NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 1987-88

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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 672 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1987-88 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GWG
1	S. RicherStephane Richer 21YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	11
2	C. WilsonCarey Wilson 25YC	HartfordHartford Whalers	9
3	C. SimpsonCraig Simpson 20YLW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	8
4	J. NieuwendykJoe Nieuwendyk 20YC	CalgaryCalgary Flames	8
5	P. VerbeekPat Verbeek 23YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	8
6	J. CarsonJimmy Carson 18YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	7
7	M. GartnerMike Gartner 27YRW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	7
8	B. SweeneyBob Sweeney 23YC	BostonBoston Bruins	7
9	M. LemieuxMario Lemieux 21YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	7
10	M. MessierMark Messier 26YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	7
11	P. LaFontainePat LaFontaine 22YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	7
12	M. FolignoMike Foligno 28YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	7
13	L. RobitailleLuc Robitaille 21YLW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	6
14	D. SavardDenis Savard 26YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	6
15	R. VaiveRick Vaive 28YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	6
16	B. ProppBrian Propp 28YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	6
17	R. CunneyworthRandy Cunneyworth 26YLW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	6
18	S. YzermanSteve Yzerman 22YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	6
19	D. AndreychukDave Andreychuk 23YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
20	D. ChristianDave Christian 28YRW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	5
21	J. KurriJari Kurri 27YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
22	C. MacTavishCraig MacTavish 28YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
23	J. MullenJoe Mullen 30YRW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	5
24	S. KasperSteve Kasper 25YC	BostonBoston Bruins	5
25	R. BourqueRay Bourque 26YD	BostonBoston Bruins	5
26	P. KlimaPetr Klima 22YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
27	B. BenningBrian Benning 21YD	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	5
28	K. LinsemanKen Linseman 28YC	BostonBoston Bruins	5
29	G. CourtnallGeoff Courtnall 24YLW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
30	A. McbainAndrew Mcbain 22YRW	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets (1979)	5
31	B. ProbertBob Probert 22YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
32	R. SheppardRay Sheppard 21YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
33	C. CheliosChris Chelios 25YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
34	D. SmailDoug Smail 29YLW	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets (1979)	5
35	J. OgrodnickJohn Ogrodnick 28YLW	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
36	A. BrotenAaron Broten 26YC	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	4
37	M. GouletMichel Goulet 27YLW	QuebecQuebec Nordiques	4
38	D. HawerchukDale Hawerchuk 24YC	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets (1979)	4
39	H. LoobHakan Loob 26YRW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	4
40	J. BrownJeff Brown 21YD	QuebecQuebec Nordiques	4
41	B. SmithBobby Smith 29YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	4
42	B. BellowsBrian Bellows 22YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	4
43	A. IafrateAl Iafrate 21YD	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	4
44	M. McpheeMike Mcphee 26YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	4
45	W. PoddubnyWalt Poddubny 27YLW	New YorkNew York Rangers	4
46	J. MacLeanJohn MacLean 22YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	4
47	M. HoweMark Howe 32YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	4
48	B. MacLellanBrian MacLellan 28YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	4
49	J. PeplinskiJim Peplinski 26YLW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	4
50	K. DineenKevin Dineen 23YRW	HartfordHartford Whalers	4