1942 NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders
Goals that decided a game
Bill Cowley led the NHL in game-winning goals in 1942 with 6, 1 ahead of Syl Apps (5).
| # | Player | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | S | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Bill Cowley
|
BOS | 48 | 27 | 45 | 72 | — | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2 |
 Syl Apps
|
TOR | 29 | 23 | 17 | 40 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 | Doug Bentley | CHI | 50 | 33 | 40 | 73 | — | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 4 | Flash Hollett | BOS | 50 | 19 | 25 | 44 | — | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 5 |
 Bud Poile
|
TOR | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | — | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 6 |
 Mud Bruneteau
|
DET | 50 | 23 | 22 | 45 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 7 |
 Lorne Carr
|
TOR | 50 | 27 | 33 | 60 | — | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 8 | Don Grosso | DET | 50 | 15 | 17 | 32 | — | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 9 | Carl Liscombe | DET | 50 | 19 | 23 | 42 | — | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 10 |
 Gordie Drillon
|
MTL | 49 | 28 | 22 | 50 | — | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 11 | Gaye Stewart | TOR | 48 | 24 | 23 | 47 | — | 40 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 12 | Max Bentley | CHI | 47 | 26 | 44 | 70 | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 13 |
 Eddie Wares
|
DET | 47 | 12 | 18 | 30 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 14 |
 Ray Getliffe
|
MTL | 50 | 18 | 28 | 46 | — | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 15 | Red Hamill | CHI | 50 | 28 | 16 | 44 | — | 44 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 16 |
 Syd Howe
|
DET | 50 | 20 | 35 | 55 | — | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Art Jackson
|
BOS | 50 | 22 | 31 | 53 | — | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 18 | Alex Motter | DET | 50 | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 19 |
 Harry Watson
|
DET | 50 | 13 | 18 | 31 | — | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 20 |
 Sid Abel
|
DET | 49 | 18 | 24 | 42 | — | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 21 | Joe Benoit | MTL | 49 | 30 | 27 | 57 | — | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 22 | Mel Hill | TOR | 49 | 17 | 27 | 44 | — | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 23 |
 Toe Blake
|
MTL | 48 | 23 | 36 | 59 | — | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 24 | Bill Thoms | CHI | 46 | 15 | 28 | 43 | — | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 25 | Murph Chamberlain | BOS | 45 | 9 | 24 | 33 | — | 67 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 26 |
 Elmer Lach
|
MTL | 45 | 18 | 40 | 58 | — | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 27 | Hank Goldup | TOR +1 | 44 | 12 | 27 | 39 | — | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 28 |
 Busher Jackson
|
BOS | 44 | 19 | 15 | 34 | — | 38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 29 | Buzz Boll | BOS | 43 | 25 | 27 | 52 | — | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 30 | Alf Pike | NYR | 41 | 6 | 16 | 22 | — | 48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 31 | Connie Brown | DET | 23 | 5 | 16 | 21 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 32 | Gus Mancuso | NYR | 21 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 33 |
 Maurice Richard
|
MTL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 34 |
 Bob Davidson
|
TOR | 50 | 13 | 23 | 36 | — | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 |
 Bryan Hextall Sr.
|
NYR | 50 | 27 | 32 | 59 | — | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 36 |
 Buddy O'Connor
|
MTL | 50 | 15 | 43 | 58 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 37 |
 Lynn Patrick
|
NYR | 50 | 22 | 39 | 61 | — | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 38 | Fido Purpur | CHI | 50 | 13 | 16 | 29 | — | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 39 | Billy Taylor Sr. | TOR | 50 | 18 | 42 | 60 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 40 | Don Gallinger | BOS | 48 | 14 | 20 | 34 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 41 | George Allen | CHI | 47 | 10 | 14 | 24 | — | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 42 |
 Clint Smith
|
NYR | 47 | 12 | 21 | 33 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 43 | Bob Carse | CHI | 46 | 10 | 22 | 32 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 44 |
 Leo Lamoureux
|
MTL | 46 | 2 | 16 | 18 | — | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 | Butch Bouchard | MTL | 45 | 2 | 16 | 18 | — | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 46 | Herb Cain | BOS | 45 | 18 | 18 | 36 | — | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 47 | Jackie Schmidt | BOS | 45 | 6 | 7 | 13 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 48 | Earl Seibert | CHI | 44 | 5 | 27 | 32 | — | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 49 | Dit Clapper | BOS | 38 | 5 | 18 | 23 | — | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 50 | Cully Dahlstrom | CHI | 38 | 11 | 13 | 24 | — | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
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