1939 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders
Goals that decided a game
Herb Cain led the NHL in game-winning goals in 1939 with 7, 2 ahead of Bryan Hextall Sr. (5).
| # | Player | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | S | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herb Cain | BOS | 48 | 21 | 9 | 30 | — | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 2 |
 Bryan Hextall Sr.
|
NYR | 48 | 24 | 16 | 40 | — | 52 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 | Kilby MacDonald | NYR | 45 | 15 | 13 | 28 | — | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 4 | Eddie Wiseman | NYA +1 | 49 | 7 | 19 | 26 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 5 |
 Neil Colville
|
NYR | 48 | 19 | 18 | 37 | — | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 6 | Woody Dumart | BOS | 48 | 22 | 21 | 43 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 7 | Bill Thoms | CHI | 48 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Roy Conacher
|
BOS | 31 | 18 | 12 | 30 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 9 |
 Milt Schmidt
|
BOS | 48 | 22 | 30 | 52 | — | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 10 | Buzz Boll | NYA | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | — | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 11 | Ott Heller | NYR | 47 | 4 | 14 | 18 | — | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 12 |
 Mush March
|
CHI | 47 | 9 | 14 | 23 | — | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 13 | Cully Dahlstrom | CHI | 45 | 11 | 19 | 30 | — | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 14 |
 Gordie Drillon
|
TOR | 44 | 21 | 20 | 41 | — | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 15 |
 Gus Marker
|
TOR | 42 | 10 | 9 | 19 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 16 |
 Johnny Gottselig
|
CHI | 39 | 8 | 15 | 23 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Sweeney Schriner
|
TOR | 39 | 11 | 15 | 26 | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 18 | Alex Motter | DET | 37 | 7 | 12 | 19 | — | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 19 | Pep Kelly | TOR | 34 | 11 | 9 | 20 | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 20 |
 Nick Metz
|
TOR | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 21 |
 Bobby Bauer
|
BOS | 48 | 17 | 26 | 43 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 22 |
 Lorne Carr
|
NYA | 48 | 8 | 17 | 25 | — | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 23 |
 Bob Davidson
|
TOR | 48 | 8 | 18 | 26 | — | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Dutch Hiller
|
NYR | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | — | 57 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 25 |
 Murray Armstrong
|
NYA | 47 | 16 | 20 | 36 | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 26 |
 Mac Colville
|
NYR | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 27 |
 Syd Howe
|
DET | 46 | 14 | 23 | 37 | — | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 28 |
 Art Jackson
|
BOS | 46 | 7 | 18 | 25 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 29 |
 Alex Shibicky
|
NYR | 44 | 11 | 21 | 32 | — | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 30 | Phil Hergesheimer | CHI | 42 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 31 | Red Heron | TOR | 42 | 11 | 12 | 23 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 32 | Georges Mantha | MTL | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 33 |
 Clint Smith
|
NYR | 41 | 8 | 16 | 24 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 34 | Ken Kilrea | DET | 40 | 10 | 8 | 18 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 | Doug Bentley | CHI | 39 | 12 | 7 | 19 | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 36 | Mel Hill | BOS | 38 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 37 | Connie Brown | DET | 36 | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 38 | Red Hamill | BOS | 30 | 10 | 8 | 18 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 39 |
 Syl Apps
|
TOR | 27 | 13 | 17 | 30 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 40 | Hank Goldup | TOR | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 41 | Tom Anderson | NYA | 48 | 12 | 19 | 31 | — | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 42 | Bill Carse | CHI | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 43 |
 Bill Cowley
|
BOS | 48 | 13 | 27 | 40 | — | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 44 |
 Red Goupille
|
MTL | 48 | 2 | 10 | 12 | — | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 |
 Babe Pratt
|
NYR | 48 | 4 | 13 | 17 | — | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 46 | Lou Trudel | MTL | 48 | 12 | 7 | 19 | — | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 47 | Alf Pike | NYR | 47 | 8 | 9 | 17 | — | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 48 | Doug Young | MTL | 47 | 3 | 9 | 12 | — | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 49 |
 Mud Bruneteau
|
DET | 46 | 10 | 14 | 24 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 50 | Dit Clapper | BOS | 44 | 10 | 18 | 28 | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
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