Gauthier Keeps Knocking, and the Twine Owes Him One
The Ducks forward has fired plenty of quality looks this season, and every goal so far has come with the man advantage.
Cutter Gauthier has been getting better looks than his goal total suggests. The Ducks forward has 4 goals and 5 assists in 12 games, and he has put 48 shots on net.
His chances have been worth more than he has cashed in. His expected goals, meaning how many goals his shots should have produced, come to 6.37. He has scored four. His shooting percentage sits at 8.33, so the puck simply hasn't gone in as often as the chances warranted.
All 4 of his goals have come on the power play, where he averages 3.2 minutes a game. He has 6 power-play points in all. He also has 11 hits and 5 blocked shots.
There are blemishes. He is minus 6 and has 9 giveaways. Still, with him on the ice, Anaheim has 76 high-danger chances for and 71 against, a narrow edge for a team sitting at 5-6-1.
The shots are there. The goals have lagged behind them.