NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 2008-09

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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 872 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 2008-09 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. CarterJeff Carter 23YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	12
2	B. BoyesBrad Boyes 26YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	11
3	A. OvechkinAlex Ovechkin 22YLW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	10
4	P. SykoraPetr Sykora 31YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	10
5	P. MarleauPatrick Marleau 28YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	10
6	D. RoyDerek Roy 25YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	9
7	H. SedinHenrik Sedin 27YC	VancouverVancouver Canucks	8
8	E. StaalEric Staal 23YC	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	8
9	C. PerryCorey Perry 23YRW	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	8
10	M. HossaMarian Hossa 29YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	8
11	J. FranzenJohan Franzen 28YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	8
12	A. SeminAlexander Semin 24YRW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	8
13	D. SedinDaniel Sedin 27YLW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	7
14	B. DubinskyBrandon Dubinsky 22YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	7
15	J. ToewsJonathan Toews 20YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	7
16	J. LangenbrunnerJamie Langenbrunner 32YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	7
17	S. GomezScott Gomez 28YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	7
18	M. RyderMichael Ryder 28YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	7
19	M. KnubleMike Knuble 35YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	6
20	D. HeatleyDany Heatley 27YLW	OttawaOttawa Senators	6
21	D. KrejciDavid Krejci 22YC	BostonBoston Bruins	6
22	J. CorvoJoe Corvo 31YD	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	6
23	M. CammalleriMichael Cammalleri 26YLW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	6
24	D. BrownDustin Brown 23YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	6
25	I. KovalchukIlya Kovalchuk 25YLW	AtlantaAtlanta Thrashers	6
26	P. EliasPatrik Elias 32YC	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	6
27	V. LecavalierVincent Lecavalier 28YC	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	6
28	M. MichalekMilan Michalek 23YLW	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	6
29	P. KesselPhil Kessel 20YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	6
30	R. TorresRaffi Torres 26YLW	ColumbusColumbus Blue Jackets	6
31	M. SavardMarc Savard 30YC	BostonBoston Bruins	5
32	S. HartnellScott Hartnell 26YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
33	S. SouraySheldon Souray 31YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
34	M. HavlatMartin Havlat 27YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	5
35	J. BlakeJason Blake 34YLW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	5
36	R. NashRick Nash 24YLW	ColumbusColumbus Blue Jackets	5
37	D. PennerDustin Penner 25YLW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
38	H. ZetterbergHenrik Zetterberg 27YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	5
39	T. VanekThomas Vanek 24YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
40	D. BoothDavid Booth 23YLW	FloridaFlorida Panthers	5
41	N. HortonNathan Horton 23YRW	FloridaFlorida Panthers	5
42	R. PeverleyRich Peverley 25YC	AtlantaAtlanta Thrashers	5
43	T. SelanneTeemu Selanne 37YRW	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	5
44	J. ArnottJason Arnott 33YC	NashvilleNashville Predators	5
45	S. KoivuSaku Koivu 33YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
46	O. NolanOwen Nolan 36YRW	MinnesotaMinnesota Wild	5
47	S. BergenheimSean Bergenheim 24YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
48	F. BrunnstromFabian Brunnstrom 23YLW	DallasDallas Stars	5
49	T. ConnollyTim Connolly 27YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
50	S. DoanShane Doan 31YRW	PhoenixPhoenix Coyotes	4