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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Robert Nilsson EDM · 29 P in 64 GP Jonathan Cheechoo SJS · 29 P in 66 GP Fabian Brunnstrom DAL · 29 P in 55 GP John Mitchell TOR · 29 P in 76 GP Erik Christensen ANA · 28 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
62 12 17 29 4 108 122 141 0.47 9.8 16:06

Contract

$2.3MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$79KCap dollars per point29 points in 62 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 2011-12, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $2.3M
2009-10 $2.3M
2010-11 $2.3M
2011-12 $2.3M

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 2008-09 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 11, 2009 vs BOS W 6-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 14:40
Apr 9, 2009 @ CAR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 15:24
Apr 8, 2009 @ TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 18:22
Apr 6, 2009 vs DET L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 16:38
Apr 4, 2009 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:01
Apr 3, 2009 @ WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:48
Apr 1, 2009 @ ATL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 14:16
Mar 28, 2009 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:13
Mar 27, 2009 vs TOR W 5-3 1 1 2 1 10 1 3 15:29
Mar 25, 2009 vs FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 17:21
Mar 21, 2009 @ NYR L 3-5 0 1 1 1 14 6 1 17:36
Mar 20, 2009 vs PHI L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11:02
Mar 17, 2009 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:03
Mar 14, 2009 vs ATL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:51
Mar 12, 2009 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 15:58
Mar 10, 2009 @ PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:44
Mar 7, 2009 @ OTT L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 18:21
Mar 6, 2009 vs PHX W 5-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 15:59
Mar 4, 2009 vs MTL W 5-1 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 16:42
Feb 28, 2009 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 16:13
Feb 26, 2009 @ CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:12
Feb 24, 2009 vs ANA L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 7 2 1 17:03
Feb 21, 2009 vs NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 16:12
Feb 19, 2009 @ PHI L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 6 18:58
Feb 4, 2009 vs TOR W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 19:48
Feb 2, 2009 @ ANA L 2-3 0 2 2 1 10 2 1 14:50
Jan 31, 2009 @ PHX W 2-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 17:14
Jan 28, 2009 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:56
Jan 27, 2009 @ EDM W 10-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:49
Jan 21, 2009 @ TBL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 17:49
Jan 19, 2009 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 19:53
Jan 17, 2009 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:09
Jan 15, 2009 @ DAL W 5-4 (SO) 2 0 2 1 5 5 7 11:57
Jan 14, 2009 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 15:25
Jan 10, 2009 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 19:50
Jan 9, 2009 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:48
Jan 6, 2009 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 18:58
Jan 3, 2009 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 20:30
Jan 1, 2009 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:23
Dec 30, 2008 vs WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 5 13:29
Dec 17, 2008 vs NJD L 3-5 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 13:41
Dec 13, 2008 @ NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 16:07
Dec 12, 2008 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 12:23
Dec 10, 2008 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 15:30
Dec 8, 2008 @ PIT W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 16:05
Dec 6, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 7 3 1 17:58
Dec 4, 2008 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 15:12
Dec 1, 2008 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 17:40
Nov 29, 2008 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:10
Nov 28, 2008 vs PIT W 4-3 2 0 2 1 0 4 2 19:20
Nov 26, 2008 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 16:52
Nov 22, 2008 vs NYI L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 16:47
Nov 21, 2008 vs PHI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 16:53
Nov 19, 2008 @ BOS L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 2 3 6 17:11
Nov 15, 2008 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 16:36
Nov 14, 2008 vs CBJ L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:10
Nov 12, 2008 vs STL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:28
Nov 8, 2008 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 11:23
Nov 7, 2008 vs ATL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14:57
Nov 3, 2008 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:10
Nov 1, 2008 vs WSH W 5-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 14:00
Oct 30, 2008 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:07