NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 1997-98

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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 762 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 1997-98 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GWG
1	P. BondraPeter Bondra 29YRW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	13
2	J. NieuwendykJoe Nieuwendyk 30YC	DallasDallas Stars	11
3	T. SelanneTeemu Selanne 26YRW	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	10
4	J. LeClairJohn LeClair 27YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	9
5	B. ShanahanBrendan Shanahan 28YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	9
6	R. Brind'AmourRod Brind'Amour 26YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	8
7	B. HolikBobby Holik 26YC	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	8
8	P. VerbeekPat Verbeek 33YRW	DallasDallas Stars	8
9	J. AllisonJason Allison 22YC	BostonBoston Bruins	8
10	J. JagrJaromir Jagr 25YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	8
11	K. TkachukKeith Tkachuk 25YLW	PhoenixPhoenix Coyotes	8
12	G. MurrayGlen Murray 24YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	7
13	E. DazeEric Daze 21YLW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	7
14	J. FriesenJeff Friesen 20YLW	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	7
15	P. ForsbergPeter Forsberg 23YC	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	7
16	B. SavageBrian Savage 26YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
17	L. RobitailleLuc Robitaille 31YLW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	7
18	D. AlfredssonDaniel Alfredsson 24YRW	OttawaOttawa Senators	7
19	M. RecchiMark Recchi 29YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	6
20	E. LacroixEric Lacroix 25YLW	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	6
21	A. YashinAlexei Yashin 23YC	OttawaOttawa Senators	6
22	J. LangenbrunnerJamie Langenbrunner 21YRW	DallasDallas Stars	6
23	J. CampbellJim Campbell 24YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	6
24	P. EliasPatrik Elias 21YC	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	6
25	A. DeadmarshAdam Deadmarsh 22YRW	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	6
26	J. LehtinenJere Lehtinen 24YRW	DallasDallas Stars	6
27	R. TocchetRick Tocchet 33YRW	PhoenixPhoenix Coyotes	6
28	B. HullBrett Hull 32YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	6
29	S. HeinzeSteve Heinze 27YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	6
30	P. DemitraPavol Demitra 22YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	6
31	M. SundinMats Sundin 26YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
32	T. AmonteTony Amonte 26YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	5
33	Z. PalffyZiggy Palffy 25YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
34	B. LindsayBill Lindsay 26YLW	FloridaFlorida Panthers	5
35	R. FrancisRon Francis 34YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5
36	S. KapanenSami Kapanen 24YRW	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	5
37	D. BrownDoug Brown 33YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
38	G. CourtnallGeoff Courtnall 34YLW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	5
39	T. DonatoTed Donato 28YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
40	S. BarnesStu Barnes 26YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5
41	I. KorolevIgor Korolev 26YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
42	V. DamphousseVincent Damphousse 29YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
43	D. AudetteDonald Audette 27YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
44	A. DaigleAlexandre Daigle 22YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
45	R. MckayRandy Mckay 30YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	5
46	D. ZubrusDainius Zubrus 19YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
47	M. GelinasMartin Gelinas 27YLW	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	5
48	D. GilmourDoug Gilmour 34YC	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	5
49	R. BrownRob Brown 29YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	4
50	T. FleuryTheo Fleury 29YRW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	4