Cutter
Gauthier
L · ANA · Offensive · Excellent
- PAL
- 87
- WAR
- 3.2
- Value
- 96
- PTS
- 69
2025-26№ 27 / 615
Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim Ducks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Cutter Gauthier
#61LPlays: Left wing and centre · 28% of faceoffs
Anaheim Ducks
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 18, 2004 · Skelleftea, Sweden
Drafted : 2022 · PHI · round 1, pick #5
Contract : $13,500,000 · 2026-27 → 2031-32 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $18,651,405M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Anaheim Ducks | 17 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 76 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 176 | 76 | 60 | 136 | 54 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
Cutter Gauthier: our analysis
2025-26 season: 76 GP, 41 G, 28 A, 69 PTS, -2 +/-, 17:15 TOI. WAR 3.2 (27th of 615) · PAL 87, excellent.
In 2025-26, Cutter Gauthier, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 87 out of 100 (excellent), and his WAR of 3.2 ranks 27th among 615 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: shooting (99, among the best in the league), creation (95, among the best in the league) and offense (93, among the best in the league). On the other hand, defense (19, well below average) and penalty kill (36, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+12.0); his biggest cost: EV defense (-0.9).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 34 in 2024-25 to 87; his WAR went from 0.7 to 3.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 96 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Cutter Gauthier's story
Born in Skellefteå while his father was playing overseas, Cutter Gauthier grew up in Arizona with hockey at the centre of his life. The son of former goaltender Sean Gauthier, he progressed through youth programs and joined the US Development Program; in 2022 he appeared in the BioSteel All-American Game, a showcase for top North American prospects.
Selected fifth overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Gauthier opted for the college route, enrolling at Boston College. He made an immediate impact as a freshman with 16 goals and 21 assists for 37 points in 32 games, earning Hockey East All-Rookie and Third-Team All-Star honours. His sophomore campaign saw him finish as the NCAA's top goal scorer with 38 goals, tying Boston College’s single-season goal mark.
The move to the professional ranks unfolded with notable friction. In January 2024 Philadelphia traded his rights to the Anaheim Ducks for Jamie Drysdale and a 2025 second-round pick after Gauthier informed the Flyers he did not intend to sign with the club. He concluded his college career and signed a three-year entry-level contract with Anaheim on April 14, 2024, making his NHL debut four days later on April 18, 2024.
His first full NHL season produced clear results: he scored his first NHL goal on November 15, 2024, and finished the year with 20 goals and 24 assists in 82 games, landing on the league’s All-Rookie Team. Subsequent milestones include a first career hat trick on November 4, 2025, a 40-goal campaign sealed with a power-play one-timer on April 12, 2026, and a long-term re-signing on September 15, 2026.
Internationally, Gauthier has represented the United States from youth levels onward: silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and at the 2022 U18 Worlds (3 goals, 6 assists in 6 games). He was named to the U.S. junior rosters for 2023 and 2024; at the 2024 World Juniors he served as an alternate captain, tied for tournament scoring with 2 goals and 10 assists in 7 games and received the best forward award. His game is defined by finishing ability and an instinct for offence, traits that have made him a primary goal threat and a key figure on the power play.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 18:18
- PP TOI/GP
- 4:11
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:12
- Pts/GP
- 1.29
- EV points
- 8
- Hits
- 13
- Blocks
- 6
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.8 %
- Faceoffs
- 38.6 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
86between 63 and 102 (80% range)
- Goals
- 52
- Assists
- 34
- Games
- 79
So far: 22 pts in 17 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 1.03 pts per game (last season: 0.91).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Trending up
- Points per game: 0.54 in 24-25, 0.91 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 34 → 87
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 22: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 70 %
83
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 83
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 72
- Confidence 75 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 78
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 69
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 72
- Confidence 75 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 70
- Confidence 49 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 75
- Confidence 75 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 71
- Confidence 40 %
- PA
- Passing
- 80
- Confidence 70 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 88
- Confidence 70 %
- DF
- Defense
- 63
- Confidence 66 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 87
- Confidence 20 %
- EX
- Experience
- 63
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating83
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 79
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)8.97 · 88
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.7 · 88
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.8 · 54
ST — Strength72
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.291 · 66
- Body mass (50 %)0.243 · 78
EN — Endurance78
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.5 · 77
- Total ice time (20 %)1,259 · 80
- Shift length (15 %)47.3 · 80
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.8 · 76
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.49 · 78
DU — Durability69
- Share of games played (100 %)0.769 · 69
CK — Checking72
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.668 · 71
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.555 · 75
- Season volume (10 %)4.174 · 74
FG — Fighting70
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.745 · 70
DI — Discipline75
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.024 · 76
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.632 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.772 · 75
FO — Faceoffs71
- Faceoff % (85 %)49.5 · 74
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)15.2 · 50
PA — Passing80
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.719 · 77
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.6 · 82
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.108 · 78
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.839 · 82
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.617 · 80
SC — Scoring88
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.477 · 91
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.086 · 87
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)1.109 · 89
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.116 · 65
- xG per shot (10 %)0.071 · 45
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)22.5 · 95
DF — Defense63
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.041 · 67
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.057 · 72
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.926 · 54
