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Paul Gaustad

#28 · Centre · Nashville Predators

Born Feb 3, 1982 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA · 6'5", 227 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 220th overall in 2000 by BUF (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mark Smith SJS · 24 P in 80 GP Serge Aubin ATL · 24 P in 74 GP Ville Nieminen SJS · 24 P in 70 GP Luc Robitaille LAK · 24 P in 65 GP Patrik Stefan ATL · 24 P in 64 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302002-03: 0 points002-032005-06: 24 points2405-062006-07: 22 points2206-072007-08: 36 points3607-082008-09: 29 points2908-092009-10: 22 points2209-102010-11: 31 points3110-112011-12: 21 points2111-122012-13: 5 points512-132013-14: 21 points2113-142014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 6 points615-16

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 BUF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2005-06 BUF 78 9 15 24 4 65 113 126 0.31
2006-07 BUF 54 9 13 22 11 74 75 105 0.41 $713K
2007-08 BUF 82 10 26 36 -4 85 136 199 0.44 $713K
2008-09 BUF 62 12 17 29 4 108 122 141 0.47 $2.3M
2009-10 BUF 65 12 10 22 -7 82 111 112 0.34 $2.3M
2010-11 BUF 81 12 19 31 7 101 117 128 0.38 $2.3M
2011-12 BUF 56 7 10 17 -1 70 62 98 0.30 $2.3M
2011-12 NSH 14 0 4 4 0 6 13 16 0.29
2012-13 NSH 23 2 3 5 -1 20 35 40 0.22 $3.25M
2013-14 NSH 75 10 11 21 -6 61 74 122 0.28 $3.25M
2014-15 NSH 73 4 10 14 7 60 54 143 0.19 $3.25M
2015-16 NSH 63 2 4 6 -4 46 46 114 0.10 $3.25M
12 seasons Career 727 89 142 231 10 778 958 1345 0.32

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 BUF 18 0 4 4 1 14 13 36 0.22
2006-07 BUF 7 0 1 1 -1 2 4 12 0.14
2009-10 BUF 6 0 1 1 1 8 7 18 0.17
2010-11 BUF 7 0 2 2 -6 13 14 9 0.29
2011-12 NSH 10 1 1 2 -1 5 6 17 0.20
2014-15 NSH 6 0 0 0 -1 22 5 19 0.00
2015-16 NSH 14 1 0 1 0 0 14 33 0.07
7 seasons Playoffs 68 2 9 11 -7 64 63 144 0.16

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 9 15 24 4 65 113 126 0.31 8.0 12:08

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2013-14 to 2015-16 $3.25M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $3.25M
2008-09 to 2011-12 $2.3M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $713K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2005-06 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 18, 2006 @ CAR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:31
Apr 16, 2006 vs TOR W 6-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 12:24
Apr 15, 2006 @ MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:02
Apr 12, 2006 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:06
Apr 8, 2006 @ OTT W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 14:04
Apr 7, 2006 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:25
Apr 5, 2006 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:11
Apr 3, 2006 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:25
Apr 1, 2006 @ TOR L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 5 1 2 12:08
Mar 30, 2006 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:17
Mar 29, 2006 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 10:00
Mar 27, 2006 @ NYR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:29
Mar 25, 2006 @ BOS L 4-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 11:46
Mar 24, 2006 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 08:07
Mar 22, 2006 vs CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 10:10
Mar 20, 2006 @ ATL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:22
Mar 18, 2006 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:21
Mar 16, 2006 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:30
Mar 14, 2006 @ WSH W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:51
Mar 12, 2006 vs BOS W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 11:42
Mar 11, 2006 @ PHI W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:54
Mar 9, 2006 vs TBL W 8-5 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 14:21
Mar 7, 2006 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:14
Mar 4, 2006 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11:24
Mar 3, 2006 vs TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:12
Mar 1, 2006 vs ATL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:18
Feb 12, 2006 @ CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 14:17
Feb 11, 2006 vs FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 15:50
Feb 9, 2006 vs MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 16:28
Feb 4, 2006 vs OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 10:52
Feb 2, 2006 vs PHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 5 2 12:07
Jan 31, 2006 @ ATL W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 11:39
Jan 26, 2006 @ TOR W 8-4 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 15:19
Jan 24, 2006 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 14:18
Jan 21, 2006 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 12:48
Jan 19, 2006 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 11:07
Jan 7, 2006 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 17:21
Jan 5, 2006 vs TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:00
Jan 1, 2006 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:42
Dec 30, 2005 vs ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:59
Dec 29, 2005 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 13:30
Dec 26, 2005 vs NYI W 6-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 11:56
Dec 23, 2005 @ TBL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 11:12
Dec 22, 2005 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:31
Dec 19, 2005 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 11:26
Dec 17, 2005 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:18
Dec 16, 2005 @ PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:47
Dec 14, 2005 vs DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 13:33
Dec 11, 2005 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:34
Dec 8, 2005 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 10:31
Dec 4, 2005 @ COL W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 13:11
Dec 2, 2005 vs SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 12:27
Dec 1, 2005 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:15
Nov 29, 2005 @ PIT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:07
Nov 27, 2005 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 10:53
Nov 25, 2005 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:21
Nov 23, 2005 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 15:27
Nov 22, 2005 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:22
Nov 19, 2005 @ BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 14:36
Nov 17, 2005 vs WSH W 8-5 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 11:24
Nov 15, 2005 vs NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 13:56
Nov 12, 2005 @ OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 13:18
Nov 11, 2005 vs TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 15:56
Nov 9, 2005 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:51
Nov 5, 2005 @ MTL L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 16:19
Nov 4, 2005 vs MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11:33
Nov 2, 2005 vs OTT L 4-10 0 0 0 -1 7 1 1 07:23
Oct 29, 2005 @ NYI W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11:31
Oct 28, 2005 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:05
Oct 26, 2005 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:58
Oct 22, 2005 vs NYR W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 12:13
Oct 20, 2005 @ BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:16
Oct 15, 2005 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 11:04
Oct 13, 2005 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 11:07
Oct 10, 2005 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 10:51
Oct 8, 2005 @ OTT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:07
Oct 7, 2005 vs BOS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 13:08
Oct 5, 2005 vs NYI W 6-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 11:55