Does anyone even record that stat?
(Didn’t you have a list of players with their goals in an order of “importance”/“difficulty”: goals to put their team within one, to tie the game, to get ahead, to gain an insurance? It might have been that you looked at specific players, ie. Gretzky and Bossy)
Players PO Scoring, "Score Close" situations (PO Seasons 1918-2021)
Players PO Scoring, "Score Close" situations (PO Seasons 1918-2021). "Score Close" is defined as a score that is tied (including 0-0) or team is leading by 1 goal/trailing by 1 goal. GAG - go-ahead Goal (scoring while game is tied, incl. 0-0) GAPTS - go-ahead PTS (scoring while game...forums.hfboards.com
NHL stopped recording it as of 2005-06 seasonDoes anyone even record that stat?
NHL stopped recording it as of 2005-06 season
Player | Seasons | GTG * |
Wayne Gretzky | 1979-99 | 24 |
Gordie Howe | 1947-80 | 22 |
Bobby Hull | 1957-80 | 21 |
Mike Modano | 1990-11 | 21 |
Rick Nash | 2003-18 | 19 |
Phil Esposito | 1964-81 | 18 |
Jaromír Jágr | 1991-17 | 17 |
Joe Sakic | 1988-08 | 17 |
Dave Andreychuk | 1982-06 | 17 |
Lanny McDonald | 1973-86 | 17 |
Jarome Iginla | 1997-17 | 17 |
Dino Ciccarelli | 1980-98 | 17 |
Marcel Dionne | 1971-88 | 16 |
Alex Delvecchio | 1951-72 | 16 |
Alex Ovechkin | 2005-23 | 16 |
Brendan Shanahan | 1988-08 | 16 |
Dean Prentice | 1954-73 | 16 |
Zach Parise | 2006-22 | 16 |
Mark Messier | 1979-04 | 15 |
Doug Gilmour | 1984-03 | 15 |
Luc Robitaille | 1986-06 | 15 |
Teemu Selänne | 1992-12 | 15 |
Darryl Sittler | 1971-85 | 15 |
Ron Stewart | 1952-73 | 15 |
Danny Gare | 1974-85 | 15 |
Bobby Clarke | 1969-84 | 14 |
Ray Bourque | 1979-01 | 14 |
Mats Sundin | 1990-08 | 14 |
Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 14 |
Mike Gartner | 1980-98 | 14 |
Ted Lindsay | 1945-60 | 14 |
Garry Unger | 1968-82 | 14 |
Ron Francis | 1981-04 | 13 |
Steve Yzerman | 1983-06 | 13 |
Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-09 | 13 |
Evgeni Malkin | 2006-22 | 13 |
Ryan Smyth | 1996-14 | 13 |
Eric Nesterenko | 1952-72 | 13 |
Mike Foligno | 1979-93 | 13 |
Pat LaFontaine | 1984-98 | 13 |
Don Lever | 1973-85 | 13 |
Loui Eriksson | 2006-17 | 13 |
Chris Drury | 1998-11 | 13 |
John LeClair | 1993-06 | 13 |
Pat Verbeek | 1982-00 | 13 |
Dick Duff | 1955-71 | 13 |
Marián Hossa | 1998-15 | 12 |
Jari Kurri | 1980-98 | 12 |
Andy Bathgate | 1954-71 | 12 |
Brett Hull | 1987-04 | 12 |
Larry Murphy | 1980-98 | 12 |
Mark Recchi | 1989-11 | 12 |
Jean Pronovost | 1968-81 | 12 |
Maurice Richard | 1943-60 | 12 |
Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 12 |
Patrice Bergeron | 2005-22 | 12 |
Guy Lafleur | 1971-84 | 12 |
Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 12 |
Charlie Simmer | 1974-87 | 12 |
Michel Goulet | 1980-93 | 12 |
Tod Sloan | 1948-61 | 12 |
Milt Schmidt | 1937-55 | 12 |
Norm Ullman | 1955-74 | 11 |
John Bucyk | 1957-76 | 11 |
Sidney Crosby | 2005-23 | 11 |
Shane Doan | 2000-17 | 11 |
Bernie Federko | 1977-90 | 11 |
Jean Ratelle | 1961-81 | 11 |
Henri Richard | 1956-74 | 11 |
Claude Giroux | 2008-23 | 11 |
Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 11 |
Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 11 |
Andrew Brunette | 1997-11 | 11 |
Alex Kovalev | 1992-11 | 11 |
Robert Lang | 1994-09 | 11 |
Daniel Sedin | 2000-17 | 11 |
Peter Bondra | 1993-06 | 11 |
Yvan Cournoyer | 1964-77 | 11 |
Rick Kehoe | 1972-83 | 11 |
Scott Mellanby | 1986-07 | 11 |
Radim Vrbata | 2002-17 | 11 |
Ray Ferraro | 1989-02 | 11 |
Daniel Briere | 1999-14 | 11 |
Brenden Morrow | 1999-12 | 11 |
J.P. Parise | 1968-78 | 11 |
Charlie Conacher | 1930-41 | 11 |
Gary Roberts | 1988-07 | 11 |
Martin Gelinas | 1989-08 | 11 |
Danny Grant | 1968-77 | 11 |
Rick Martin | 1971-81 | 11 |
Blaine Stoughton | 1979-84 | 11 |
Nick Libett | 1969-79 | 11 |
Ivan Boldirev | 1973-85 | 10 |
Dale Hawerchuk | 1981-97 | 10 |
Ray Whitney | 1992-14 | 10 |
Dave Keon | 1961-82 | 10 |
Pierre Turgeon | 1989-04 | 10 |
Rod Gilbert | 1960-77 | 10 |
Ted Kennedy | 1944-55 | 10 |
Patrick Marleau | 1998-18 | 10 |
Denis Savard | 1980-94 | 10 |
Theoren Fleury | 1989-03 | 10 |
Jakub Voráček | 2010-22 | 10 |
Daniel Alfredsson | 1995-14 | 10 |
Pavel Datsyuk | 2001-16 | 10 |
Bob Nevin | 1960-76 | 10 |
Owen Nolan | 1991-10 | 10 |
Stephane Richer | 1985-00 | 10 |
Brian Rolston | 1994-10 | 10 |
Frank St. Marseille | 1967-77 | 10 |
René Robert | 1971-82 | 10 |
Ken Hodge | 1968-77 | 10 |
Mike Walton | 1967-79 | 10 |
Billy Harris | 1972-83 | 10 |
Dustin Penner | 2006-14 | 10 |
Player | Seasons | GTG | GTA | GTPTS * |
Gordie Howe | 1947-80 | 22 | 38 | 60 |
Wayne Gretzky | 1979-99 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
Marcel Dionne | 1971-88 | 16 | 30 | 46 |
Ron Francis | 1981-04 | 13 | 28 | 41 |
Bobby Hull | 1957-80 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
Mark Messier | 1979-04 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
Mike Modano | 1990-11 | 21 | 18 | 39 |
Doug Gilmour | 1984-03 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
Norm Ullman | 1955-74 | 11 | 27 | 38 |
Jaromír Jágr | 1991-17 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
Bobby Clarke | 1969-84 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
Alex Delvecchio | 1951-72 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
Joe Sakic | 1988-08 | 17 | 18 | 35 |
John Bucyk | 1957-76 | 11 | 24 | 35 |
Teemu Selänne | 1992-12 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
Luc Robitaille | 1986-06 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
Steve Yzerman | 1983-06 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
Phil Esposito | 1964-81 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
Alex Ovechkin | 2005-23 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
Mats Sundin | 1990-08 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
Ray Bourque | 1979-01 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-09 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
Sidney Crosby | 2005-23 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
Dave Andreychuk | 1982-06 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
Evgeni Malkin | 2006-22 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
