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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Just one in the post season, but it was a game winner. That is a Matthews specialty. Game winning goals. This past season he scored the most in the league. 12 game winners. Compare that to the Flames where Johnny Hockey and the much maligned Sean Monahan each had five GWG. Interestingly, "Big Game" Matthew Tkachuk didn't notch a game winner this past season. Matthews is consistently a league leader in scoring when the game is on the line. Yup, the Leafs #### the bed in the post-season, but when it comes a clutch player there aren't many better in the league than Matthews.
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Game winner in a 5-1 game 2 blowout. He didn’t score any more goals when the Habs turned their attention to him. In fact for the rest of the series, when the chips were down, he got 2 assists.
Unless you are in OT or close to the end of a game in a tie, a GWG isn’t that big a deal IMO - it’s just a random fact of that particular game. That 5- game is an example. Who knew that the second Leafs goal was a game winner when it was scored? I think first goals in a game and tying goals show a lot more.