most game winning goals by defenseman this season

Jakob Chychrun had the most game-winning goals by a defenseman in 2025-26, with 8 game-winners.

NAMEGWGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
8
2025-26
WSH WSH
80
26
34
60
+20
62
8
10
0
0
2
221
11.8
0
0
58
114
40
105
23:20
2Darren Raddysh
D. Raddysh
6
2025-26
TBL TBL
73
22
48
70
+21
72
10
16
0
0
1
212
10.4
0
0
67
69
14
73
22:42
3Brent Burns
B. Burns
5
2025-26
COL COL
82
12
23
35
+33
32
0
1
0
0
0
172
7.0
0
0
20
91
18
102
18:53
4Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
5
2025-26
EDM EDM
82
21
74
95
+25
30
7
26
0
2
3
221
9.5
0
0
29
101
33
123
24:41
5Bowen Byram
B. Byram
5
2025-26
BUF BUF
82
11
31
42
+15
48
1
6
0
1
1
109
10.1
0
0
50
93
22
84
22:20
6Cale Makar
C. Makar
4
2025-26
COL COL
75
20
59
79
+32
24
4
25
0
0
0
199
10.1
0
0
35
118
40
86
24:51
7Thomas Harley
T. Harley
4
2025-26
DAL DAL
70
6
30
36
+3
26
1
6
0
0
2
113
5.3
0
0
39
148
36
84
23:03
8Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
4
2025-26
NYI NYI
82
23
36
59
+13
38
8
10
0
0
2
222
10.4
0
0
40
111
38
90
24:41
9Aaron Ekblad
A. Ekblad
3
2025-26
FLA FLA
72
4
22
26
-5
55
1
4
0
1
0
97
4.1
0
1
0.0
84
103
20
68
22:29
10Justin Faulk
J. Faulk
3
2025-26
TOT
78
16
24
40
-8
42
2
7
0
1
0
148
10.8
0
0
70
132
27
64
22:01
11Dougie Hamilton
D. Hamilton
3
2025-26
NJD NJD
77
12
27
39
-2
50
4
10
0
0
0
202
5.9
0
0
87
77
14
119
21:32
12Roman Josi
R. Josi
3
2025-26
NSH NSH
68
13
42
55
-15
30
4
20
0
0
1
181
7.2
0
0
24
101
23
77
24:53
13Mike Matheson
M. Matheson
3
2025-26
MTL MTL
78
7
30
37
+9
34
0
1
1
1
1
114
6.1
0
0
59
150
24
94
24:10
14Vince Dunn
V. Dunn
3
2025-26
SEA SEA
81
11
33
44
-24
54
2
19
0
0
1
179
6.1
0
0
27
86
29
88
21:40
15Brandon Montour
B. Montour
3
2025-26
SEA SEA
64
11
21
32
-21
45
2
6
0
0
2
174
6.3
0
0
75
78
32
92
22:34
16Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
3
2025-26
VGK VGK
70
10
29
39
+19
24
2
3
0
0
0
130
7.7
0
0
2
87
23
90
22:50
17Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
3
2025-26
DAL DAL
77
9
54
63
+9
30
2
26
1
0
1
148
6.1
0
0
21
132
39
93
25:28
18Mattias Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson
3
2025-26
BUF BUF
78
13
28
41
+41
28
0
0
1
2
1
109
11.9
0
0
132
154
17
80
22:50
19Jamie Drysdale
J. Drysdale
3
2025-26
PHI PHI
78
8
24
32
-3
33
1
8
0
0
0
101
7.9
0
0
16
94
17
54
21:33
20Jake Sanderson
J. Sanderson
3
2025-26
OTT OTT
67
14
40
54
+16
8
5
17
0
0
0
147
9.5
0
0
29
129
31
81
24:50
21Simon Nemec
S. Nemec
3
2025-26
NJD NJD
68
11
15
26
-11
26
1
1
0
0
3
101
10.9
0
0
23
104
24
80
19:40
22Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
3
2025-26
MTL MTL
82
12
66
78
+36
34
2
18
0
0
1
124
9.7
0
0
31
137
43
93
23:46
23Brenden Dillon
B. Dillon
2
2025-26
NJD NJD
82
3
12
15
-13
89
0
0
0
1
0
55
5.5
0
0
202
103
10
56
18:00
24Mattias Ekholm
M. Ekholm
2
2025-26
EDM EDM
82
6
35
41
+32
30
0
3
0
0
0
131
4.6
0
0
65
125
25
101
20:36
25John Klingberg
J. Klingberg
2
2025-26
SJS SJS
56
10
17
27
-13
24
5
4
0
0
1
79
12.7
0
0
46
62
13
76
20:28
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More Capitals Stats

