NHL & WHA Single Season 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 | GWG | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Phil Esposito* | 16 | 1970-71 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 16 | 1971-72 |
  | Michel Goulet* | 16 | 1983-84 |
4. | Cooney Weiland* | 14 | 1929-30 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 14 | 1999-00 |
6. | Charlie Conacher* | 13 | 1934-35 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 13 | 1978-79 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 13 | 1984-85 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 13 | 1991-92 |
  | Cam Neely* | 13 | 1993-94 |
  | Peter Bondra | 13 | 1997-98 |
  | David Pastrňák | 13 | 2022-23 |
13. | Maurice Richard* | 12 | 1955-56 |
  | Bernie Geoffrion* | 12 | 1960-61 |
  | Yvan Cournoyer* | 12 | 1975-76 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 12 | 1975-76 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 12 | 1977-78 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 12 | 1981-82 |
  | Brian Propp | 12 | 1982-83 |
  | Joe Mullen* | 12 | 1986-87 |
  | Brett Hull* | 12 | 1989-90 |
  | Cam Neely* | 12 | 1989-90 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 12 | 1995-96 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 12 | 1999-00 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 12 | 2000-01 |
  | Markus Näslund | 12 | 2002-03 |
  | Jeff Carter | 12 | 2008-09 |
  | Steven Stamkos | 12 | 2011-12 |
  | Radim Vrbata | 12 | 2011-12 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 12 | 2017-18 |
  | Brayden Point | 12 | 2017-18 |
  | Auston Matthews | 12 | 2020-21 |
33. | Tod Sloan | 11 | 1955-56 |
  | Jean Béliveau* | 11 | 1960-61 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 11 | 1968-69 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 11 | 1970-71 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 11 | 1972-73 |
  | Ken Hodge | 11 | 1973-74 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 11 | 1974-75 |
  | Reggie Leach | 11 | 1975-76 |
  | Danny Gare | 11 | 1979-80 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 11 | 1983-84 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 11 | 1983-84 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 11 | 1983-84 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 11 | 1984-85 |
  | Stéphane Richer | 11 | 1987-88 |
  | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 11 | 1988-89 |
  | John MacLean | 11 | 1989-90 |
  | Brett Hull* | 11 | 1990-91 |
  | Geoff Courtnall | 11 | 1992-93 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 11 | 1992-93 |
  | Adam Oates* | 11 | 1992-93 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 11 | 1995-96 |
  | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 11 | 1997-98 |
  | Brett Hull* | 11 | 1998-99 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 11 | 2002-03 |
  | Jonathan Cheechoo | 11 | 2005-06 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 11 | 2007-08 |
  | Brad Boyes | 11 | 2008-09 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 11 | 2010-11 |
  | Corey Perry | 11 | 2010-11 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 11 | 2013-14 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 11 | 2014-15 |
  | Joe Pavelski | 11 | 2015-16 |
  | Sean Monahan | 11 | 2017-18 |
  | Connor McDavid | 11 | 2020-21 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 11 | 2021-22 |
  | Chris Kreider | 11 | 2021-22 |
  | Jason Robertson | 11 | 2021-22 |
  | Steven Stamkos | 11 | 2021-22 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 11 | 2022-23 |
  | Connor McDavid | 11 | 2022-23 |
  | Brayden Point | 11 | 2023-24 |
74. | Aurele Joliat* | 10 | 1927-28 |
  | Nels Stewart* | 10 | 1927-28 |
  | Carson Cooper | 10 | 1928-29 |
  | Maurice Richard* | 10 | 1946-47 |
  | Gordie Howe* | 10 | 1951-52 |
  | Dickie Moore* | 10 | 1956-57 |
  | Jean Béliveau* | 10 | 1959-60 |
  | Frank Mahovlich* | 10 | 1960-61 |
  | Norm Ullman* | 10 | 1964-65 |
