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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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GWG is not an official stat, as it is inherently flawed.
The 4th goal in a 7-4 game may become the GWG simply because the losing team scored a late goal.
In baseball, the game winning RBI (again not an official stat) is the one which puts the winning team into a lead that they never relinquish. That makes way more sense, as it’s always a lead changing RBI.
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