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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patrick Eaves DET · 22 P in 65 GP Chris Neil OTT · 22 P in 68 GP Rob Niedermayer NJD · 22 P in 71 GP Steve Bernier VAN · 22 P in 59 GP Mike Grier BUF · 22 P in 73 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 12 10 22 -7 82 111 112 0.34 10.8 15:45

Contract

$2.3MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$105KCap dollars per point22 points in 65 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 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2009-10 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, 2010 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:22
Apr 10, 2010 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 15:19
Apr 8, 2010 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:58
Apr 6, 2010 vs NYR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 14:18
Apr 3, 2010 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 14 1 5 15:33
Apr 1, 2010 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 14:12
Mar 31, 2010 vs FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:04
Mar 29, 2010 @ BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:42
Mar 27, 2010 vs TBL W 7-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 14:39
Mar 26, 2010 vs OTT L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 17:02
Mar 24, 2010 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 14:13
Mar 21, 2010 @ CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:58
Mar 20, 2010 @ FLA W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 14:45
Mar 18, 2010 @ TBL W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:31
Mar 16, 2010 @ ATL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 12:30
Mar 13, 2010 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:02
Mar 2, 2010 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 11:28
Feb 13, 2010 vs SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 14:04
Feb 11, 2010 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 14:11
Feb 9, 2010 vs BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 3 6 14:15
Feb 6, 2010 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 14:56
Feb 5, 2010 vs CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 15:01
Feb 3, 2010 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:25
Feb 1, 2010 @ PIT L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:03
Jan 29, 2010 vs BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 17:59
Jan 27, 2010 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:43
Jan 25, 2010 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 4 13:53
Jan 23, 2010 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 14:03
Jan 21, 2010 @ LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 18:39
Jan 19, 2010 @ ANA L 4-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 18:52
Jan 18, 2010 @ PHX W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:49
Jan 16, 2010 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:35
Jan 14, 2010 @ ATL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:16
Jan 9, 2010 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 14:52
Jan 8, 2010 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:04
Jan 6, 2010 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:06
Jan 3, 2010 @ MTL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 16:31
Jan 1, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:59
Dec 29, 2009 vs PIT W 4-3 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 23:43
Dec 27, 2009 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 18:58
Dec 26, 2009 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:06
Dec 23, 2009 @ WSH L 2-5 1 0 1 2 2 3 3 20:24
Dec 21, 2009 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:04
Dec 19, 2009 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 23:24
Dec 18, 2009 vs TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:36
Nov 27, 2009 @ PHI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 08:54
Nov 25, 2009 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:46
Nov 21, 2009 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:05
Nov 20, 2009 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 16:13
Nov 18, 2009 vs FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:27
Nov 14, 2009 @ PHI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 18:09
Nov 13, 2009 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 14:33
Nov 11, 2009 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:59
Nov 7, 2009 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 16:08
Nov 6, 2009 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:34
Nov 4, 2009 vs NYI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 15:14
Oct 28, 2009 @ NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 1 4 2 2 16:38
Oct 24, 2009 @ TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:48
Oct 21, 2009 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14:59
Oct 17, 2009 vs ATL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 15:42
Oct 16, 2009 vs NYI W 6-3 0 1 1 2 5 2 1 15:07
Oct 13, 2009 vs DET W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 13:55
Oct 10, 2009 @ NSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:35
Oct 8, 2009 vs PHX W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 16:56
Oct 3, 2009 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 11:37