Paul Gaustad (upper body) isn't traveling with the Predators anymore. In other words, Gaustad won't play on Friday or Sunday. He was hurt during Wednesday's contest against Vancouver.

Paul Gaustad sustained an upper-body injury in Wednesday's loss to Vancouver. He is listed as day-to-day. The big center logged just 4:57 of ice time before he was forced to exit.

Paul Gaustad scored a goal in Nashville's 4-3 shootout defeat on Saturday. Gaustad has four points in his last seven games, which is a hot streak by his standards. He's great defensively, but has just 14 points in 57 games in 2013-14.

Paul Gaustad netted a goal in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Anaheim. His seventh marker of the season was his 200th career point in his 561st NHL appearance. Gaustad has 10 points in 45 games this season.

Paul Gaustad ended his nine-game goal scoring drought on Saturday. Gaustad has six goals and nine points in 42 games this season. He's pretty much only noteworthy among the few fantasy owners that care deeply about faceoffs as he has a 59.0 winning percentage in that regard.

Paul Gaustad ranks fourth in the NHL with a 59.6 winning percentage on the draw. Gaustad isn't on many people's fantasy radar due to his lack of offensive upside, but one thing he is known for is his success on the draw. He's won 56.4% of his faceoffs over the course of his career, but he's topped that mark in each of his previous four campaigns going into 2013-14.

Paul Gaustad wasn't feeling well over the weekend, but he was much better on Monday and practiced with his teammates. He vomited between the second and third periods Saturday. "You just get through it as much as you can," Gaustad said. "I knew we had just one more period left, and you do your job." He has two goals and an impressive 61.3 winning percentage on 269 total faceoffs this season.

Paul Gaustad scored the lone goal in Predators 3-1 loss to the Avalanche Friday night. Gaustad his first goal of the season in the second period but that wasn't enough for the Predators as they lost their second consecutive game. Mike Fisher and Craig Smith assisted the goal.

Paul Gaustad had successful shoulder stabilization surgery Monday. He will need four months of rehab which will take him into August, well ahead of the start of training camp.

Paul Gaustad will have his season ending shoulder surgery Monday. Gaustad will need four-to-six months of recovery time and he hopes to be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season. Gaustad had only five points in 23 games but did have 40 hits.