NHL: Top 20 with the Most Game-Winning Goals in Playoff History

Brett Hull and Wayne Gretzky Have the Most Game-Winning Goals in Playoff History

The NHL postseason is off to an intense start (as usual).

While the West is set for Round 2, the East, already in the first round, has three Game 7s coming up.

The L.A. Kings‘ Jarret Stoll, New York Rangers‘ Brian Boyle and Phoenix Coyotes‘ Mikkel Boedker lead the postseason with two game-winning goals apiece.

But what about all time?

Wayne Gretzky, yup.

And Brett Hull, too. They are the all-time leaders with 24.  Hull did it in six fewer games, though.

No Mario Lemieux? He’s got 11 and just feel short.

Two lists for you today. The first ranks the top 20 skaters with the most postseason game-winning goals.

The second list ranks everybody by percentage of games won. Active Red Wing (though bounced from the first round) Johan Franzen has won more of his playoff games than anyone else.

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MOST GAME-WINNING GOALS IN PLAYOFFS

	SKATER	GWG	GP	PCT
1.	Brett Hull	24	202	11.88%
1.	Wayne Gretzky	24	208	11.54%
3.	Joe Sakic	19	172	11.05%
3.	Claude Lemieux	19	234	8.12%
5.	Mike Bossy	17	129	13.18%
5.	Chris Drury	17	135	12.59%
5.	Glenn Anderson	17	225	7.56%
8.	Jaromir Jagr	16	175	9.14%
9.	Mike Modano	15	176	8.52%
10.	Jari Kurri	14	200	7.00%
10.	Peter Forsberg	14	151	9.27%
10.	Guy Lafleur	14	128	10.94%
13.	Joe Nieuwendyk	13	158	8.23%
13.	Dino Ciccarelli	13	141	9.22%
13.	Doug Gilmour	13	182	7.14%
13.	Stephane Richer	13	134	9.70%
13.	Patrick Marleau	13	129	10.08%
13.	Bobby Smith	13	184	7.07%
19.	Bryan Trottier	12	221	5.43%
19.	Yvan Cournoyer	12	147	8.16%
19.	Mark Messier	12	236	5.08%
19.	Brian Propp	12	160	7.50%
19.	Sergei Fedorov	12	183	6.56%
19.	Danny Briere	12	103	11.65%
19.	Steve Yzerman	12	196	6.12%
19.	Jeremy Roenick	12	154	7.79%
19.	Clark Gillies	12	164	7.32%
19.	Johan Franzen	12	88	13.64%
19.	Vyacheslav Kozlov	12	118	10.17%
19.	Luc Robitaille	12	159	7.55%
19.	Phil Esposito	12	130	9.23%
19.	Jamie Langenbrunner	12	142	8.45%
19.	Brendan Shanahan	12	184	6.52%

BY PERCENTAGE OF GAMES WON

	SKATER	GWG	GP	PCT
1.	Johan Franzen	12	88	13.64%
2.	Mike Bossy	17	129	13.18%
3.	Chris Drury	17	135	12.59%
4.	Brett Hull	24	202	11.88%
5.	Danny Briere	12	103	11.65%
6.	Wayne Gretzky	24	208	11.54%
7.	Joe Sakic	19	172	11.05%
8.	Guy Lafleur	14	128	10.94%
9.	Vyacheslav Kozlov	12	118	10.17%
10.	Patrick Marleau	13	129	10.08%
11.	Stephane Richer	13	134	9.70%
12.	Peter Forsberg	14	151	9.27%
13.	Phil Esposito	12	130	9.23%
14.	Dino Ciccarelli	13	141	9.22%
15.	Jaromir Jagr	16	175	9.14%
16.	Mike Modano	15	176	8.52%
17.	Jamie Langenbrunner	12	142	8.45%
18.	Joe Nieuwendyk	13	158	8.23%
19.	Yvan Cournoyer	12	147	8.16%
20.	Claude Lemieux	19	234	8.12%
21.	Jeremy Roenick	12	154	7.79%
22.	Glenn Anderson	17	225	7.56%
23.	Luc Robitaille	12	159	7.55%
24.	Brian Propp	12	160	7.50%
25.	Clark Gillies	12	164	7.32%
26.	Doug Gilmour	13	182	7.14%
27.	Bobby Smith	13	184	7.07%
28.	Jari Kurri	14	200	7.00%
29.	Sergei Fedorov	12	183	6.56%
30.	Brendan Shanahan	12	184	6.52%
31.	Steve Yzerman	12	196	6.12%
32.	Bryan Trottier	12	221	5.43%
33.	Mark Messier	12	236	5.08%

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