nhl player most game winning goals by defense in a season

Jakob Chychrun and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are tied for the most game-winning goals by a defenseman in a season, with 8 game-winners.

	NAME	GWG	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	8	2025-26	WSH	80	26	34	60	+20	62	8	10	0	0	2	221	11.8	0	0		58	114	40	105	23:20
2	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	8	2015-16	ARI	75	21	34	55	-6	96	12	15	0	0	2	228	9.2	0	0		154	67	40	39	24:46
3	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	7	2023-24	EDM	81	18	64	82	+34	32	8	27	0	0	2	220	8.2	0	0		71	105	59	82	23:00
4	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	7	2022-23	NJD	82	22	52	74	+23	50	8	20	0	0	2	275	8.0	0	0		64	86	21	74	21:46
5	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	7	2014-15	ARI	82	23	20	43	-18	40	10	10	1	0	3	264	8.7	0	0		167	77	30	46	25:13
6	Dion Phaneuf D. Phaneuf	7	2005-06	CGY	82	20	29	49	+5	93	16	17	0	1	1	242	8.3	0	0		203	97	35	51	21:44
7	Derek Morris D. Morris	7	2002-03	COL	75	11	37	48	+16	68	9	19	0	0	0	191	5.8	0	0		35	30	9	12	23:49
8	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	7	1999-00	STL	61	11	28	39	+20	34	6	13	0	1	1	245	4.5	0	0		44	72	41	79	26:07
9	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	7	1992-93	BOS	78	19	63	82	+38	40	8	33	0	5	1	330	5.8
10	Tim Horton T. Horton	7	1963-64	TOR	70	9	20	29	+10	71	2	6	0	1		180	5.0
11	Darren Raddysh D. Raddysh	6	2025-26	TBL	73	22	48	70	+21	72	10	16	0	0	1	212	10.4	0	0		67	69	14	73	22:42
12	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	6	2024-25	WSH	74	20	27	47	+17	52	5	10	0	0	1	179	11.2	0	0		59	87	35	80	21:04
13	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	6	2022-23	WPG	78	16	60	76	+2	41	2	26	0	0	2	172	9.3	0	0		89	119	36	59	24:14
14	Cale Makar C. Makar	6	2022-23	COL	60	17	49	66	+16	30	5	25	0	0	2	176	9.7	0	0		65	78	50	48	26:23
15	Justin Faulk J. Faulk	6	2021-22	STL	76	16	31	47	+41	43	1	6	0	0	1	167	9.6	0	0		149	101	37	40	23:12
16	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	6	2021-22	TBL	82	20	65	85	+26	36	6	32	0	0	1	219	9.1	0	0		93	129	52	56	25:05
17	Cale Makar C. Makar	6	2021-22	COL	77	28	58	86	+48	26	9	25	0	0	3	240	11.7	0	0		95	110	49	40	25:40
18	John Carlson J. Carlson	6	2019-20	WSH	69	15	60	75	+12	26	2	24	0	0	0	189	7.9	0	1	0.0	55	108	42	80	24:38
19	Brent Burns B. Burns	6	2018-19	SJS	82	16	67	83	+13	34	7	21	1	4	2	300	5.3	0	1	0.0	90	105	88	118	25:06
20	Brent Burns B. Burns	6	2016-17	SJS	82	29	47	76	+19	40	8	17	0	1	3	320	9.1	0	0		69	142	53	153	24:52
21	Dustin Byfuglien D. Byfuglien	6	2015-16	WPG	81	19	34	53	+4	119	3	14	1	1	0	247	7.7	0	0		222	105	73	92	25:12
22	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	6	2013-14	PHX	80	15	29	44	-4	50	8	14	0	0	1	199	7.5	0	1	0.0	134	80	26	36	25:54
23	Matt Niskanen M. Niskanen	6	2013-14	PIT	81	10	36	46	+33	51	3	12	0	0	0	162	6.2	0	0		124	76	19	49	21:18
24	Alex Pietrangelo A. Pietrangelo	6	2011-12	STL	81	12	39	51	+16	36	6	18	0	1	1	202	5.9	0	0		90	133	47	37	24:44
25	Dustin Byfuglien D. Byfuglien	6	2010-11	ATL	81	20	33	53	-2	93	8	16	0	0	3	347	5.8	0	0		140	72	85	59	23:18

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Team Leaders

32

Ovechkin

39

Strome

+/-

+20

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

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

Last Game

Capitals

43 - 30 - 9

Final

Blue Jackets

40 - 30 - 12

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

6

Hagel

6

Boldy

6

Stankoven

Playoffs Assists Leaders

8

LaCombe

8

Eichel

7

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

10

Draisaitl

9

LaCombe

9

Boldy

Playoffs Hits Leaders

38

Crouse

37

Barbashev

35

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

20

Matheson

18

Carrier

17

Theodore

Playoffs Wins Leaders

5

Andersen

4

Vladar

4

Wallstedt

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

0.90

Andersen

1.14

Lyon

1.21

Wedgewood

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.961

Andersen

.955

Lyon

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.33

3.83

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.00

1.25

2.00

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

50.0

40.0

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

96.0

95.8

93.8

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

56-33

49-33

48-34

51-37

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

36-52

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
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
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
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
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/28	SJS	@	CBJ	3-2
Sat 3/28	SEA	@	BUF	2-3
Sat 3/28	WPG	@	COL	4-2
Sat 3/28	MTL	@	NSH	4-1
Sat 3/28	TOR	@	STL	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/3	MTL	@	TBL	6:00 PM
Sun 5/3	MIN	@	COL	9:00 PM
Mon 5/4	PHI	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Mon 5/4	ANA	@	VGK	9:30 PM
Tue 5/5	MIN	@	COL	8:00 PM

Jakob Chychrun and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are tied for the most game-winning goals by a defenseman in a season, with 8 game-winners.

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