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Cutter Gauthier

#61 · Left wing · Anaheim Ducks

Born Jan 19, 2004 in Skelleftea, SWE (age 22) · 6'2", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 5th overall in 2022 by PHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Gabriel Vilardi WPG · 69 P in 82 GP Travis Konecny PHI · 68 P in 77 GP Andrei Svechnikov CAR · 70 P in 79 GP Morgan Geekie BOS · 68 P in 81 GP Kirill Marchenko CBJ · 67 P in 76 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.

02040602023-24: 1 points123-242024-25: 44 points4424-252025-26: 69 points6925-262026-27: 4 points426-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2023-24 ANA 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1.00 $950K
2024-25 ANA 82 20 24 44 8 20 190 68 0.54 $950K
2025-26 ANA 76 41 28 69 -2 28 285 64 0.91 $950K
2026-27 ANA 5 2 2 4 -2 6 17 5 0.80 $13.5M
4 seasons Career 164 63 55 118 5 54 495 137 0.72

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2025-26 ANA 12 4 8 12 -3 4 39 36 1.00
1 season Playoffs 12 4 8 12 -3 4 39 36 1.00

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 41 28 69 -2 28 285 64 0.91 14.4 17:15

Contract

$950KCap hitends in 2026, then RFA
$14KCap dollars per point69 points in 76 games
$129KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.4 goals above replacement
$7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.1MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Anaheim Ducks on Apr 14, 2024, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.7M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $950K $855K $95K $950K
2024-25 $950K $855K $95K $950K $950K
2025-26 $950K $855K $95K $1.9M $950K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 15, 2026 Anaheim Ducks New contract 2026-27 to 2031-32 6 $81M $13.5M
Apr 14, 2024 Anaheim Ducks Entry-level 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $5.7M $950K

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.4Goals above replacement128th of 715 skaters, 91st of 476 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+6.0 92nd percentileEven-strength defence-3.8 7th percentilePower play+0.9 87th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 71st percentilePenalties+0.6 62nd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

024682023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

54.7Corsi for %1211 attempts for, 1004 against
+4.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Expected goals for %50.7 expected for, 49.2 against
+1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.5Goals for %55 for, 56 against
98.1PDO9.9% shooting + 88.1% saves
377Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mason McTavish · Cutter Gauthier · Beckett Sennecke43323:5856.056.116-12
Jeffrey Viel · Ryan Poehling · Cutter Gauthier18134:4955.954.44-7
Chris Kreider · Cutter Gauthier · Leo Carlsson1194:2261.554.56-5
Alex Killorn · Cutter Gauthier · Leo Carlsson1072:0755.842.13-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

38Goalsnot counting empty-netters
26.9Expected goalsfrom 421 unblocked attempts
+11.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.23 expected goals per 60 minutes94th
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt5th
Finishing +11.1 goals above expected99thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 38Expected 26.9

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2026 @ NSH W 5-4 1 0 1 1 2 6 2 18:19
Apr 14, 2026 @ MIN L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 18:14
Apr 12, 2026 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 13:47
Mar 30, 2026 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 03:20
Mar 28, 2026 @ EDM L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 15:02
Mar 26, 2026 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 22:03
Mar 24, 2026 @ VAN W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:50
Mar 22, 2026 vs BUF W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 16:22
Mar 20, 2026 @ UTA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:56
Mar 18, 2026 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 2 7 0 18:35
Mar 15, 2026 @ MTL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 13:59
Mar 14, 2026 @ OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 19:12
Mar 12, 2026 @ TOR L 4-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 19:24
Mar 10, 2026 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 15:41
Mar 8, 2026 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:56
Mar 6, 2026 vs MTL W 6-5 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 18:04
Mar 4, 2026 vs NYI W 5-1 2 0 2 1 2 4 1 18:02
Mar 3, 2026 vs COL L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 16:54
Mar 1, 2026 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 9 2 20:33
Feb 27, 2026 vs WPG W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:30
Feb 25, 2026 vs EDM W 6-5 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 15:15
Feb 3, 2026 vs SEA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:24
Feb 1, 2026 vs VGK W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 13:59
Jan 29, 2026 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:01
Jan 26, 2026 @ EDM L 4-7 0 1 1 -4 0 5 1 17:55
Jan 25, 2026 @ CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:49
Jan 23, 2026 @ SEA W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 7 2 17:13
Jan 21, 2026 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 18:00
Jan 19, 2026 vs NYR W 5-3 2 0 2 3 0 4 3 17:10
Jan 17, 2026 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 16:43
Jan 16, 2026 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 08:54
Jan 10, 2026 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 15:03
Jan 8, 2026 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 15:33
Jan 6, 2026 @ PHI L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 14:33
Jan 5, 2026 @ WSH L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 18:20
Jan 2, 2026 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:49
Dec 31, 2025 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:57
Dec 29, 2025 vs SJS L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 9 1 17:04
Dec 27, 2025 @ LAK L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 16:21
Dec 22, 2025 vs SEA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 17:45
Dec 20, 2025 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:04
Dec 19, 2025 vs DAL L 3-8 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 16:41
Dec 16, 2025 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:30
Dec 15, 2025 @ NYR W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 5 2 17:34
Dec 13, 2025 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:19
Dec 11, 2025 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:26
Dec 9, 2025 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:32
Dec 7, 2025 vs CHI W 7-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 15:12
Dec 5, 2025 vs WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:44
Dec 3, 2025 vs UTA L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:54
Dec 1, 2025 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 17:24
Nov 30, 2025 @ CHI L 3-5 1 1 2 1 0 8 1 18:33
Nov 28, 2025 vs LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:41
Nov 26, 2025 vs VAN L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 18:47
Nov 22, 2025 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 6 1 19:52
Nov 20, 2025 vs OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:25
Nov 19, 2025 vs BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 18:33
Nov 17, 2025 vs UTA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 20:03
Nov 15, 2025 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:36
Nov 13, 2025 @ DET L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 16:09
Nov 11, 2025 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 17:11
Nov 9, 2025 vs WPG W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 17:14
Nov 8, 2025 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:43
Nov 6, 2025 @ DAL W 7-5 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 18:40
Nov 4, 2025 vs FLA W 7-3 3 1 4 0 0 6 0 14:48
Nov 2, 2025 vs NJD W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 16:50
Oct 31, 2025 vs DET W 5-2 0 2 2 3 2 6 0 18:21
Oct 28, 2025 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 19:46
Oct 25, 2025 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 2 2 7 1 18:01
Oct 23, 2025 @ BOS W 7-5 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 17:14
Oct 21, 2025 @ NSH W 5-2 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 15:46
Oct 19, 2025 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 19:33
Oct 16, 2025 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 18:20
Oct 14, 2025 vs PIT W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:31
Oct 11, 2025 @ SJS W 7-6 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 9 2 19:28
Oct 9, 2025 @ SEA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 19:17