Team Leaders

G

32

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

39

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+20

Chychrun

Jakob Chychrun
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

15th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
53
22
7
113
56
Flyers Flyers
43
27
12
98
7
Penguins Penguins
41
25
16
98
25
Capitals Capitals
43
30
9
95
19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
40
30
12
92
0
Islanders Islanders
43
34
5
91
-8
Devils Devils
42
37
3
87
-24
Rangers Rangers
34
39
9
77
-12
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/2
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Sat
10/3
WSH WSH
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/7
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Fri
10/9
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sun
10/11
SEA SEA
@
WSH WSH
5:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

43 - 30 - 9

2

Final

1

CBJ Blue Jackets

40 - 30 - 12

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

51

Caufield

Cole Caufield

48

McDavid

Connor McDavid
Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

Connor McDavid

86

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Points Leaders

138

McDavid

Connor McDavid

130

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

339

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Will Cuylle
Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

Jake McCabe

188

Dobson

Noah Dobson

185

Clarke

Brandt Clarke
Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Dan Vladar
Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

Logan Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

3.63

Hurricanes

3.55

Penguins

3.54
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.40

Stars

2.71

Lightning

2.79
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

30.6

Stars

28.6

Wild

25.2
Penalty Kill Rankings
Avalanche

84.6

Blackhawks

83.7

Lightning

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

57-31

Flyers

58-34

Blues

49-33

Kraken

48-34

Blackhawks

48-34

Canadiens

59-42
Worst Record ATS
Panthers

30-52

Kings

32-54

Stars

34-54

Devils

32-50

Maple Leafs

34-48

Hurricanes

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche - p
55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
Mammoth Mammoth - x
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
12
86
-27
Predators Predators - e
38
34
10
86
-22
Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
-29
Blackhawks Blackhawks - e
29
39
14
72
-62
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights - y
39
26
17
95
15
Oilers Oilers - x
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks - x
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
Sharks Sharks - e
39
35
8
86
-41
Kraken Kraken - e
34
37
11
79
-37
Flames Flames - e
34
39
9
77
-47
Canucks Canucks - e
25
49
8
58
-100
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres - y
50
23
9
109
47
Lightning Lightning - x
50
26
6
106
59
Canadiens Canadiens - x
48
24
10
106
27
Bruins Bruins - x
45
27
10
100
22
Senators Senators - x
44
27
11
99
32
Red Wings Red Wings - e
41
31
10
92
-17
Panthers Panthers - e
40
38
4
84
-25
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs - e
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes - z
53
22
7
113
56
Penguins Penguins - x
41
25
16
98
25
Flyers Flyers - x
43
27
12
98
7
Capitals Capitals - e
43
30
9
95
19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets - e
40
30
12
92
0
Islanders Islanders - e
43
34
5
91
-8
Devils Devils - e
42
37
3
87
-24
Rangers Rangers - e
34
39
9
77
-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
4/2
BOS BOS
@
FLA FLA
1-2
Thu
4/2
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
4-2
Thu
4/2
WSH WSH
@
NJD NJD
3-7
Thu
4/2
VAN VAN
@
MIN MIN
2-5
Thu
4/2
WPG WPG
@
DAL DAL
0-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
5:00 PM
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
10:00 PM
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
10:30 PM