Taylor Gauthier Among Top ECHL Goaltenders With .929 Save Percentage After Strong Week For Wheeling
A week after re-signing at the NHL level with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, Taylor Gauthier stopped 91 of 94 shots in three games for the Wheeling Nailers. The undrafted goaltender stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Reading Royals on Wednesday, 29 of 29 shots in a 4-0 shutout win over the Adirondack Thunder on Friday, and 31 of 33 shots in a 4-2 win over Adirondack on Saturday.
Gauthier leads ECHL goaltenders with at least 20 games played with a .929 save percentage and ranks second with a 1.98 goals against average. On pace for the best statistical season since joining the Penguins organization in the 2022-23 season, Gauthier hopes to stay hot down the stretch as the Nailers look to hold on to first place in the North Division of the Eastern Conference.
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Penguins Prospect Report: March 16, 2026
Taylor Gauthier backed the Wheeling Nailers to a 2-1-0 week with 91 saves on 94 shots, Ryan Miller recorded seven points in four games for the Portland Winterhawks, and Jordan Charron scored for the first time in nearly two months for the Soo Greyhounds, plus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins get points in two of three and the Wheeling Nailers go 2-1-0.
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