which player has the most game winning goals in nhl history

Alex Ovechkin has made the most career game-winning goals, with 136 game-winners.

Interpreted as:
Which player has the most regular-season game winning goals in NHL history?
NAMEGWGGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
136
1,498
898
730
1,628
+65
833
326
278
5
1
27
6,880
13.1
64
190
33.7
3,757
563
784
1,195
20:36
2Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
135
1,733
766
1,155
1,921
+322
1,167
217
393
11
4
19
5,637
13.6
9
42
21.4
281
194
495
1,087
19:53
3Gordie Howe
G. Howe
121
1,767
801
1,049
1,850
+160
1,685
211
353
24
12
3,803
10.1
4Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
118
1,282
717
873
1,590
+252
910
246
303
23
12
5,166
13.9
5Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
110
1,451
684
773
1,457
+95
660
255
333
7
2
9
4,540
15.1
935
1,994
46.9
243
158
461
783
17:56
6Brett Hull
B. Hull
110
1,269
741
650
1,391
+23
458
265
271
20
8
12
4,876
15.2
18
50
36.0
119
90
191
358
18:01
7Patrick Marleau
P. Marleau
109
1,779
566
631
1,197
-27
527
172
243
17
4
11
4,333
13.1
5,971
12,423
48.1
1,513
465
757
1,113
18:09
8Brendan Shanahan
B. Shanahan
109
1,524
656
698
1,354
+151
2,489
237
270
23
14
12
5,086
12.9
293
611
48.0
538
289
260
445
18:13
9Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
101
1,360
631
1,067
1,698
+199
862
187
404
4
7
25
4,311
14.6
15,747
29,792
52.9
1,190
666
774
1,117
20:39
10Jarome Iginla
J. Iginla
101
1,554
625
675
1,300
+30
1,040
197
231
13
9
7
4,759
13.1
2,726
5,238
52.0
1,599
464
610
778
19:56
11Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
98
1,126
560
793
1,353
+446
399
154
266
3
2
0
3,516
15.9
12Bobby Hull
B. Hull
98
1,063
610
560
1,170
+249
634
154
170
19
10
4,577
12.7
13Mats Sundin
M. Sundin
96
1,346
564
785
1,349
+73
1,093
160
293
31
25
15
4,015
14.0
7,927
14,441
54.9
438
276
212
466
19:44
14Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
94
1,514
692
1,063
1,755
+184
924
202
393
50
33
9
4,602
15.0
3,405
5,929
57.4
171
210
189
251
18:38
15Sergei Fedorov
S. Fedorov
93
1,248
483
696
1,179
+261
839
144
256
36
29
15
3,985
12.1
5,839
10,768
54.2
423
231
385
556
19:56
16Joe Nieuwendyk
J. Nieuwendyk
93
1,257
564
562
1,126
+155
677
215
204
12
2
7
3,242
17.4
4,454
7,590
58.7
144
91
132
266
16:17
17Jeff Carter
J. Carter
92
1,321
442
409
851
+9
635
125
113
21
6
16
3,967
11.1
9,045
17,546
51.6
1,166
663
585
682
17:27
18Mike Modano
M. Modano
92
1,499
561
813
1,374
+114
926
157
336
29
18
9
4,273
13.1
7,431
14,376
51.7
203
290
691
973
19:41
19Jeremy Roenick
J. Roenick
92
1,363
513
703
1,216
+153
1,463
184
247
28
20
5
3,281
15.6
3,328
6,627
50.2
854
194
354
592
17:23
20Mark Messier
M. Messier
92
1,756
694
1,193
1,887
+211
1,912
179
402
63
81
8
4,221
16.4
3,780
6,871
55.0
195
138
161
310
18:47
21Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
92
1,540
556
813
1,369
-7
493
159
284
4
0
3,087
16.2
22Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
91
1,172
583
609
1,192
+7
687
229
215
5
3
14
3,524
16.5
6,823
13,534
50.4
1,240
533
502
667
19:04
23Mark Recchi
M. Recchi
91
1,652
577
956
1,533
0
1,033
200
369
18
14
6
3,820
15.1
880
1,815
48.5
898
288
342
518
18:53
24Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
91
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
2
5,088
17.6
25Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
90
1,432
708
627
1,335
+68
1,159
217
196
24
5
7
5,090
13.9

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