Cutter Gauthier scores hat trick as Ducks beat Senators 6-3

Fantasy hockey: Gauthier's three-goal night stands out on the scoresheet, but he grades as a hold with typical shots and minutes in a four-game week.

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 2, 2026 · Updated November 2, 2026

Cutter Gauthier scored three goals on five shots in 18:34 as the Ducks beat the Senators 6-3 on Sunday, November 1. Two of his goals came on the power play, and he added one hit while finishing even.

The hat trick looks spectacular, but the underlying numbers tell a steadier story. Gauthier took five shots and played 18:34, both close to his recent averages of 3.3 shots and 16:56 a night, suggesting the goals came from finishing rather than a surge in volume or opportunity.

Fantasy impact

Player by player

Cutter Gauthier

Gauthier's three goals came without more shots or minutes than usual, which keeps this in the category of one game rather than a sign of something bigger. He averages 0.41 goals and 0.73 points per game with 3.3 shots a night, and his five shots Sunday fit that pattern. His 18:34 of ice time was up only modestly from his 16:56 average, and he remains on the second power-play unit where he sees 2:35 per game, ranking seventh among all Ducks skaters.

His underlying play grades 100 out of 100 among forwards in shots, scoring chances and ice time, a measure of how sustainable his scoring pace is over time. That elite process number supports his recent scoring rate of 0.73 points per game, even as individual nights like this one will swing high or low. The Ducks have four games remaining this week on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, giving him chances to build on the hat trick with volume rather than one-night shooting luck.

What to do

• Hold Gauthier as a scorer whose elite underlying play (100 out of 100 process grade) supports his 0.73 points per game pace.

• Do not chase the hat trick by treating it as anything more than strong finishing on a typical shot and minute count.

• Use his four remaining games this week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) as streaming volume in weekly formats.

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