NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Game-Winning Goals
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | GWG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 24 |
  | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 24 |
3. | Claude Lemieux | 1983-09 | 19 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 19 |
5. | Maurice Richard* | 1942-60 | 18 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 2006-24 | 18 |
7. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 17 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 17 |
  | Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 17 |
10. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 16 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 16 |
12. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 15 |
  | Yvan Cournoyer* | 1963-79 | 15 |
  | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 15 |
15. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 14 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 14 |
  | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 14 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 14 |
  | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 14 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 14 |
21. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 13 |
  | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 13 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 13 |
  | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 13 |
  | Daniel Brière | 1997-15 | 13 |
  | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-24 | 13 |
  | Ondřej Palát | 2012-24 | 13 |
28. | Clark Gillies* | 1974-88 | 12 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 12 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 12 |
  | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 12 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 12 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 12 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 12 |
  | Vyacheslav Kozlov | 1991-10 | 12 |
  | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 12 |
  | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 12 |
  | Johan Franzén | 2005-16 | 12 |
  | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 12 |
40. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 11 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 11 |
  | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 11 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 11 |
  | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 11 |
  | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 11 |
  | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 11 |
  | Cam Neely* | 1983-96 | 11 |
  | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 11 |
  | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 11 |
  | Steve Thomas | 1984-04 | 11 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 11 |
  | John LeClair | 1990-07 | 11 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 11 |
  | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 11 |
  | Stu Barnes | 1991-08 | 11 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 11 |
  | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 11 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 11 |
  | Patrick Kane | 2007-24 | 11 |
  | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 11 |
  | Chris Kreider | 2012-24 | 11 |
62. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 10 |
  | Claude Provost | 1955-70 | 10 |
  | Geoff Courtnall | 1983-00 | 10 |
  | Joe Murphy | 1986-01 | 10 |
  | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 10 |
  | Corey Perry | 2005-24 | 10 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-24 | 10 |
  | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 10 |
70. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 9 |
  | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 9 |
  | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 9 |
  | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 9 |
  | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 9 |
  | Steve Payne | 1978-88 | 9 |
  | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 9 |
  | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 9 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 1987-02 | 9 |
  | Tomas Holmström | 1996-12 | 9 |
  | Petr Sýkora | 1995-12 | 9 |
  | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 9 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 2005-24 | 9 |
  | Tyler Johnson | 2012-24 | 9 |
84. | Reggie Leach | 1970-83 | 8 |
  | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 8 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 8 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 8 |
  | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 8 |
  | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 8 |
  | Scott Stevens* | 1982-04 | 8 |
  | Shayne Corson | 1985-04 | 8 |
  | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 8 |
  | Petr Klíma | 1985-99 | 8 |
  | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 8 |
  | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 8 |
  | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 8 |
  | Scott Niedermayer* | 1991-10 | 8 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 8 |
  | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 8 |
  | Brian Gionta | 2001-18 | 8 |
  | Justin Williams | 2000-20 | 8 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 8 |
  | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 8 |
  | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 8 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-24 | 8 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-24 | 8 |
  | Jake Guentzel | 2016-24 | 8 |
  | Brayden Point | 2016-24 | 8 |
  | Carter Verhaeghe | 2019-24 | 8 |
110. | Toe Blake* | 1934-48 | 7 |
  | Ted Lindsay* | 1944-65 | 7 |
  | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 7 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 7 |
  | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 7 |
  | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 7 |
  | Lanny McDonald* | 1973-89 | 7 |
  | Bob Nystrom | 1972-86 | 7 |
  | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 7 |
  | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 7 |
  | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 7 |
  | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 7 |
  | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 7 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 7 |
  | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 7 |
  | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 7 |
  | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 7 |
  | Craig Simpson | 1985-95 | 7 |
  | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 7 |
  | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 7 |
  | Alex Kovalev | 1992-13 | 7 |
  | Sergei Gonchar | 1994-15 | 7 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 7 |
  | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 7 |
  | Martin Havlát | 2000-16 | 7 |
  | Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 7 |
  | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 7 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 7 |
  | Nazem Kadri | 2009-24 | 7 |
  | Brock Nelson | 2013-24 | 7 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 2008-24 | 7 |
  | Vladimir Tarasenko | 2012-24 | 7 |
  | Artturi Lehkonen | 2016-24 | 7 |
  | Yanni Gourde | 2015-24 | 7 |
144. | Frank Boucher* | 1921-44 | 6 |
  | Bill Cook* | 1926-37 | 6 |
  | Syd Howe* | 1929-46 | 6 |
  | Nick Metz | 1934-48 | 6 |
  | Mud Bruneteau | 1935-46 | 6 |
  | Harry Watson* | 1941-57 | 6 |
  | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 6 |
  | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 6 |
  | Dick Duff* | 1954-72 | 6 |
  | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 6 |
  | John Ferguson | 1963-71 | 6 |
  | Jim Pappin | 1963-77 | 6 |
  | Pete Stemkowski | 1963-78 | 6 |
  | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 6 |
  | Larry Keenan | 1961-72 | 6 |
  | Serge Savard* | 1966-83 | 6 |
  | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 6 |
  | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 6 |
  | Ross Lonsberry | 1966-81 | 6 |
  | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 6 |
  | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 6 |
  | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 6 |
  | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 6 |
  | Mike Krushelnyski | 1981-95 | 6 |
  | Dave Andreychuk* | 1982-06 | 6 |
  | Dave Poulin | 1982-95 | 6 |
  | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 6 |
  | Joel Otto | 1984-98 | 6 |
  | Craig Janney | 1987-99 | 6 |
  | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 6 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 6 |
  | Martin Gélinas | 1988-08 | 6 |
  | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 6 |
  | Darren McCarty | 1993-09 | 6 |
  | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 6 |
  | Brian Rafalski | 1999-11 | 6 |
  | Alex Tanguay | 1999-16 | 6 |
  | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 6 |
  | Jason Chimera | 2000-18 | 6 |
  | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 6 |
  | Jussi Jokinen | 2005-18 | 6 |
  | Mikael Samuelsson | 2000-14 | 6 |
  | Alexander Radulov | 2006-22 | 6 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 6 |
  | Tyler Kennedy | 2007-16 | 6 |
  | Dustin Byfuglien | 2005-19 | 6 |
  | T.J. Oshie | 2008-24 | 6 |
  | Nick Bonino | 2009-24 | 6 |
  | Nathan Horton | 2003-14 | 6 |
  | Jaden Schwartz | 2011-24 | 6 |
  | Pat Maroon | 2011-24 | 6 |
  | Nino Niederreiter | 2010-24 | 6 |
  | Reilly Smith | 2011-24 | 6 |
  | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-24 | 6 |
  | Auston Matthews | 2016-24 | 6 |
  | Alex Tuch | 2016-24 | 6 |
200. | Charlie Conacher* | 1929-41 | 5 |
  | Busher Jackson* | 1929-44 | 5 |
  | Doc Romnes | 1930-40 | 5 |
  | Sweeney Schriner* | 1934-46 | 5 |
  | Gordie Drillon* | 1936-43 | 5 |
  | Sid Abel* | 1938-54 | 5 |
  | Ken Mosdell | 1941-58 | 5 |
  | Tony Leswick | 1945-58 | 5 |
  | Marty Pavelich | 1947-57 | 5 |
  | Johnny Wilson | 1949-62 | 5 |
  | Ralph Backstrom | 1956-73 | 5 |
  | Bill Hay* | 1959-67 | 5 |
  | J.C. Tremblay | 1959-72 | 5 |
  | Dave Balon | 1959-73 | 5 |
  | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 5 |
  | Dennis Hull | 1964-78 | 5 |
  | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 5 |
  | Gary Sabourin | 1967-77 | 5 |
  | Ed Westfall | 1961-79 | 5 |
  | Guy Lapointe* | 1968-84 | 5 |
  | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 5 |
  | Steve Shutt* | 1972-85 | 5 |
  | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 5 |
  | Danny Gare | 1974-87 | 5 |
  | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 5 |
  | Darryl Sutter | 1979-87 | 5 |
  | Duane Sutter | 1979-90 | 5 |
  | Keith Acton | 1979-94 | 5 |
  | Ilkka Sinisalo | 1981-92 | 5 |
  | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 5 |
  | Ryan Walter | 1978-93 | 5 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 5 |
  | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 5 |
  | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 5 |
  | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 5 |
  | Wayne Presley | 1984-96 | 5 |
  | Shawn Burr | 1984-00 | 5 |
  | Pat Verbeek | 1982-02 | 5 |
  | Greg Adams | 1984-01 | 5 |
  | Éric Desjardins | 1988-06 | 5 |
  | John Druce | 1988-98 | 5 |
  | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 5 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 5 |
  | Bobby Holík | 1990-09 | 5 |
  | Joé Juneau | 1991-04 | 5 |
  | Valeri Kamensky | 1991-02 | 5 |
  | Sandis Ozoliņš | 1992-08 | 5 |
  | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 5 |
  | Jason Woolley | 1991-06 | 5 |
  | Cory Stillman | 1994-11 | 5 |
  | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 5 |
  | Yanic Perreault | 1993-08 | 5 |
  | Sergei Berezin | 1996-03 | 5 |
  | Milan Hejduk | 1998-13 | 5 |
  | Mike Fisher | 1999-18 | 5 |
  | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 5 |
  | Fernando Pisani | 2002-11 | 5 |
  | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 5 |
  | Zach Parise | 2005-24 | 5 |
  | Dustin Penner | 2005-14 | 5 |
  | Valtteri Filppula | 2005-21 | 5 |
  | Kris Letang | 2006-24 | 5 |
  | Duncan Keith | 2005-22 | 5 |
  | David Perron | 2007-24 | 5 |
  | Dustin Brown | 2003-22 | 5 |
  | Anže Kopitar | 2006-24 | 5 |
  | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-24 | 5 |
  | Victor Hedman | 2009-24 | 5 |
  | Marcus Johansson | 2010-24 | 5 |
  | Alec Martinez | 2009-24 | 5 |
  | James Neal | 2008-22 | 5 |
  | Steven Stamkos | 2008-24 | 5 |
  | Derick Brassard | 2007-23 | 5 |
  | John Tavares | 2009-24 | 5 |
  | Tomáš Hertl | 2013-24 | 5 |
  | Alex Killorn | 2012-24 | 5 |
  | David Pastrňák | 2014-24 | 5 |
  | Matthew Tkachuk | 2016-24 | 5 |
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