The NHL has announced that Anaheim Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier is the First Star of the Week.

Gauthier led the NHL with eight goals and two assists for 10 points, 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.

The Scottsdale native, who scored three goals (including the game winner) Nov. 1 vs. Ottawa, became the first player in Anaheim history to record a hat trick in consecutive games – as well as the first player in league 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 over the Vancouver Canucks Nov. 3.

He then registered a goal and an assist in a 5-4 victory against the Edmonton Oilers Nov. 5 before notching the winning goal in a 5-3 triumph over the Calgary Flames Nov. 6. Gauthier capped the week with three goals and an assist for four points, including the decisive goal for the fourth time in his past five appearances, in a 5-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins Nov. 8.

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 Buffalo’s Alexander Mogilny from Dec. 23, 1992-Jan. 2, 1993.

The 22-year-old Gauthier additionally tied the NHL record for hat tricks in a calendar month (last achieved by Patrik Laine in November 2018 with Winnipeg) and the Ducks record for hat tricks in an entire season (last reached by Frank Vatrano in 2023-24).

Gauthier (15 goals and seven assists for 22 points in 17 games) – who places among the 2026-27 league 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 with Toronto), Mike Bossy (1984-85, 1983-84 and 1980-81 with the New York Islanders) and Bernie Nicholls (1981-82 with Los Angeles). 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.

— NHL Staff

(November 9, 2026)