Overview
- Gauthier scored his second straight hat trick in a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, continuing an eight-goal, three-game run that has extended his point streak to five games.
- The hat trick on Tuesday marked the first time an Anaheim player has recorded consecutive three-goal games, a milestone the team highlighted after the win.
- The Ducks tweeted that Gauthier became the first player in NHL history to record multiple power-play goals in three straight games, a team-sourced claim that has been widely reported but not independently verified by the league.
- Gauthier’s burst has raised his 2026–27 totals to 10 goals and five assists, and it comes after Anaheim signed him to a six-year, $81 million extension this fall that positions him as a young core piece.
- The Ducks improved to 7–7–1 with back-to-back wins and will try to extend the momentum on the road in their upcoming trip to Edmonton, with Gauthier’s scoring form seen as a key short-term driver and a test of whether it can produce sustained team gains.