  | Johnny Bucyk* | 10 | 1972-73 |
  | Reggie Leach | 10 | 1974-75 |
  | Bill Barber* | 10 | 1975-76 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 10 | 1980-81 |
  | Charlie Simmer | 10 | 1980-81 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 10 | 1981-82 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 10 | 1981-82 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 10 | 1982-83 |
  | Barry Pederson | 10 | 1982-83 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 10 | 1986-87 |
  | Tim Kerr | 10 | 1986-87 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 10 | 1986-87 |
  | Guy Carbonneau* | 10 | 1988-89 |
  | Pierre Turgeon* | 10 | 1989-90 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 10 | 1990-91 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 10 | 1992-93 |
  | Mike Ricci | 10 | 1992-93 |
  | Pierre Turgeon* | 10 | 1992-93 |
  | Vincent Damphousse | 10 | 1993-94 |
  | Sergei Fedorov* | 10 | 1993-94 |
  | John LeClair | 10 | 1995-96 |
  | Claude Lemieux | 10 | 1995-96 |
  | Paul Kariya* | 10 | 1996-97 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 10 | 1997-98 |
  | Pavol Demitra | 10 | 1998-99 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 10 | 2000-01 |
  | Alexei Yashin | 10 | 2000-01 |
  | Pavol Demitra | 10 | 2001-02 |
  | Marián Hossa* | 10 | 2002-03 |
  | Bill Guerin | 10 | 2003-04 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 10 | 2003-04 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 10 | 2003-04 |
  | Brian Gionta | 10 | 2005-06 |
  | Dany Heatley | 10 | 2006-07 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 10 | 2006-07 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 10 | 2006-07 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 10 | 2007-08 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 10 | 2008-09 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 10 | 2008-09 |
  | Petr Sýkora | 10 | 2008-09 |
  | Daniel Sedin* | 10 | 2010-11 |
  | Johan Franzén | 10 | 2011-12 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 10 | 2013-14 |
  | Max Pacioretty | 10 | 2014-15 |
  | Rickard Rakell | 10 | 2016-17 |
  | Phil Kessel | 10 | 2018-19 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 10 | 2019-20 |
  | David Pastrňák | 10 | 2019-20 |
  | Auston Matthews | 10 | 2021-22 |
  | Mark Scheifele | 10 | 2022-23 |
  | Filip Forsberg | 10 | 2023-24 |
  | Elias Pettersson | 10 | 2023-24 |
135. | Cy Denneny* | 9 | 1925-26 |
  | Cy Denneny* | 9 | 1926-27 |
  | Pit Lépine | 9 | 1926-27 |
  | Howie Morenz* | 9 | 1927-28 |
  | Gordie Howe* | 9 | 1950-51 |
  | Real Chevrefils | 9 | 1956-57 |
  | Dickie Moore* | 9 | 1957-58 |
  | Frank Mahovlich* | 9 | 1961-62 |
  | Bernie Geoffrion* | 9 | 1963-64 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 9 | 1964-65 |
  | Paul Henderson | 9 | 1965-66 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 9 | 1968-69 |
  | Dave Keon* | 9 | 1970-71 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 9 | 1971-72 |
  | Johnny Bucyk* | 9 | 1973-74 |
  | Yvan Cournoyer* | 9 | 1973-74 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 9 | 1973-74 |
  | Mickey Redmond | 9 | 1973-74 |
  | Cliff Koroll | 9 | 1974-75 |
  | Jean Pronovost | 9 | 1974-75 |
  | Johnny Bucyk* | 9 | 1975-76 |
  | Danny Gare | 9 | 1975-76 |
  | Chuck Lefley | 9 | 1975-76 |
  | Gilbert Perreault* | 9 | 1976-77 |
  | Steve Shutt* | 9 | 1976-77 |
  | Bill Barber* | 9 | 1977-78 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 9 | 1978-79 |
  | Peter McNab | 9 | 1979-80 |
  | Blaine Stoughton | 9 | 1979-80 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 9 | 1980-81 |
  | Don Maloney | 9 | 1980-81 |
  | Rick Middleton | 9 | 1981-82 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 9 | 1982-83 |
  | Steve Larmer | 9 | 1982-83 |
  | Ilkka Sinisalo | 9 | 1984-85 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 9 | 1984-85 |
  | Glenn Anderson* | 9 | 1985-86 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 9 | 1985-86 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 9 | 1985-86 |
