nhl player most game winning goals in 2021/2

Auston Matthews made the most game-winning goals in 2020-21, with 12 game-winners.

NAMEGWGSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
12
2020-21
TOR TOR
52
41
25
66
+21
10
10
3
0
0
2
222
18.5
450
867
51.9
57
47
47
53
21:33
2Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
11
2020-21
EDM EDM
56
33
72
105
+21
20
9
28
0
0
2
200
16.5
316
638
49.5
61
24
36
47
22:09
3Leon Draisaitl
L. Draisaitl
8
2020-21
EDM EDM
56
31
53
84
+29
22
15
17
1
0
0
168
18.5
574
1,031
55.7
37
12
56
71
22:11
4Gabriel Landeskog
G. Landeskog
8
2020-21
COL COL
54
20
32
52
+14
34
9
6
0
0
2
155
12.9
288
509
56.6
81
28
16
35
19:57
5Mark Stone
M. Stone
8
2020-21
VGK VGK
55
21
40
61
+26
28
6
11
1
0
0
98
21.4
12
30
40.0
31
33
58
24
19:04
6Sebastian Aho
S. Aho
7
2020-21
CAR CAR
56
24
33
57
+16
32
7
11
3
0
1
148
16.2
365
692
52.7
38
25
33
61
19:28
7Alex DeBrincat
A. DeBrincat
7
2020-21
CHI CHI
52
32
24
56
+3
12
9
9
1
0
3
155
20.6
16
40
40.0
70
22
31
43
20:32
8Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
7
2020-21
PIT PIT
56
23
34
57
+7
28
6
12
0
1
1
141
16.3
3
12
25.0
43
32
17
23
20:16
9Frank Vatrano
F. Vatrano
7
2020-21
FLA FLA
56
18
8
26
+8
26
2
2
0
0
3
158
11.4
4
20
20.0
69
21
23
18
14:31
10Mika Zibanejad
M. Zibanejad
7
2020-21
NYR NYR
56
24
26
50
+2
18
10
4
2
2
1
171
14.0
479
1,034
46.3
75
44
39
45
20:06
11Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
7
2020-21
COL COL
52
30
36
66
+30
34
9
15
0
0
0
177
16.9
32
64
50.0
26
20
32
16
19:55
12Jakub Vrana
J. Vrana
7
2020-21
TOT
50
19
17
36
+10
10
0
5
0
0
1
100
19.0
4
9
44.4
29
8
20
31
15:00
13Aleksander Barkov
A. Barkov
6
2020-21
FLA FLA
50
26
32
58
+12
14
7
12
1
0
2
176
14.8
563
1,026
54.9
31
37
39
23
20:56
14Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
6
2020-21
WSH WSH
45
24
18
42
-7
12
9
8
0
0
1
182
13.2
0
2
0.0
98
23
11
20
19:30
15Max Pacioretty
M. Pacioretty
6
2020-21
VGK VGK
48
24
27
51
+20
14
6
6
0
0
4
174
13.8
20
43
46.5
33
29
15
17
17:56
16Ondrej Palat
O. Palat
6
2020-21
TBL TBL
55
15
31
46
+1
26
7
13
0
0
0
111
13.5
0
6
0.0
82
43
26
17
17:27
17Bryan Rust
B. Rust
6
2020-21
PIT PIT
56
22
20
42
+9
18
6
5
0
0
0
154
14.3
3
6
50.0
62
30
30
30
19:43
18Brayden Point
B. Point
6
2020-21
TBL TBL
56
23
25
48
+2
11
6
9
0
0
1
131
17.6
257
520
49.4
23
18
27
11
18:26
19Josh Anderson
J. Anderson
5
2020-21
MTL MTL
52
17
7
24
-10
38
1
1
1
0
0
125
13.6
7
12
58.3
139
25
17
12
16:25
20Kyle Connor
K. Connor
5
2020-21
WPG WPG
56
26
24
50
-4
12
10
3
0
0
0
166
15.7
6
10
60.0
18
18
37
32
18:44
21Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
5
2020-21
PIT PIT
55
24
38
62
+8
26
5
17
1
0
3
159
15.1
676
1,262
53.6
44
28
51
54
20:24
22Nikolaj Ehlers
N. Ehlers
5
2020-21
WPG WPG
47
21
25
46
+15
15
6
7
0
0
2
148
14.2
1
1
100.0
26
12
18
19
16:55
23Robby Fabbri
R. Fabbri
5
2020-21
DET DET
30
10
8
18
+3
16
0
2
0
0
0
58
17.2
83
190
43.7
34
17
3
16
17:16
24Kevin Fiala
K. Fiala
5
2020-21
MIN MIN
50
20
20
40
-2
43
6
8
0
0
1
162
12.3
5
15
33.3
27
13
41
45
16:54
25Johnny Gaudreau
J. Gaudreau
5
2020-21
CGY CGY
56
19
30
49
+2
6
7
12
0
0
2
112
17.0
0
1
0.0
8
9
23
59
18:25
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More Maple Leafs Stats

