NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 1977-78

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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 456 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1977-78 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GWG
1	G. LafleurGuy Lafleur 25YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	12
2	B. BarberBill Barber 24YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	9
3	B. BourneBob Bourne 23YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	8
4	D. SittlerDarryl Sittler 26YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	8
5	S. ShuttSteve Shutt 25YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
6	G. PerreaultGilbert Perreault 26YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	7
7	R. MacLeishRick MacLeish 27YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	7
8	G. SheppardGregg Sheppard 28YC	BostonBoston Bruins	7
9	B. NystromBobby Nystrom 24YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	6
10	D. PotvinDenis Potvin 23YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	6
11	R. MiddletonRick Middleton 23YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	6
12	E. VailEric Vail 23YLW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	6
13	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 20YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	6
14	M. MurphyMike Murphy 26YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	6
15	Y. CournoyerYvan Cournoyer 33YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	6
16	R. MartinRick Martin 25YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	6
17	B. SchmautzBobby Schmautz 32YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	6
18	R. EllisRon Ellis 32YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
19	B. GoringButch Goring 27YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	5
20	T. LysiakTom Lysiak 24YC	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	5
21	J. RatelleJean Ratelle 36YC	BostonBoston Bruins	5
22	L. RobinsonLarry Robinson 26YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
23	B. SalmingBorje Salming 26YD	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
24	G. UngerGarry Unger 29YC	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	5
25	T. BulleyTed Bulley 22YLW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	5
26	P. EspositoPhil Esposito 35YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
27	G. McAdamGary McAdam 21YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
28	P. McNabPeter McNab 25YC	BostonBoston Bruins	5
29	J. PronovostJean Pronovost 31YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5
30	R. GreschnerRon Greschner 22YD	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
31	R. LonsberryRoss Lonsberry 30YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
32	D. WilliamsDave Williams 23YLW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
33	R. HouleRejean Houle 27YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
34	J. LemaireJacques Lemaire 31YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
35	D. McCourtDale McCourt 20YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
36	B. KellyBob Kelly 26YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
37	L. McDonaldLanny McDonald 24YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
38	R. SeilingRic Seiling 19YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	4
39	P. WoodsPaul Woods 22YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	4
40	J. GouldJohn Gould 28YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	4
41	L. HenningLorne Henning 25YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	4
42	A. St. LaurentAndre St. Laurent 24YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	4
43	T. O'ReillyTerry O'Reilly 26YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	4
44	D. MarukDennis Maruk 21YC	ClevelandCleveland Barons	4
45	B. MillerBob Miller 20YC	BostonBoston Bruins	4
46	B. BeckBarry Beck 20YD	ColoradoColorado Rockies	4
47	R. LarsonReed Larson 20YD	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	4
48	R. PicardRobert Picard 20YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	4
49	M. BossyMike Bossy 20YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	4
50	O. KindrachukOrest Kindrachuk 26YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	4