The NHL today announced Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the week ending Nov. 8.
Gauthier, 22 (1/19/04), led the NHL with eight goals and 10 points (8-2=10) during the week. Gauthier’s week was highlighted by a pair of hat tricks and three game-winning goals in four contests to help the Ducks (10-7-1, 21 points) climb into third place in the Pacific Division by improving to 5-0-0 in November.
Gauthier, who scored three goals (including the game-winner) Nov. 1 vs. OTT (6-3 win), became the first player in Anaheim history to record a hat trick in consecutive games – as well as the first player in NHL history to notch multiple power-play goals in three straight contests – when he again struck three times (including the decisive goal) in a 5-4 win Nov. 3 at Vancouver. He then registered 1-1=2 points in a 5-4 victory Nov. 5 at Edmonton before notching the winning goal in a 5-3 triumph Nov. 6 at Calgary. Gauthier capped the week with a career-tying 3-1=4 points, including the decisive goal for the fourth time in his past five appearances, in a 5-2 victory Nov. 8 vs. Pittsburgh.
In doing so, Gauthier became the seventh player in the NHL’s modern era (since 1943-44) to compile three hat tricks within a five-game span and the first to do so since Alexander Mogilny from Dec. 23, 1992 – Jan. 2, 1993 (w/ BUF). Gauthier additionally tied the NHL record for hat tricks in a calendar month (last achieved by Patrik Laine in November 2018 w/ WPG) and the Ducks record for hat tricks in an entire season (last reached by Frank Vatrano in 2023-24). Gauthier (15-7=22 in 17 GP) – who places among the 2026-27 NHL leaders in power-play goals (1st; 10), game-winning goals (t-2nd; 4), goals (3rd; 15), shots on goal (4th; 72) and power-play points (t-4th; 14) – is the fourth different player in the past 100 years to post at least three hat tricks through his first 17 games of a season. The others: Auston Matthews (2023-24 w/ TOR), Mike Bossy (1984-85, 1983-84 and 1980-81 w/ NYI) and Bernie Nicholls (1981-82 w/ LAK). Gauthier’s 13 goals over his past six games (Oct. 29 – Nov. 8: 13-2—15) also are the most by any player in such a span since Mogilny reached that total three times in 1992-93.
Gauthier is currently riding a six-game goal streak (13-1=14), the longest active goal streak in the NHL and tied for the longest in the league this season. The Ducks continue their four-game homestand this Wednesday, Nov. 11 when they host the Nashville Predators at Honda Center (7 p.m. PST on Prime Video and FOX Los Angeles
