NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 1979-80

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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 585 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1979-80 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GWG
1	D. GareDanny Gare 25YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	11
2	B. StoughtonBlaine Stoughton 26YLW	HartfordHartford Whalers	9
3	P. McNabPeter McNab 27YC	BostonBoston Bruins	9
4	M. BossyMike Bossy 22YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	8
5	C. SimmerCharlie Simmer 25YLW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	8
6	G. MulveyGrant Mulvey 22YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	7
7	B. BarberBill Barber 26YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	7
8	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 22YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	7
9	Y. LambertYvon Lambert 29YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
10	R. LeachReggie Leach 29YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	7
11	G. LafleurGuy Lafleur 27YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
12	P. LarouchePierre Larouche 23YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
13	R. EdbergRolf Edberg 28YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	7
14	D. TaylorDave Taylor 23YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	7
15	L. McDonaldLanny McDonald 26YRW	ColoradoColorado Rockies	6
16	M. DionneMarcel Dionne 27YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	6
17	D. LumleyDave Lumley 24YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	6
18	B. MacDonaldBlair MacDonald 25YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	6
19	T. McKegneyTony McKegney 21YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	6
20	W. GretzkyWayne Gretzky 18YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	6
21	V. NedomanskyVaclav Nedomansky 35YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	6
22	T. LysiakTom Lysiak 26YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	6
23	B. ChapmanBlair Chapman 23YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	6
24	P. EspositoPhil Esposito 37YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
25	G. PerreaultGilbert Perreault 28YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
26	R. PrestonRich Preston 27YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	5
27	I. BoldirevIvan Boldirev 29YC	VancouverVancouver Canucks	5
28	J. DouglasJordy Douglas 21YLW	HartfordHartford Whalers	5
29	T. YoungTim Young 24YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
30	D. LabraatenDan Labraaten 27YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
31	D. RedmondDick Redmond 29YD	BostonBoston Bruins	5
32	J. AndersonJohn Anderson 22YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
33	C. GilliesClark Gillies 25YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
34	D. SittlerDarryl Sittler 28YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
35	T. O'ReillyTerry O'Reilly 28YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
36	R. VaiveRick Vaive 20YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
37	T. McCarthyTom McCarthy 18YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
38	J. GillisJere Gillis 22YLW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	5
39	P. MarshallPaul Marshall 18YLW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5
40	L. BoschmanLaurie Boschman 19YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	4
41	A. HedbergAnders Hedberg 28YRW	New YorkNew York Rangers	4
42	K. HoustonKen Houston 25YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	4
43	K. LinsemanKen Linseman 20YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	4
44	R. MiddletonRick Middleton 25YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	4
45	C. RamsayCraig Ramsay 28YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	4
46	B. FederkoBernie Federko 23YC	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	4
47	W. LindstromWilly Lindstrom 28YRW	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets (1979)	4
48	R. MacLeishRick MacLeish 29YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	4
49	B. MacMillanBob MacMillan 26YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	4
50	S. ShuttSteve Shutt 27YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	4