Anaheim Ducks · Left wing · Shoots L

Cutter Gauthier

Age 22 · 6'2" · 205 lb · Born in Skelleftea, SWE

Cap hit

$13.5M

13.0% of $104M cap

Term

6 yrs

Through 2031-32, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

14.4% shooting

Assists

14 primary

Points

0.91 per game

TOI/GP

17:15

PP 2:48 · PK 0:19

xGF%

50.1

5v5, +5.6 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.15

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

49.0

102 W · 106 L

Plus/minus

-2

Blocks 20 · Hits 64

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
May 14 vs VGK · L 5-1	0	2	2	0	17:34	5:01	0:00	2-0	100	4	0	-2	-0.38
May 12 @ VGK · OTL 3-2	2	4	2	1	20:05	3:14	0:00	1-2	80	0	0	0	+0.64
May 10 vs VGK · W 4-3	3	4	3	0	12:39	3:55	0:00	2-1	50	0	1	+1	+1.09
May 8 vs VGK · L 6-2	0	2	3	1	15:49	1:47	0:59	1-0	60	0	0	-3	-0.39
May 6 @ VGK · W 3-1	0	4	2	1	16:42	3:47	0:00	0-2	50	0	0	0	-0.40

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 · 990 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%50.1%

58th percentile

Relative xGF%-0.3

49th percentile

HDCF%46.8%

36th percentile

CF%54.8%

89th percentile

Relative CF%+4.1

90th percentile

FF%54.6%

87th percentile

GF%49.5%

51st percentile

CF/6073.5

99th percentile

CA/6060.7

26th percentile

ixG/601.80

95th percentile

Goals above expected+11.3

99th percentile

IPP74.5%

81st percentile

PDO98.1

29th percentile

OZS%58.3%

70th 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 styleElite volume shooter

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Gauthier is a relentless offensive driver who gets into dangerous areas at an elite pace and unloads from everywhere. He wins puck races to create chances but doesn't engage physically or defend at high levels.

High-volume scorerRush attackerShot-first winger

Shooting volume: 100
Playmaking: 57
Zone entries(est.): 96
Forechecking: 26
Physicality: 23
Defensive impact: 11
Puck management: 26
Speed: 91

Where he shoots from

Slot 28% · Mid-range 52% · Perimeter 20%(426 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite shot volume (100th percentile) with 426 unblocked shots and 41 goals
Exceptional rush chances generation (96th percentile) creates consistent offensive opportunities
Elite speed (91st percentile) allows quick transitions and entry into scoring areas

Watch-outs

Defensive impact ranks very low (11th percentile) limiting his two-way value
Below-average physicality (23rd percentile) means limited board battle presence
Forechecking ranks low (26th percentile) reducing pressure on opposing breakouts

Similar style: Bryan Rust (PIT), Dylan Guenther (UTA)

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 · 76 GP · goals above average

Season total +11.0 goals, or +0.15 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.6
Even strength defense: -1.5
Power play: -0.5
Penalty kill: +0.2
Finishing: +11.4
Playmaking: -0.7
Penalties: +0.6

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
2025-26	ANA	76	41	28	69	-2	285	17:15	49.0%	+0.15
2024-25	ANA	82	20	24	44	+8	190	14:09	37.5%	+0.00
2023-24	ANA	1	0	1	1	+1	3	15:24	—	+0.20

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: 23.1 mph; 86th pct
20+ mph bursts: 205
Hardest shot: 99.9 mph; 100th pct
Distance: 218.8 mi
OZ time: 43.7%; 72nd pct
DZ time: 37.9%