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.038 · 80
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.491 · 54
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)63.8 · 45
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.801 · 64
PS — Penalty shot87
- Shootouts (60 %)35.1 · 89
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience63
- Career regular-season games (65 %)72
- Career playoff games (25 %)48
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall83
- SC · Scoring (28 %)88
- PA · Passing (22 %)80
- DF · Defense (18 %)63
- SK · Skating (12 %)83
- EN · Endurance (8 %)78
- DI · Discipline (5 %)75
- ST · Strength (4 %)72
- CK · Checking (3 %)72
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | 74 | 79 | 75 | 61 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
3.2
wins above replacement
27 of 615
PAL Rating
87/ 100
Performance · Excellent
54 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
96/ 100
Exceptional value
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 94
- Defense
- 24
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- Offense
- 93
- Creation
- 95
- Shooting
- 99
- Possession
- 68
- Defense
- 19
- Discipline
- 54
- Power play
- 71
- Penalty kill
- 36
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 3.2 | 87 | 96 | 0.95 M$ |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 0.7 | 34 | 51 | 0.95 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
32/ 100
Below average
better than 32% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
35/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
38/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 287 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 61
- Shot selection
- 2
- Penalties drawn
- 66
- Puck management
- 94
Defense
- Takeaways
- 33
- Discipline
- 31
- Safe zone exits
- 70
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 32 | 35 | 38 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 30 | 13 | 56 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
3.2
wins above replacement
1.5 to 5.0 — 90% interval
27 of 615 forwards
+16.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.1
- EV defense
- -0.9
- Power play
- -0.4
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- +12.0
- Penalties
- +0.5
- Average → replacement
- +3.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 76 | 3.2 | 1.5 to 5.0 | 27/615 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 79 | 0.7 | -0.8 to 1.7 | 198/596 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 1 | -0.0 | -0.1 to -0.0 | 413/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 152.9 km/h98th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.5 km/h84th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3380th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 43.3 %64th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 75.5 km79th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.99 km90th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.2 %17th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.5 %72nd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.2 %67th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 6699th percentile | 1299th percentile | 18.2 %74th percentile |
| High danger | 857th percentile | 274th percentile | 25.0 %68th percentile |
| Mid range | 35100th percentile | 8100th percentile | 22.9 %81st percentile |
| Long range | 898th percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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VGKCutter Gauthier: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Cutter Gauthier have in 2026-27?
Cutter Gauthier has 15 goals and 22 points (7 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Cutter Gauthier?
Cutter Gauthier is 22 years old: he was born on January 19, 2004.
How tall is Cutter Gauthier, and how much does he weigh?
Cutter Gauthier is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Cutter Gauthier from?
Sweden: Cutter Gauthier was born in Skelleftea, Sweden.
What team does Cutter Gauthier play for?
Cutter Gauthier plays for the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL, at L, wearing number 61.
Is Cutter Gauthier injured?
No: Cutter Gauthier is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Cutter Gauthier?
Cutter Gauthier produced 3.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 27th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 87 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does Cutter Gauthier make?
Cutter Gauthier earns $950K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 96 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Cutter Gauthier's contract end?
Cutter Gauthier's contract runs through the 2031-32 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Cutter Gauthier overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 96 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Cutter Gauthier a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 27th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Cutter Gauthier getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 34 in 2024-25 to 87 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Cutter Gauthier played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Cutter Gauthier has 17 points (13 goals, 4 assists).
What are Cutter Gauthier's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Cutter Gauthier has 176 games, 76 goals, 60 assists and 136 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 69 points in 76 games.
Where was Cutter Gauthier drafted?
Cutter Gauthier was drafted 5th overall (round 1) by Philadelphia Flyers in 2022.
Is Cutter Gauthier better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 2.00 points per game at home (14 in 7 games) and 0.80 on the road (8 in 10 games).
How does Cutter Gauthier perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Cutter Gauthier has 12 games and 12 points in his career. His pace (1.00 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.77).
Which player is most similar to Cutter Gauthier?
Logan Cooley: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Logan Cooley's page →Is Cutter Gauthier a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a top-tier pick: our projection has him at 86 points in 2026-27, or 1.09 points per game.
Is Cutter Gauthier related to anyone famous?
Yes: Sean Gauthier (father, made a brief appearance with the San Jose Sharks).
What is Cutter Gauthier's nationality?
Cutter Gauthier is American (born in Sweden). Internationally: United States: silver medal at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics; silver at the 2022 U18 World Championship; alternate captain and gold medal at the 2024 World Junior Championship, named best forward; gold at the 2025 World Championship.
What awards has Cutter Gauthier won?
Hockey East All-Rookie team and Third-Team All-Star ; Directorate Award — Best Forward at the 2024 World Junior Championship ; Named to the league's All-Rookie Team (NHL).
How many championships has Cutter Gauthier won?
2: Gold medal at the 2024 World Junior Championship with the United States; Gold medal at the 2025 World Championship with the United States.
Where did Cutter Gauthier play before turning pro?
Boston College: two seasons of college hockey; competed at the 2022 BioSteel All-American Game.
How many points is Cutter Gauthier projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 86 points in 79 games in 2026-27 (63 to 102 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Anaheim Ducks teammates
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