NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 1986-87

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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 618 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1986-87 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GWG
1	J. MullenJoe Mullen 29YRW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	12
2	J. KurriJari Kurri 26YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	10
3	M. GartnerMike Gartner 26YRW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	10
4	T. KerrTim Kerr 26YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	10
5	B. SutterBrent Sutter 24YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	8
6	B. SmithBobby Smith 28YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
7	K. DineenKevin Dineen 22YRW	HartfordHartford Whalers	7
8	S. ThomasSteve Thomas 22YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	7
9	T. TantiTony Tanti 22YRW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	7
10	G. PaslawskiGreg Paslawski 24YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	7
11	R. FrancisRon Francis 23YC	HartfordHartford Whalers	7
12	P. ZezelPeter Zezel 21YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	7
13	D. SavardDenis Savard 25YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	7
14	P. LaFontainePat LaFontaine 21YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	6
15	E. TikkanenEsa Tikkanen 21YLW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	6
16	M. GouletMichel Goulet 26YLW	QuebecQuebec Nordiques	6
17	T. McKegneyTony McKegney 28YLW	New YorkNew York Rangers	6
18	R. VaiveRick Vaive 27YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	6
19	P. MacLeanPaul MacLean 28YRW	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets (1979)	6
20	T. McCarthyTom McCarthy 25YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	6
21	G. AndersonGlenn Anderson 25YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
22	D. CiccarelliDino Ciccarelli 26YRW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
23	C. LaughlinCraig Laughlin 28YRW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	5
24	R. CunneyworthRandy Cunneyworth 25YLW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5
25	P. KlimaPetr Klima 21YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
26	M. MessierMark Messier 25YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
27	A. StastnyAnton Stastny 26YLW	QuebecQuebec Nordiques	5
28	J. AndersonJohn Anderson 29YRW	HartfordHartford Whalers	5
29	B. MacLellanBrian MacLellan 27YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
30	M. FolignoMike Foligno 27YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
31	W. PoddubnyWalt Poddubny 26YLW	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
32	D. PoulinDave Poulin 27YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
33	P. VerbeekPat Verbeek 22YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	5
34	D. BarrDave Barr 25YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
35	R. TocchetRick Tocchet 22YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
36	T. SandstromTomas Sandstrom 21YRW	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
37	M. BossyMike Bossy 29YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
38	K. CrowderKeith Crowder 27YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
39	B. ProppBrian Propp 27YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
40	B. AshtonBrent Ashton 26YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	4
41	G. GallantGerard Gallant 22YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	4
42	D. HawerchukDale Hawerchuk 23YC	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets (1979)	4
43	S. LarmerSteve Larmer 25YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	4
44	J. MacLeanJohn MacLean 21YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	4
45	L. MurphyLarry Murphy 25YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	4
46	W. PresleyWayne Presley 21YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	4
47	D. QuinnDan Quinn 21YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	4
48	C. SimmerCharlie Simmer 32YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	4
49	S. GavinStew Gavin 26YRW	HartfordHartford Whalers	4
50	W. GretzkyWayne Gretzky 25YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	4