Team Leaders

G

31

Tavares

John Tavares

A

49

Nylander

William Nylander

+/-

+8

Tanev

Chris Tanev
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.07

16th

GA/GP

3.60

31st

PP%

21.3

15th

PK%

81.2

8th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres
50
23
9
109
47
Canadiens Canadiens
48
24
10
106
27
Lightning Lightning
50
26
6
106
59
Bruins Bruins
45
27
10
100
22
Senators Senators
44
27
11
99
32
Red Wings Red Wings
41
31
10
92
-17
Panthers Panthers
40
38
4
84
-25
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
32
36
14
78
-46
Last Game
TOR Maple Leafs

32 - 36 - 14

1

Final

3

OTT Senators

44 - 27 - 11

Wed 15 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

Pavel Dorofeyev

8

Howden

Brett Howden

7

Boldy

Matt Boldy
Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

Jack Eichel

11

Hughes

Quinn Hughes

11

Hutson

Lane Hutson
Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

Mitch Marner

15

Hughes

Quinn Hughes

15

Eichel

Jack Eichel
Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

Ivan Barbashev

55

Foligno

Marcus Foligno

54

Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar
Playoffs Blocks Leaders

36

Matheson

Mike Matheson

35

Theodore

Shea Theodore

30

Carrier

Alexandre Carrier
Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

8

Hart

Carter Hart

7

Dobes

Jakub Dobes
Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

1.52

Silovs

Arturs Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark
Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

Joonas Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

.939

Silovs

Arturs Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings
Avalanche

4.11

Wild

3.73

Golden Knights

3.67
Playoffs Goals Against Rankings
Hurricanes

1.25

Lightning

2.29

Flyers

2.40
Playoffs Power Play Rankings
Stars

40.0

Ducks

31.6

Oilers

28.6
Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings
Bruins

95.8

Hurricanes

95.0

Kings

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

57-31

Flyers

58-34

Blues

49-33

Kraken

48-34

Blackhawks

48-34

Canadiens

55-40
Worst Record ATS
Panthers

30-52

Kings

32-54

Stars

34-54

Devils

32-50

Maple Leafs

34-48

Hurricanes

38-52

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
Tue
3/31
NJD NJD
@
NYR NYR
1-4
Tue
3/31
NYI NYI
@
BUF BUF
3-4
Tue
3/31
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
3-6
Tue
3/31
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
1-5
Tue
3/31
MTL MTL
@
TBL TBL
4-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/18
MTL MTL
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Wed
5/20
VGK VGK
@
COL COL
8:00 PM
Fri
5/22
VGK VGK
@
COL COL
8:00 PM
Sun
5/24
COL COL
@
VGK VGK
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
COL COL
@
VGK VGK
1:00 PM