#47 · Left Wing

Paul Cotter

Age: 26
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 213 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Canton, Michigan, USA

GP: 8
G: 4
A: 2
P: 6
+/-: +3
SOG: 8

Drafted 2018 · Round 4, #115 overall (VGK)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 8 GP
GP	8	3	8
G	4	0	1+3
A	2	0	0+2
P	6	0	1+5
SOG	8	2	12-4
PPP	1	0	0+1
+/-	+3	-3	-3+6
PIM	0	4	4-4
TOI/GP	15:18	11:10+4:08	11:31+3:46
SH%	50.0	0.0+50.0	8.3+41.7

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Cotter is shooting 50.0% (4 on 8 shots) against 12.7% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.0 expected goals this season (G − xG +2.0).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 46.4; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 31.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -0.7; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.986; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.0; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +2.0; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 46.2; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 13:18; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

20 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Cotter is used

#47 · L · Vancouver Canucks

Paul Cotter

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 7 games with shift charts

Line 2
PP2
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 15:10; 13:18 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 46.2%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 31.9%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 46.4%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Cotter48.2s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Cotter29%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Marco Rossi55.8 min together48%shot attempts

Brock Boeser43.8 min together49%shot attempts

Tom Willander36.9 min together37%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Vancouver Canucks	8	4	2	6	+3	0	1	8	50.0	15:18
2025–26	New Jersey Devils	79	9	6	15	-24	19	0	61	14.8	10:41
2024–25	New Jersey Devils	79	16	6	22	-14	62	0	90	17.8	13:05
2024–25 (P)	New Jersey Devils	5	0	1	1	-1	2	0	5	0.0	14:25
2023–24	Vegas Golden Knights	76	7	18	25	-11	41	2	100	7.0	12:44
2022–23	Vegas Golden Knights	55	13	5	18	-5	15	0	76	17.1	12:50
2021–22	Vegas Golden Knights	7	2	0	2	+1	6	0	11	18.2	8:49

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@NYI	0	0	0	0	0	15:30
Sun, Oct 11	@NYR	0	0	0	0	1	16:09
Sat, Oct 10	@NJD	0	0	0	0	0	15:11
Thu, Oct 8	@CAR	0	0	0	-1	0	14:36
Sun, Oct 4	vsVGK	1	0	1	-1	2	18:46
Sat, Oct 3	vsCGY	0	1	1	+2	1	14:05
Thu, Oct 1	vsEDM	1	1	2	+1	1	16:12
Tue, Sep 29	@EDM	2	0	2	+2	3	11:51

	Team / League										TOI
2021–22	Henderson Silver Knights · AHL	59	19	15	34	0	62	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Henderson Silver Knights · AHL	2	1	1	2	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Henderson Silver Knights · AHL	38	5	11	16	+9	18	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Henderson Silver Knights · AHL	4	0	1	1	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Chicago Wolves · AHL	56	4	5	9	-13	24	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Western Michigan Univ. · NCAA	8	0	1	1	-5	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	London Knights · OHL	48	9	17	26	+9	25	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	London Knights · OHL	11	0	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Lincoln Stars · USHL	51	18	21	39	+2	64	–	–	–	–
2017–18	USA U19 · WJAC-19	5	2	1	3	–	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Lincoln Stars · USHL	7	4	4	8	+1	8	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Team Forest · USA-S17	5	0	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016–17	St. Cloud Norsemen · NAHL	59	28	32	60	+9	103	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	St. Cloud Norsemen · NAHL	5	0	2	2	-6	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Team Black · USA-S16	5	1	0	1	–	12	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Little Caesars 16U AAA · HPHL 16U	23	9	10	19	–	14	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Compuware Bantam Major AAA · HPBHL	17	5	5	10	–	6	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Compuware Bantam Minor AAA · HPMBHL	17	15	6	21	–	10	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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