||
| 41 | 1 | ||
| 42 | 1 | ||
| 43 | 1 | ||
| 44 | 1 | ||
| 45 | 1 | ||
| 46 | 1 | ||
| 47 | 1 | ||
| 48 | 1 | ||
| 49 | 1 | ||
| 50 | 1 |