Paul Cotter
Age 26 · Shoots left · 6′2″ · 213 lb · Born Canton, Michigan, USA
Drafted 2018, #115 overall by Vegas
2025-262025-26: 79 games, 9-6-15, 0.19 points per game Season detail →
Paul Cotter has 6 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 15 points in 79 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample6 points in 4 games for the 17th-placed Vancouver
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vancouver's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
3 of 4 goals broke a tie
How the 4 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
3 of 4 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Vancouver trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
11 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 79 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leaders20+ mph bursts in the 78th percentile of forwards: 7
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.58vs
VGK4 Oct · 3rd 13:03 - 21.25vs
CGY3 Oct · 2nd 07:24 - 20.93@
EDM29 Sep · 2nd 13:12 - 20.84vsCGY3 Oct · 3rd 08:49
- 20.60vsEDM1 Oct · 1st 09:47
- 20.37vsVGK4 Oct · 3rd 06:24
- 20.03@EDM29 Sep · 1st 03:04
- 19.91vsVGK4 Oct · 2nd 15:39
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 81.86@EDM29 Sep · 1st 09:51
- 61.34vsCGY3 Oct · 3rd 09:58
- 60.21vsCGY3 Oct · 2nd 17:22
- 60.14vsVGK4 Oct · 3rd 13:04
- 54.87vsEDM1 Oct · 2nd 04:31
- 30.98@EDM29 Sep · OT 01:59
- 29.79vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 11:53
- 29.66@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 06:56
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.89vsVGK4 Oct · 18:46 TOI
- 2.35vsCGY3 Oct · 14:05 TOI
- 2.75vsEDM1 Oct · 16:12 TOI
- 1.91@EDM29 Sep · 11:51 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.47 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Carolina, a point in zero of three
CARL 2-50000−110:26CARL 1-4000009:47CARL 3-60001−111:54VGKL 2-31012−118:46CGYW 4-10111+214:05EDML 7-91121+116:12EDMOTL 5-6 OT2023+211:5115 points in 79 games
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vancouver's power play went through him.
Special teams
5 of 9 goals broke a tie
How the 9 goals and 6 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
5 of 9 goals broke a tie; 3 came with Vancouver trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
154 attempts across the 66 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 79 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersHardest shot in the 84th percentile of forwards: 91.72 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (12 of 79)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Carolina, a point in zero of three
CARL 2-50000−110:26CARL 1-4000009:47CARL 3-60001−111:54
BOSL 0-40004−212:31
OTTW 4-3 OT0000010:23
DETW 5-30000−18:54
PITL 2-51011+110:49
PHIL 1-50000−111:55
MTLW 3-0000007:14MTLOTL 3-4 SO000006:27
WSHW 7-30000−16:58
NYRL 1-4000108:05
CHIW 5-30000−17:36VGKL 2-31012−118:46CGYW 4-10111+214:05EDML 7-91121+116:12EDMOTL 5-6 OT2023+211:51Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 7.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 264th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Vancouver
One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27Max Sasson sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 4 goals, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
By opponent
Edmonton4 P in 22.00 P/GPFranchise ranks
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Regular season and playoffsSix seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct