NHL Game Winning Goals Leaders 2025-26

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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 940 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Game Winning Goals for the 2025-26 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	GWG
1	C. CaufieldCole Caufield 25YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	12
2	S. StamkosSteven Stamkos 36YC	NashvilleNashville Predators	10
3	N. SchmaltzNick Schmaltz 30YC	UtahUtah Mammoth	9
4	B. NelsonBrock Nelson 34YC	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	9
5	J. RobertsonJason Robertson 26YLW	DallasDallas Stars	9
6	D. LarkinDylan Larkin 29YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	9
7	R. O'ReillyRyan O'Reilly 35YC	NashvilleNashville Predators	8
8	N. KucherovNikita Kucherov 32YRW	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	8
9	J. ChychrunJakob Chychrun 28YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	8
10	A. KempeAdrian Kempe 29YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	8
11	J. ZuckerJason Zucker 34YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	7
12	K. MarchenkoKirill Marchenko 25YRW	ColumbusColumbus Blue Jackets	7
13	B. HorvatBo Horvat 31YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	7
14	S. JarvisSeth Jarvis 24YC	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	7
15	K. KaprizovKirill Kaprizov 29YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota Wild	7
16	N. MacKinnonNathan MacKinnon 30YC	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	7
17	C. GauthierCutter Gauthier 22YLW	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	7
18	N. HischierNico Hischier 27YC	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	6
19	C. KellerClayton Keller 27YRW	UtahUtah Mammoth	6
20	D. RaddyshDarren Raddysh 30YD	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	6
21	M. GeekieMorgan Geekie 27YC	BostonBoston Bruins	6
22	N. EhlersNikolaj Ehlers 30YLW	CarolinaCarolina Hurricanes	6
23	A. DeBrincatAlex DeBrincat 28YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	6
24	S. ReinhartSam Reinhart 30YC	FloridaFlorida Panthers	6
25	B. HagelBrandon Hagel 27YLW	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	6
26	D. GuentherDylan Guenther 23YRW	UtahUtah Mammoth	6
27	J. EichelJack Eichel 29YC	VegasVegas Golden Knights	6
28	V. ArvidssonViktor Arvidsson 33YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	6
29	M. ScheifeleMark Scheifele 33YC	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets	6
30	J. RoslovicJack Roslovic 29YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
31	T. StützleTim Stützle 24YC	OttawaOttawa Senators	5
32	T. MeierTimo Meier 29YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	5
33	B. BurnsBrent Burns 41YD	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	5
34	S. BennettSam Bennett 29YC	FloridaFlorida Panthers	5
35	A. LafrenièreAlexis Lafrenière 24YLW	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
36	C. BedardConnor Bedard 20YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	5
37	M. NecasMartin Necas 27YC	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	5
38	D. BathersonDrake Batherson 28YRW	OttawaOttawa Senators	5
39	K. ConnorKyle Connor 29YLW	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets	5
40	C. McMichaelConnor McMichael 25YLW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	5
41	S. SteelSam Steel 28YC	DallasDallas Stars	5
42	S. HolmstromSimon Holmstrom 24YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	5
43	T. ThompsonTage Thompson 28YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
44	J. HughesJack Hughes 25YC	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	5
45	T. ZegrasTrevor Zegras 25YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
46	B. ByramBowen Byram 24YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
47	J. MillerJ.T. Miller 33YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	5
48	E. BouchardEvan Bouchard 26YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	5
49	W. FoegeleWarren Foegele 30YLW	OttawaOttawa Senators	5
50	J. GuentzelJake Guentzel 31YC	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	5