NHL Progressive 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 (*).

Table
  Yearly GWG   Active GWG   Career GWG   Single Season GWG
1917-18Didier Pitre 5   Didier Pitre 5   Didier Pitre 5   Didier Pitre 5
1918-19Jack Darragh
Didier Pitre
3   Didier Pitre 8   Didier Pitre 8   Didier Pitre 5
1919-20Frank Nighbor 6   Didier Pitre 11   Didier Pitre 11   Frank Nighbor 6
1920-21Babe Dye
Newsy Lalonde
6   Newsy Lalonde
Frank Nighbor
13   Newsy Lalonde
Frank Nighbor
13   Babe Dye
Newsy Lalonde
Frank Nighbor
6
1921-22Punch Broadbent
Babe Dye
5   Frank Nighbor 17   Frank Nighbor 17   Newsy Lalonde
Babe Dye
Frank Nighbor
6
1922-23Billy Boucher
Babe Dye
5   Frank Nighbor
Cy Denneny
18   Cy Denneny
Frank Nighbor
18   Frank Nighbor
Babe Dye
Newsy Lalonde
6
1923-24Cy Denneny 7   Cy Denneny 25   Cy Denneny 25   Cy Denneny 7
1924-25Babe Dye 8   Cy Denneny 30   Cy Denneny 30   Babe Dye 8
1925-26Cy Denneny 9   Cy Denneny 39   Cy Denneny 39   Cy Denneny 9
1926-27Cy Denneny
Pit Lépine
9   Cy Denneny 48   Cy Denneny 48   Cy Denneny
Cy Denneny
Pit Lépine
9
1927-28Aurele Joliat
Nels Stewart
10   Cy Denneny 49   Cy Denneny 49   Aurele Joliat
Nels Stewart
10
1928-29Carson Cooper 10   Cy Denneny 50   Cy Denneny 50   Aurele Joliat
Nels Stewart
Carson Cooper
10
1929-30Cooney Weiland 14   Aurele Joliat 38   Cy Denneny 50   Cooney Weiland 14
1930-31Ebbie Goodfellow
Normie Himes
7   Nels Stewart 43   Cy Denneny 50   Cooney Weiland 14
1931-32Johnny Gagnon 7   Nels Stewart 47   Cy Denneny 50   Cooney Weiland 14
1932-33Hooley Smith 7   Nels Stewart 52   Nels Stewart 52   Cooney Weiland 14
1933-34Aurele Joliat 7   Nels Stewart 55   Nels Stewart 55   Cooney Weiland 14
1934-35Charlie Conacher 13   Nels Stewart 60   Nels Stewart 60   Cooney Weiland 14
1935-36Paul Thompson 7   Nels Stewart
Aurele Joliat
61   Aurele Joliat
Nels Stewart
61   Cooney Weiland 14
1936-37Larry Aurie
Johnny Gagnon
Busher Jackson
6   Aurele Joliat 65   Aurele Joliat 65   Cooney Weiland 14
1937-38Woody Dumart 7   Nels Stewart 67   Nels Stewart 67   Cooney Weiland 14
1938-39Phil Watson 7   Nels Stewart 69   Nels Stewart 69   Cooney Weiland 14
1939-40Herb Cain 7   Nels Stewart 70   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1940-41Bobby Bauer
Bryan Hextall
Sweeney Schriner
5   Hooley Smith 43   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1941-42Roy Conacher
Lynn Patrick
6   Dit Clapper 40   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1942-43Bill Cowley 6   Dit Clapper 41   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1943-44Carl Liscombe 7   Dit Clapper 43   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1944-45Joe Carveth
Dutch Hiller
Maurice Richard
7   Dit Clapper 44   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1945-46Woody Dumart
Maurice Richard
6   Dit Clapper 45   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1946-47Maurice Richard 10   Dit Clapper 45   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1947-48Roy Conacher
Ted Kennedy
Grant Warwick
7   Maurice Richard 33   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1948-49Max Bentley 6   Roy Conacher 35   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1949-50Joe Carveth
Maurice Richard
8   Maurice Richard 42   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1950-51Gordie Howe 9   Maurice Richard 50   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1951-52Gordie Howe 10   Maurice Richard 53   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1952-53Gordie Howe
Elmer Lach
6   Maurice Richard 54   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1953-54Gordie Howe 8   Maurice Richard 60   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1954-55Bernie Geoffrion
Ted Lindsay
8   Maurice Richard 65   Nels Stewart 70   Cooney Weiland 14
1955-56Maurice Richard 12   Maurice Richard 77   Maurice Richard 77   Cooney Weiland 14
1956-57Dickie Moore 10   Maurice Richard 79   Maurice Richard 79   Cooney Weiland 14
1957-58Dickie Moore 9   Maurice Richard 81   Maurice Richard 81   Cooney Weiland 14
1958-59Jean Béliveau
Dickie Moore
7   Maurice Richard 83   Maurice Richard 83   Cooney Weiland 14
1959-60Jean Béliveau 10   Maurice Richard 84   Maurice Richard 84   Cooney Weiland 14
1960-61Bernie Geoffrion 12   Gordie Howe 81   Maurice Richard 84   Cooney Weiland 14
1961-62Frank Mahovlich 9   Gordie Howe 88   Gordie Howe 88   Cooney Weiland 14
1962-63Parker MacDonald
Frank Mahovlich
8   Gordie Howe 94   Gordie Howe 94   Cooney Weiland 14
1963-64Bernie Geoffrion 9   Gordie Howe 97   Gordie Howe 97   Cooney Weiland 14
1964-65Norm Ullman 10   Gordie Howe 99   Gordie Howe 99   Cooney Weiland 14
1965-66Paul Henderson 9   Gordie Howe 102   Gordie Howe 102   Cooney Weiland 14
1966-67Yvan Cournoyer
Ron Ellis
Jim Pappin
7   Gordie Howe 103   Gordie Howe 103   Cooney Weiland 14
1967-68Wayne Connelly
Dick Duff
Stan Mikita
8   Gordie Howe 107   Gordie Howe 107   Cooney Weiland 14
1968-69Bobby Hull 11   Gordie Howe 113   Gordie Howe 113   Cooney Weiland 14
1969-70Red Berenson
Bobby Hull
Stan Mikita
8   Gordie Howe 118   Gordie Howe 118   Cooney Weiland 14
1970-71Phil Esposito 16   Gordie Howe 121   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito 16
