GWG

Sports abbreviation · Ice Hockey

GWG stands for Game-winning goal, an ice hockey abbreviation.

Goal that gives the winning team one more goal than the losing team's final total, for example the third goal in a 5-2 win. It need not be the last goal of the game.

Example: His overtime winner was his league-leading ninth GWG of the season.

Usage notes

Because the definition depends on the final score, a team's second goal in a 4-1 win is the game-winner even if scored early. Jaromir Jagr and Alex Ovechkin are among the NHL's career leaders. Shootout winners are not counted as game-winning goals.

Related abbreviations

More ice hockey abbreviations

• ES – Even strength
• FO% – Faceoff percentage
• G – Goals
• GAA – Goals against average
• GP – Games played
• GSAx – Goals saved above expected
• LTIR – Long-term injured reserve
• LW – Left wing
• NMC – No-movement clause
• NTC – No-trade clause
• OT – Overtime
• OTL – Overtime losses

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