NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 1971-72

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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 337 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1971-72 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GWG
1	P. EspositoPhil Esposito 29YC	BostonBoston Bruins	16
2	B. HullBobby Hull 32YLW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	9
3	B. GoldsworthyBill Goldsworthy 26YRW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	8
4	J. BucykJohnny Bucyk 36YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	7
5	V. HadfieldVic Hadfield 30YLW	New YorkNew York Rangers	7
6	R. EllisRon Ellis 26YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	7
7	P. MartinPit Martin 27YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	7
8	G. SabourinGary Sabourin 27YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	7
9	J. LemaireJacques Lemaire 25YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
10	B. FairbairnBill Fairbairn 24YRW	New YorkNew York Rangers	6
11	L. NanneLou Nanne 30YD	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	6
12	B. RousseauBobby Rousseau 30YRW	New YorkNew York Rangers	6
13	C. KorollCliff Koroll 24YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	6
14	P. MahovlichPeter Mahovlich 24YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	6
15	S. MikitaStan Mikita 31YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	6
16	J. RatelleJean Ratelle 30YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	6
17	A. BoudriasAndre Boudrias 27YLW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	5
18	B. HextallBryan Hextall 30YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5
19	M. RedmondMickey Redmond 23YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
20	N. LibettNick Libett 25YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
21	E. WestfallEd Westfall 30YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
22	A. DelvecchioAlex Delvecchio 39YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
23	B. MacGregorBruce MacGregor 30YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
24	Y. CournoyerYvan Cournoyer 27YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
25	P. HendersonPaul Henderson 28YLW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
26	G. LafleurGuy Lafleur 19YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
27	R. MartinRick Martin 19YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
28	D. KeonDave Keon 31YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
29	A. KarlanderAl Karlander 24YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
30	S. NoletSimon Nolet 29YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
31	J. PappinJim Pappin 31YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	5
32	J. DrouinJude Drouin 22YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
33	F. StanfieldFred Stanfield 27YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	4
34	G. UngerGarry Unger 23YC	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	4
35	C. LaroseClaude Larose 29YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	4
36	M. OliverMurray Oliver 33YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	4
37	R. BackstromRalph Backstrom 33YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	4
38	F. MahovlichFrank Mahovlich 33YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	4
39	M. WaltonMike Walton 26YC	BostonBoston Bruins	4
40	B. OrrBobby Orr 23YD	BostonBoston Bruins	4
41	D. BalonDave Balon 32YLW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	4
42	B. ParkBrad Park 22YD	New YorkNew York Rangers	4
43	M. TardifMarc Tardif 22YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	4
44	D. SittlerDarryl Sittler 20YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	4
45	R. GilbertRod Gilbert 30YRW	New YorkNew York Rangers	4
46	S. BernierSerge Bernier 24YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	4
47	G. LapointeGuy Lapointe 23YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	4
48	B. BerryBob Berry 27YLW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	3
49	B. ClarkeBobby Clarke 21YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	3
50	B. LeiterBobby Leiter 30YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	3