Guy Lafleur had the most game-winning goals by a player in his first 8 seasons, with 70 game-winners.
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most regular-season game winning goals by a player first 8 seasons| NAME | GWG | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Lafleur | 70 | 603 | 355 | 461 | 816 | +388 | 275 | 92 | 145 | 3 | 2 | 2,030 | 17.5 | |||||||||
| 2 |  | M. Bossy | 66 | 609 | 474 | 454 | 928 | +358 | 163 | 151 | 157 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2,181 | 21.7 | ||||||||
| 3 |  | C. McDavid | 64 | 569 | 303 | 547 | 850 | +113 | 219 | 71 | 218 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1,948 | 15.6 | 3,123 | 6,601 | 47.3 | 375 | 223 | 563 | 494 | 21:45 |
| 4 |  | A. Matthews | 61 | 562 | 368 | 281 | 649 | +140 | 114 | 94 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2,273 | 16.2 | 4,282 | 8,115 | 52.8 | 396 | 536 | 562 | 428 | 19:48 |
| 5 |  | A. Ovechkin | 59 | 601 | 371 | 364 | 735 | +82 | 408 | 127 | 155 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3,049 | 12.2 | 47 | 139 | 33.8 | 1,580 | 243 | 442 | 594 | 21:40 |
| 6 |  | W. Gretzky | 58 | 632 | 543 | 977 | 1,520 | +514 | 299 | 116 | 274 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 2,581 | 21.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | | G. Anderson | 57 | 602 | 339 | 366 | 705 | +226 | 512 | 94 | 94 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1,877 | 18.1 | ||||||||
| 8 |  | B. Point | 56 | 580 | 264 | 289 | 553 | +60 | 142 | 89 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1,441 | 18.3 | 2,961 | 6,042 | 49.0 | 271 | 287 | 298 | 201 | 19:05 |
| 9 |  | J. Jagr | 56 | 581 | 301 | 434 | 735 | +146 | 435 | 76 | 133 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1,961 | 15.3 | ||||||||
| 10 |  | S. Aho | 55 | 598 | 254 | 303 | 557 | +114 | 250 | 63 | 104 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 1,666 | 15.2 | 3,111 | 6,140 | 50.7 | 456 | 172 | 465 | 469 | 18:57 |
| 11 | | D. Heatley | 53 | 589 | 299 | 326 | 625 | +61 | 510 | 117 | 115 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1,909 | 15.7 | 221 | 523 | 42.3 | 483 | 181 | 320 | 431 | 20:48 |
| 12 |  | K. Connor | 52 | 531 | 243 | 242 | 485 | -26 | 114 | 58 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1,659 | 14.6 | 24 | 66 | 36.4 | 153 | 156 | 333 | 261 | 19:28 |
| 13 | | B. Trottier | 52 | 620 | 312 | 537 | 849 | +370 | 449 | 105 | 158 | 8 | 10 | 1,471 | 21.2 | |||||||||
| 14 | | N. Stewart | 52 | 335 | 203 | 86 | 289 | 713 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | | P. Esposito | 51 | 537 | 277 | 358 | 635 | +230 | 356 | 74 | 116 | 7 | 4 | 2,160 | 12.8 | |||||||||
| 16 |  | B. Hull | 50 | 540 | 413 | 287 | 700 | -14 | 222 | 152 | 134 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2,485 | 16.6 | ||||||||
| 17 | | J. Kurri | 50 | 600 | 397 | 451 | 848 | +336 | 231 | 87 | 111 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 1,747 | 22.7 | ||||||||
| 18 | | J. Carter | 48 | 564 | 228 | 182 | 410 | +39 | 320 | 66 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1,977 | 11.5 | 3,915 | 7,925 | 49.4 | 371 | 295 | 329 | 315 | 18:06 |
| 19 | | G. Perreault | 48 | 594 | 273 | 405 | 678 | -31 | 185 | 79 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 1,692 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 20 |  | S. Stamkos | 47 | 569 | 312 | 250 | 562 | +5 | 354 | 108 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1,818 | 17.2 | 3,321 | 6,933 | 47.9 | 649 | 232 | 305 | 319 | 19:45 |
| 21 | | P. Turgeon | 47 | 592 | 280 | 403 | 683 | +34 | 193 | 109 | 150 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1,572 | 17.8 | ||||||||
| 22 | | H. Zetterberg | 46 | 586 | 230 | 325 | 555 | +130 | 224 | 81 | 119 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2,048 | 11.2 | 3,590 | 6,980 | 51.4 | 232 | 185 | 376 | 376 | 19:28 |
| 23 | | M. Hejduk | 46 | 624 | 256 | 288 | 544 | +148 | 222 | 96 | 97 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1,717 | 14.9 | 111 | 255 | 43.5 | 255 | 207 | 332 | 237 | 19:16 |
| 24 | | T. Selanne | 46 | 564 | 346 | 383 | 729 | +55 | 197 | 106 | 166 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2,070 | 16.7 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 43 | 19 | 60 | 99 | 22:44 |
| 25 | | M. Gartner | 46 | 622 | 323 | 330 | 653 | +33 | 626 | 73 | 104 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2,335 | 13.8 | ||||||||
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 Stars - x | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | 53 |
 Wild - x | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | 32 |
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 Blues - e | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | -27 |
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 Ducks - x | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | -15 |
 Kings - x | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | -22 |
 Sharks - e | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | -41 |
 Kraken - e | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | -37 |
 Flames - e | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | -47 |
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 Bruins - x | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | 22 |
 Senators - x | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | 32 |
 Red Wings - e | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | -17 |
 Panthers - e | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | -25 |
 Maple Leafs - e | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | -46 |
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 Flyers - x | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | 7 |
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 Blue Jackets - e | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | 0 |
 Islanders - e | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | -8 |
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 Rangers - e | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | -12 |