Paul

Cotter

LAge : 26Shoots : L

#47

Paul Cotter (Vancouver Canucks) stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.

Paul Cotter

#47LVancouver Canucks

HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 97 kg · SHOOTS : L

Born : November 15, 1999 · Canton, United States

Drafted : 2018 · VGK · round 4, pick #115

Contract : $2,150,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract · UFA (CapWages)

NHL recordFiche dans la LNH

YearAnnée	TeamÉquipe	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2026-27	Vancouver Canucks	3	3	2	5	0
2025-26	New Jersey Devils	79	9	6	15	19
2024-25	New Jersey Devils	79	16	6	22	62
2023-24	Vegas Golden Knights	76	7	18	25	41
2022-23	Vegas Golden Knights	55	13	5	18	15
2021-22	Vegas Golden Knights	7	2	0	2	6
NHL totals		298	50	36	86	143

PlayoffsSéries éliminatoires

YearAnnée	TeamÉquipe	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2024-25	New Jersey Devils	5	0	1	1	2
Playoff totals		5	0	1	1	2

HonoursPalmarès

🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2022-23

Advanced stats

TOI/GP: 14:03
PP TOI/GP: 0:00
SH TOI/GP: 1:33
Pts/GP: 1.67
EV points: 4
Hits: 11
Blocks: 0
Takeaways: 1
Corsi % (SAT): 45.7 %
Off. zone starts: 13.8 %
Faceoffs: 43.8 %

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)

2026-27 projection

Projected points

28between 19 and 36 (80% range)

Goals: 15
Assists: 13
Games: 78

So far: 5 pts in 3 games. The team has played 3 of 82 games. Projected pace: 0.30 pts per game.

Trend

Slight decline

Points per game: 0.33 in 23-24, 0.19 in 25-26
Age 26: prime years
PAL Rating: 15 → 5

This is only a projection. It extends the pace of recent seasons, pulled toward the league average and adjusted for age. It knows nothing about future injuries, trades, or line and power-play changes. About one player in five finishes outside the range. The trend is a hint, not a verdict.

WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR

0.1

wins above replacement
343 of 615

PAL Rating

5/ 100

Performance · Very poor
451 of 476 at the position

Value Rating

13/ 100

Very poor return
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 36

ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends

Offense: 11
Defense: 9

Offense: 11
Creation: 36
Shooting: 39
Possession: 2
Defense: 18
Discipline: 97
Power play: 43
Penalty kill: 33

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	Value	Cap hit
2025-26	NJD	0.1	5	13	0.78 M$
2024-25	NJD	0.5	15	22	0.78 M$
2023-24	VGK	-1.5	13	18	0.78 M$
2022-23	VGK	0.4	6	11	0.76 M$

WAR, 2025-26How it's calculated →

0.1

wins above replacement

-0.8 to 1.2 — 90% interval

343 of 615 forwards

+0.5 goals above replacement

Full leaderboard →

EV offense: -2.4
EV defense: -1.5
Power play: -0.0
Penalty kill: 0.0
Shooting: +0.6
Penalties: +1.7
Average → replacement: +2.2

Season by season
Season	Team	GP	WAR	90% interval	Rank
2025-26	NJD	79	0.1	-0.8 to 1.2	343/615
2024-25	NJD	76	0.5	-0.4 to 1.7	231/596
2023-24	VGK	76	-1.5	-2.2 to -0.2	603/608
2022-23	VGK	55	0.4	-0.8 to 1.9	228/617

Player tracking (NHL EDGE)League EDGE leaderboards →

Hardest shot: 147.6 km/h89th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
Top skating speed: 37.2 km/h88th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
Bursts over 20 mph, season: 16489th percentileleague avg. 75
Total distance, season: 224.5 km53rd percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
Distance, single-game high: 4.37 km41st percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
Offensive zone time: 40.2 %23rd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
Offensive zone at 5v5: 40.0 %24th percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
Neutral zone time: 18.0 %64th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
Defensive zone time: 41.8 %24th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %

Shooting

	Shots on goal	Goals	Shooting %
All	6143rd percentile	951st percentile	14.8 %65th percentile
High danger	3052nd percentile	759th percentile	23.3 %70th percentile
Mid range	1438th percentile	130th percentile	7.1 %15th percentile
Long range	331st percentile	00th percentile	0.0 %0th percentile

Shots on goal by zone

Beyond the red line : 2

2025-26 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.

Game log, 2026-27

🔥 3-game point streak

Date	Opponent	G	A	PTS	+/-	Shots	TOI
Oct 3	vsCGY	0	1	1	+2	1	14:05
Oct 1	vsEDM	1	1	2	+1	1	16:12
Sep 29	@EDM	2	0	2	+2	3	11:51

News

Game recapEdmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid’s five-point night powers Oilers past Canucks in 9-7 shootout

Connor McDavid recorded five points Thursday in Vancouver to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a wild 9-7 win over the Canucks in a high-scoring NHL matchup.

October 2, 2026 at 1:31 a.m. · Sportsnet

AnalysisEdmonton Oilers

Oilers goaltending back under fire as Jarry stumbles and Levi waits in wings

The Edmonton Oilers opened their season with Tristan Jarry in net and injured Frederik Andersen unavailable, immediately reviving concerns about their goaltending.

September 30, 2026 at 12:31 p.m. · La Presse

Game recapVancouver Canucks

Paul Cotter’s two-goal outburst lifts rebuilding Canucks over Oilers in OT

Paul Cotter scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks stunned the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in a wild season opener in Edmonton.

September 30, 2026 at 3:31 a.m. · Sportsnet

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