  | Carey Wilson | 9 | 1987-88 |
  | Mike Ridley | 9 | 1988-89 |
  | Brian Bellows | 9 | 1989-90 |
  | Theo Fleury | 9 | 1990-91 |
  | Steve Larmer | 9 | 1990-91 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 9 | 1990-91 |
  | Brett Hull* | 9 | 1991-92 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 9 | 1991-92 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 9 | 1992-93 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 9 | 1992-93 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 9 | 1992-93 |
  | Pavel Bure* | 9 | 1993-94 |
  | Eric Lindros* | 9 | 1993-94 |
  | Joe Mullen* | 9 | 1993-94 |
  | Stéphane Richer | 9 | 1993-94 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 9 | 1993-94 |
  | Paul Kariya* | 9 | 1995-96 |
  | Bill Guerin | 9 | 1996-97 |
  | Mark Messier* | 9 | 1996-97 |
  | Mike Modano* | 9 | 1996-97 |
  | John LeClair | 9 | 1997-98 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 9 | 1997-98 |
  | Patrik Eliáš | 9 | 1999-00 |
  | Milan Hejduk | 9 | 1999-00 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 9 | 1999-00 |
  | Steve Thomas | 9 | 1999-00 |
  | Milan Hejduk | 9 | 2000-01 |
  | Alex Kovalev | 9 | 2000-01 |
  | Glen Murray | 9 | 2001-02 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 9 | 2001-02 |
  | Michal Handzuš | 9 | 2002-03 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 9 | 2002-03 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 9 | 2002-03 |
  | Jonathan Cheechoo | 9 | 2003-04 |
  | Patrik Eliáš | 9 | 2003-04 |
  | Glen Murray | 9 | 2003-04 |
  | Richard Zedník | 9 | 2003-04 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 9 | 2005-06 |
  | Olli Jokinen | 9 | 2005-06 |
  | Marek Svatoš | 9 | 2005-06 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 9 | 2005-06 |
  | Chris Drury | 9 | 2006-07 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 9 | 2006-07 |
  | Milan Michálek | 9 | 2006-07 |
  | Brad Boyes | 9 | 2007-08 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 9 | 2007-08 |
  | Thomas Vanek | 9 | 2007-08 |
  | Derek Roy | 9 | 2008-09 |
  | Dany Heatley | 9 | 2009-10 |
  | Erik Cole | 9 | 2010-11 |
  | Ilya Kovalchuk | 9 | 2010-11 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 9 | 2010-11 |
  | Ryan Callahan | 9 | 2011-12 |
  | Evgeni Malkin | 9 | 2011-12 |
  | Brad Richards | 9 | 2011-12 |
  | Anže Kopitar | 9 | 2013-14 |
  | Rick Nash | 9 | 2013-14 |
  | Corey Perry | 9 | 2013-14 |
  | Alexander Steen | 9 | 2013-14 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 9 | 2015-16 |
  | Patrick Kane | 9 | 2015-16 |
  | Cam Atkinson | 9 | 2016-17 |
  | Jeff Carter | 9 | 2016-17 |
  | Filip Forsberg | 9 | 2016-17 |
  | Gabriel Landeskog | 9 | 2018-19 |
  | Brad Marchand | 9 | 2018-19 |
  | Connor McDavid | 9 | 2018-19 |
  | Jack Eichel | 9 | 2019-20 |
  | David Perron | 9 | 2019-20 |
  | Sebastian Aho | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | Kyle Connor | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | Johnny Gaudreau | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | Elias Lindholm | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | Connor McDavid | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | David Pastrňák | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | Vladimir Tarasenko | 9 | 2021-22 |
  | Sebastian Aho | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | Nico Hischier | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | Brayden Point | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | Mikko Rantanen | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | John Tavares | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | Alex Tuch | 9 | 2022-23 |
  | Sebastian Aho | 9 | 2023-24 |
  | Kyle Connor | 9 | 2023-24 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 9 | 2023-24 |
  | J.T. Miller | 9 | 2023-24 |
  | Sam Reinhart | 9 | 2023-24 |
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