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The best single-season clutch player in Red Wings history was not Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe is the go-to for Detroit Red Wings fans when they think of who came up big when the stakes were at their highest. Either him or Steve Yzerman.

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Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman hold the Detroit Red Wings record in career game-winning goals scored with 121 and 94, respectively. But neither are first or even second in the single-season category.

When you look at the Red Wings all-time single-season leaders in the same stat, Yzerman only appears once.