Johnny Gaudreau's wife revealed on Monday she gave birth to their son last week ... and in a happy development, she said the baby boy "looks exactly like his daddy."
Meredith Gaudreau took to her Instagram page to announce Carter Michael Gaudreau was born on April 1 ... and weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces -- and measured at 20.5 inches.
"exact same as his daddy," she said ... before adding, "He looks exactly like his daddy too ud83eudd70."
The boy, who shares a middle name with Johnny, apparently has a bit of the same affinity for hockey as his dad as well -- as Meredith showed on her Instagram page he's already got a puck, a No.