1971-72Phil Esposito 16   Bobby Hull 98   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1972-73Phil Esposito 11   Frank Mahovlich 79   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1973-74Ken Hodge 11   Phil Esposito 87   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1974-75Guy Lafleur 11   Phil Esposito 95   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1975-76Yvan Cournoyer
Guy Lafleur
12   Phil Esposito 97   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1976-77Gilbert Perreault
Steve Shutt
9   Phil Esposito 101   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1977-78Guy Lafleur 12   Phil Esposito 106   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1978-79Guy Lafleur 13   Phil Esposito 113   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1979-80Danny Gare 11   Gordie Howe 121   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1980-81Mike Bossy
Charlie Simmer
10   Phil Esposito 118   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1981-82Wayne Gretzky 12   Guy Lafleur 87   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1982-83Brian Propp 12   Guy Lafleur 88   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
16
1983-84Michel Goulet 16   Guy Lafleur 94   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1984-85Jari Kurri 13   Guy Lafleur 94   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1985-86Glenn Anderson
Mike Bossy
Jari Kurri
9   Gilbert Perreault 80   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1986-87Joe Mullen 12   Gilbert Perreault 81   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1987-88Stéphane Richer 11   Marcel Dionne 73   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1988-89Joe Nieuwendyk 11   Guy Lafleur 96   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1989-90Brett Hull
Cam Neely
12   Guy Lafleur 98   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1990-91Brett Hull 11   Guy Lafleur 98   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1991-92Jeremy Roenick 13   Wayne Gretzky 77   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1992-93Geoff Courtnall
Alexander Mogilny
Adam Oates
11   Wayne Gretzky
Glenn Anderson
78   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1993-94Cam Neely 13   Glenn Anderson 81   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1994-95Owen Nolan 8   Glenn Anderson 84   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1995-96Jaromír Jágr 12   Glenn Anderson 85   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1996-97Paul Kariya 10   Mike Gartner 88   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1997-98Peter Bondra 13   Mike Gartner 90   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1998-99Brett Hull 11   Wayne Gretzky 91   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
1999-00Pavel Bure 14   Brett Hull 88   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2000-01Joe Sakic 12   Brett Hull 96   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2001-02Pavol Demitra 10   Brett Hull 100   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2002-03Markus Näslund 12   Brett Hull 104   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2003-04Bill Guerin
Jarome Iginla
Mats Sundin
10   Brett Hull 110   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2004-05            Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2005-06Jonathan Cheechoo 11   Brett Hull 110   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2006-07Dany Heatley
Teemu Selänne
Henrik Zetterberg
10   Jaromír Jágr 107   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2007-08Alex Ovechkin 11   Jaromír Jágr 112   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2008-09Jeff Carter 12   Brendan Shanahan 109   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2009-10Dany Heatley 9   Teemu Selänne 97   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2010-11Alex Ovechkin
Corey Perry
11   Teemu Selänne 102   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2011-12Steven Stamkos
Radim Vrbata
12   Jaromír Jágr 114   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2012-13Jeff Carter 8   Jaromír Jágr 118   Gordie Howe 121   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2013-14Max Pacioretty 11   Jaromír Jágr 124   Jaromír Jágr 124   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2014-15Alex Ovechkin 11   Jaromír Jágr 129   Jaromír Jágr 129   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2015-16Joe Pavelski 11   Jaromír Jágr 133   Jaromír Jágr 133   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2016-17Rickard Rakell 10   Jaromír Jágr 135   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2017-18Nathan MacKinnon
Brayden Point
12   Jaromír Jágr 135   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2018-19Phil Kessel 10   Alex Ovechkin 107   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2019-20Leon Draisaitl
David Pastrňák
10   Alex Ovechkin 110   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2020-21Auston Matthews 12   Alex Ovechkin 116   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2021-22Leon Draisaitl
Chris Kreider
Jason Robertson
Steven Stamkos
11   Alex Ovechkin 121   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2022-23David Pastrňák 13   Alex Ovechkin 124   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16
2023-24Brayden Point 11   Alex Ovechkin 128   Jaromír Jágr 135   Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
Michel Goulet
16