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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)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2006-07. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Josef Vasicek CAR · 22 P in 63 GP Brad Richardson COL · 22 P in 73 GP Tom Kostopoulos LAK · 22 P in 76 GP Wayne Primeau CGY · 22 P in 78 GP Niko Kapanen PHX · 22 P in 79 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

2006-07 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
54 9 13 22 11 74 75 105 0.41 12.0 13:19

Contract

$713KCap hitends in 2008, then RFA
$32KCap dollars per point22 points in 54 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2007-08, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2006-07 $713K
2007-08 $713K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2006-07 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
Feb 7, 2007 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:44
Feb 6, 2007 @ ATL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17:28
Feb 3, 2007 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:44
Feb 1, 2007 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11:18
Jan 30, 2007 vs BOS W 7-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 13:52
Jan 27, 2007 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:10
Jan 26, 2007 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 10:03
Jan 20, 2007 @ MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 12:25
Jan 19, 2007 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 13:29
Jan 13, 2007 vs TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:10
Jan 11, 2007 vs TOR L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 4 1 3 13:52
Jan 10, 2007 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:47
Jan 6, 2007 @ TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 19:09
Jan 5, 2007 vs PIT L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 15:19
Jan 3, 2007 @ OTT L 3-6 1 0 1 1 5 3 2 13:28
Jan 1, 2007 vs NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 17:33
Dec 30, 2006 vs ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 12:41
Dec 28, 2006 vs CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:20
Dec 26, 2006 vs WSH W 6-3 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 12:57
Dec 23, 2006 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:01
Dec 21, 2006 @ NSH W 7-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:48
Dec 19, 2006 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14:59
Dec 16, 2006 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:03
Dec 14, 2006 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:53
Dec 12, 2006 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:50
Dec 9, 2006 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:57
Dec 7, 2006 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:01
Dec 5, 2006 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:51
Dec 2, 2006 @ WSH L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 27 0 3 04:53
Dec 1, 2006 vs NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 13:21
Nov 26, 2006 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 18:30
Nov 24, 2006 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:27
Nov 22, 2006 vs TOR W 7-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 17:53
Nov 20, 2006 vs TBL W 7-2 2 1 3 1 2 5 0 14:32
Nov 18, 2006 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:07
Nov 17, 2006 vs PIT W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:05
Nov 15, 2006 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:16
Nov 13, 2006 @ CAR W 7-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 12:31
Nov 11, 2006 @ PHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 13:28
Nov 10, 2006 vs FLA W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 13:38
Nov 5, 2006 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 16:51
Nov 4, 2006 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 16:04
Nov 2, 2006 @ BOS W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 13:38
Oct 28, 2006 vs ATL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10:17
Oct 26, 2006 @ NYI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:35
Oct 23, 2006 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:23
Oct 21, 2006 @ BOS W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:24
Oct 20, 2006 vs CAR W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 09:42
Oct 17, 2006 vs PHI W 9-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 14:18
Oct 14, 2006 vs NYR W 7-4 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 12:01
Oct 13, 2006 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:12
Oct 7, 2006 @ OTT W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 12:18
Oct 6, 2006 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:19
Oct 4, 2006 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 09:36