Marián Hossa | 1998-15 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
Jari Kurri | 1980-98 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
Shane Doan | 2000-17 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
Lanny McDonald | 1973-86 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
Brendan Shanahan | 1988-08 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
Andy Bathgate | 1954-71 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
Dale Hawerchuk | 1981-97 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
Ivan Boldirev | 1973-85 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
Gilbert Perreault | 1970-85 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
Darryl Sittler | 1971-85 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
Ryan Smyth | 1996-14 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
Brett Hull | 1987-04 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
Larry Murphy | 1980-98 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
Ray Whitney | 1992-14 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Joe Thornton | 1998-16 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
Henrik Sedin | 2001-17 | 6 | 24 | 30 |
Rick Nash | 2003-18 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
Jarome Iginla | 1997-17 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
Phil Kessel | 2006-23 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
Mark Recchi | 1989-11 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
Dave Keon | 1961-82 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
Vincent Damphousse | 1987-04 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
Stan Mikita | 1958-79 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
Chris Chelios | 1985-04 | 5 | 24 | 29 |
Dino Ciccarelli | 1980-98 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
Dean Prentice | 1954-73 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
Bernie Federko | 1977-90 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
Jean Ratelle | 1961-81 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
Pierre Turgeon | 1989-04 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
Zach Parise | 2006-22 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
Mike Gartner | 1980-98 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
Ted Lindsay | 1945-60 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
Eric Nesterenko | 1952-72 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
Henri Richard | 1956-74 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
Rod Gilbert | 1960-77 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
Jason Pominville | 2005-15 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
Phil Housley | 1982-02 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
Duncan Keith | 2005-22 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
Frank Mahovlich | 1958-74 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
Ron Stewart | 1952-73 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
Claude Giroux | 2008-23 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
Ted Kennedy | 1944-55 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
Mikko Koivu | 2006-18 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
Patrik Elias | 1997-15 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
Dale Hunter | 1980-98 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
Markus Näslund | 1993-09 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
Brian Leetch | 1988-03 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
Jean Beliveau | 1953-71 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
Adam Oates | 1986-04 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
Bryan Trottier | 1976-92 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
Garry Unger | 1968-82 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
Andrew Brunette | 1997-11 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
Patrick Marleau | 1998-18 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Denis Savard | 1980-94 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Eric Lindros | 1992-07 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
Bobby Smith | 1978-91 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
Martin St. Louis | 2000-14 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-23 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
Doug Weight | 1993-11 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
Denis Potvin | 1973-88 | 5 | 19 | 24 |
Pat LaFontaine | 1984-98 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
Mike Foligno | 1979-93 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
Don Lever | 1973-85 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
Jean Pronovost | 1968-81 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
Maurice Richard | 1943-60 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
Daniel Sedin | 2000-17 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
Alex Kovalev | 1992-11 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
Robert Lang | 1994-09 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
Jakub Voráček | 2010-22 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Theoren Fleury | 1989-03 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Al MacAdam | 1974-84 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Doug Mohns | 1953-73 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Pete Mahovlich | 1967-80 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
Peter Stastny | 1980-93 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
Dany Heatley | 2001-12 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
Al MacInnis | 1983-03 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
Murray Oliver | 1959-74 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
Tim Horton | 1952-74 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
Doug Harvey | 1949-69 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
So there may be discrepancies between it and official data from 1983-1984 and before
I assume, they indicate start year of the season when the first GTG was scored and end year of the season the last GTG was scored.