NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 1978-79

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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 443 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1978-79 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 26YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	13
2	M. BossyMike Bossy 21YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	9
3	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 21YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	8
4	T. BulleyTed Bulley 23YLW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	8
5	J. PronovostJean Pronovost 32YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	8
6	M. DionneMarcel Dionne 26YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	7
7	P. EspositoPhil Esposito 36YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	7
8	P. LeePeter Lee 22YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	7
9	Y. LambertYvon Lambert 28YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
10	D. LuceDon Luce 29YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	7
11	P. MondouPierre Mondou 22YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
12	W. McKechnieWalt McKechnie 31YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	6
13	R. LeachReggie Leach 28YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	6
14	S. ShuttSteve Shutt 26YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	6
15	R. RobertRene Robert 29YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	6
16	G. ChouinardGuy Chouinard 21YC	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	5
17	B. HarrisBilly Harris 26YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
18	A. HedbergAnders Hedberg 27YRW	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
19	G. MaloneGreg Malone 22YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5
20	T. O'ReillyTerry O'Reilly 27YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
21	J. RatelleJean Ratelle 37YC	BostonBoston Bruins	5
22	E. VailEric Vail 24YLW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	5
23	D. MarcotteDon Marcotte 31YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
24	R. SedlbauerRon Sedlbauer 23YLW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	5
25	B. NystromBobby Nystrom 25YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
26	D. MaloneyDan Maloney 27YLW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
27	C. GilliesClark Gillies 24YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
28	T. YoungTim Young 23YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
29	R. MiddletonRick Middleton 24YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
30	B. DunlopBlake Dunlop 25YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
31	U. NilssonUlf Nilsson 28YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
32	G. CharronGuy Charron 29YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	4
33	M. McEwenMike McEwen 21YD	New YorkNew York Rangers	4
34	B. SmithBobby Smith 20YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	4
35	B. BarberBill Barber 25YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	4
36	I. BoldirevIvan Boldirev 28YC	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	4
37	B. MacMillanBob MacMillan 25YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	4
38	G. PerreaultGilbert Perreault 27YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	4
39	R. SeilingRic Seiling 20YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	4
40	D. TaylorDave Taylor 22YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	4
41	D. WilliamsDave Williams 24YLW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	4
42	T. GradinThomas Gradin 22YC	VancouverVancouver Canucks	4
43	P. McNabPeter McNab 26YC	BostonBoston Bruins	4
44	J. WensinkJohn Wensink 25YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	4
45	W. CashmanWayne Cashman 33YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	4
46	W. PlettWilli Plett 23YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	4
47	R. KerrReg Kerr 20YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	4
48	J. TonelliJohn Tonelli 21YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	4
49	S. JensenSteve Jensen 23YLW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	4
50	D. VervergaertDennis Ververgaert 25YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	4