Seattle Kraken · Center · Shoots R

Frederick Gaudreau

Age 33 · 6'0" · 184 lb · Born in Bromont, CAN

Cap hit

$2.1M

2.0% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

15-team no-trade list

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

50.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

13:58

PP 0:00 · PK 1:24

xGF%

35.1

5v5, -6.1 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.71

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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6 W · 5 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 2 · Hits 1

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 1 @ CGY · W 6-1	1	2	1	2	13:58	0:00	1:24	6-5	33	0	0	0	+0.71
Apr 16 @ COL · L 2-0	0	0	2	0	15:10	0:00	3:09	5-6	0	0	1	-2	-0.28
Apr 15 @ VGK · L 4-1	0	0	2	0	14:37	0:00	1:35	8-5	25	0	1	-1	-0.03
Apr 13 vs LAK · L 5-3	1	2	0	0	18:17	0:00	1:32	8-7	70	0	0	+1	+1.00
Apr 11 vs CGY · W 4-1	1	4	0	1	15:16	0:03	0:45	7-9	60	1	0	+1	+0.58

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 901 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%41.2%

6th percentile

Relative xGF%-7.3

10th percentile

HDCF%44.7%

24th percentile

CF%41.2%

3rd percentile

Relative CF%-5.5

9th percentile

FF%41.7%

4th percentile

GF%46.9%

41st percentile

CF/6047.1

7th percentile

CA/6067.4

4th percentile

ixG/600.49

5th percentile

Goals above expected-0.4

52nd percentile

IPP63.3%

45th percentile

PDO101.6

72nd percentile

OZS%23.8%

3rd percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play stylePuck-possession playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Gaudreau is a ball-control specialist who keeps the puck on his stick and moves it efficiently, excelling at managing possession and getting it into scoring areas. He's not a high-volume shooter or a defensively commanding force, so he needs the right circumstances to have real impact.

Possession-orientedSmart passerLow-shot volume

Shooting volume: 12
Playmaking: 57
Zone entries(est.): 64
Forechecking: 25
Physicality: 34
Defensive impact: 33
Puck management: 95
Speed: 33

Where he shoots from

Slot 42% · Mid-range 38% · Perimeter 20%(118 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Exceptional puck management at 95th percentile keeps possession alive and moving
Good rush entry instincts at 64th percentile create chances off transitions
Solid playmaking at 57th percentile moves the puck to teammates effectively

Watch-outs

Forechecking at 25th percentile shows limited physical pressure down low
Shooting volume at 12th percentile means few direct scoring chances created
Defensive impact at 33rd percentile limits net-positive plays in his own end

Similar style: Gustav Nyquist, Sam Steel (DAL)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 68 GP · goals above average

Season total -4.6 goals, or -0.07 per game.

Even strength offense: -2.0
Even strength defense: -0.4
Penalty kill: -0.9
Finishing: -0.4
Playmaking: -0.9
Penalties: +0.8
Faceoffs: -0.9

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	SEA	1	1	0	1	0	2	13:58	—	+0.71
2025-26	SEA	68	7	17	24	-1	70	16:09	43.5%	-0.07
2024-25	MIN	82	18	19	37	-2	110	15:40	48.2%	+0.03
2023-24	MIN	67	5	10	15	-23	105	13:57	49.9%	-0.12
2022-23	MIN	82	19	19	38	+10	138	16:03	49.3%	+0.01

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.0 mph; 38th pct
20+ mph bursts: 62
Hardest shot: 83.8 mph; 43rd pct
Distance: 179.7 mi
OZ time: 35.7%; 0th pct
DZ time: 46.8%