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Loading…Cutter Gauthier, a 22-year-old left winger for the Anaheim Ducks, grades as a clear top-quartile winger with a 84.1 overall (45th of 384).
The standout tool is finishing (94), backed by offensive creation (94); defensive impact (18) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
He surged from 76.1 in 2024-25 to 93.1 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 2-season card history.
The contract, $13.5M through 2031-32, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $14M is within $467K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 2nd-largest on the Anaheim Ducks NHL roster and uses 13.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.75M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 94 |
| Defense | 18 |
| Play driving | 70 |
| Finishing | 94 |
| Power play | 78 |
| Penalty kill | 66 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 76 | 93.1 | 1.8 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 82 | 76.1 | 0.6 |
Other ANA wingers by rating: Beckett Sennecke (88.5), Troy Terry (88), Judd Caulfield (57.3), A.J. Greer (55.9). See the full Anaheim Ducks cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.