nhl player most game winning goals by defenseman in a playoffs

Dustin Byfuglien has made the most game-winning goals by a defenseman in a single NHL playoff run, with 5 game-winners in 2009-10.

NAMEGWGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Dustin Byfuglien
D. Byfuglien
5
2009-10
22
11
5
16
-4
20
5
0
0
0
1
45
24.4
1
3
33.3
99
10
8
13
16:16
2Slava Voynov
S. Voynov
4
2012-13
18
6
7
13
+9
0
0
2
0
0
1
34
17.6
0
0
41
19
4
16
21:55
3Brian Leetch
B. Leetch
4
1993-94
23
11
23
34
+19
6
4
10
0
0
0
88
12.5
4Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
4
1988-89
22
7
24
31
+6
46
5
18
0
0
1
69
10.1
5Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
4
1984-85
18
12
25
37
+23
44
3
7
1
1
0
67
17.9
6Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
3
2023-24
25
6
26
32
+14
22
1
13
0
0
1
74
8.1
0
0
28
45
18
22
25:01
7Ryan Pulock
R. Pulock
3
2020-21
19
4
2
6
-3
4
0
0
0
0
0
29
13.8
0
0
70
38
1
9
23:19
8Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
3
2019-20
25
10
12
22
+13
24
3
7
0
0
1
82
12.2
0
0
36
45
12
38
26:28
9Duncan Keith
D. Keith
3
2014-15
23
3
18
21
+16
4
0
5
0
0
1
59
5.1
0
0
17
48
9
29
31:07
10Alec Martinez
A. Martinez
3
2013-14
26
5
5
10
+1
12
2
3
0
0
2
38
13.2
0
0
39
50
0
17
16:37
11Dan Girardi
D. Girardi
3
2011-12
20
3
9
12
+6
2
1
3
0
0
0
35
8.6
0
0
52
54
7
10
26:52
12Brian Rafalski
B. Rafalski
3
2000-01
25
7
11
18
+10
7
1
4
0
0
1
47
14.9
0
1
0.0
34
19
23
14
22:08
13Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
3
1994-95
16
4
7
11
+6
12
0
3
1
0
2
49
8.2
14Ron Greschner
R. Greschner
3
1978-79
18
7
5
12
+4
16
4
1
1
1
0
40
17.5
15J.C. Tremblay
J.C. Tremblay
3
1970-71
20
3
14
17
+5
15
1
7
0
0
0
35
8.6
16Kris Letang
K. Letang
2
2025-26
6
2
0
2
-2
20
0
0
0
0
0
11
18.2
0
0
11
6
0
5
23:50
17Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
2
2025-26
11
4
11
15
+10
4
1
1
0
0
0
20
20.0
0
0
1
12
3
11
30:57
18Nate Schmidt
N. Schmidt
2
2024-25
23
3
9
12
+9
4
1
3
0
0
0
26
11.5
0
0
35
18
11
20
16:16
19Noah Hanifin
N. Hanifin
2
2023-24
7
2
3
5
-2
0
0
3
0
0
0
12
16.7
0
0
6
12
5
3
23:43
20Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
2
2022-23
12
4
13
17
-4
4
4
11
0
0
0
29
13.8
0
0
24
14
11
12
23:00
21John Klingberg
J. Klingberg
2
2019-20
26
4
17
21
-5
14
0
7
0
0
0
50
8.0
0
0
59
30
17
36
23:20
22Jamie Oleksiak
J. Oleksiak
2
2019-20
27
5
4
9
+11
26
0
0
0
0
0
40
12.5
0
0
117
65
13
38
21:38
23Jeff Petry
J. Petry
2
2019-20
10
2
1
3
+1
6
0
0
0
0
1
15
13.3
0
0
30
17
3
13
25:27
24Kevin Shattenkirk
K. Shattenkirk
2
2019-20
25
3
10
13
+8
6
1
1
0
0
1
43
7.0
0
0
54
39
9
23
19:30
25Troy Stecher
T. Stecher
2
2019-20
17
2
1
3
+9
10
0
0
0
0
0
21
9.5
0
0
24
23
3
10
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