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 661 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1988-89 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | J. KurriJari Kurri 28YRW | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 7 | ||
| 10 | J. MullenJoe Mullen 31YRW | 7 | |
| 11 | D. VolekDavid Volek 21YLW | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 6 | ||
| 17 | B. HullBrett Hull 23YRW | 6 | |
| 18 | C. NeelyCam Neely 23YRW | 6 | |
| 19 | 6 | ||
| 20 | R. BrownRob Brown 20YRW | 6 | |
| 21 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 6 | ||
| 24 | 5 | ||
| 25 | D. GrahamDirk Graham 28YRW | 5 | |
| 26 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 5 | ||
| 29 | B. ProppBrian Propp 29YLW | 5 | |
| 30 | B. ErreyBob Errey 23YLW | 5 | |
| 31 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 4 | ||
| 42 | K. MullerKirk Muller 22YLW | 4 | |
| 43 | 4 | ||
| 44 | 4 | ||
| 45 | 4 | ||
| 46 | H. LoobHakan Loob 27YRW | 4 | |
| 47 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 4 | ||
| 50 | 4 |