Paul Cotter
- Position
- Left wing
- Age
- 26Nov 16, 1999
- Height
- 6'2"188 cm
- Weight
- 213 lbs97 kg
- Shoots
- Left
- Born
- Canton, MI, USA
- Nationality
- USA
- Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · 115th overall · VGK
Paul Cotter, Vancouver Canucks left wing, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.
Trends
Points Per Game Trend
Contract
2026-27 cap $104.0MContract data not yet available.
Career
Born in Canton, MI, USA · Draft: 2018 · Round 4, pick 22 (#115 overall) · VGK · 6 NHL seasons
Regular season
- GP
- 311
- G
- 51
- A
- 38
- PTS
- 89
- +/-
- -53
Playoffs
- GP
- 5
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- PTS
- 1
- +/-
- -1
Last 5 games
Awards
- Stanley Cup · 2022-23
Advanced stats 2026–27
Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.
Physical
- Hits55#16 of 659
- Hits per game3.24#22 of 659
- Hits per 6013.84#49 of 659
- Blocked shots2#598 of 659
- Takeaways2#372 of 659
- Giveaways10#230 of 659
Shooting & expected goals
- Expected goals (individual)1.72#334 of 659
- Expected goals per 600.43#378 of 659
- Goals above expected+1.28#112 of 659
- xG per shot (shot quality)0.086#175 of 659
- High-danger shots7#297 of 659
Possession (on ice)
- Corsi (shot attempt share)39.1%#636 of 659
- Corsi relative to team-5.6%#545 of 659
- Fenwick (unblocked share)34.1%#652 of 659
- PDO at 5v51.005#272 of 659
- Offensive zone starts37.7%#554 of 659
- Time on ice per game14:01#445 of 659
Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.
Tracking data
NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 17 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7
Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.
Territory
- Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 41.9%38.6%Beats 16%
- Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 40.4%37.3%Beats 5%
- Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 39.1%44.8%Beats 8%
Speed
- Top skating speedLeague avg 21.8 mph22.6 mphBeats 83%
- Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 2046Beats 93%
- Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 12Beats 77%
- Average shot speedLeague avg 54.6 mph48.2 mphBeats 22%
- Hardest shotLeague avg 80.5 mph81.9 mphBeats 50%
Where the shots come from
Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.
Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.
- Left corner: 1 shots
- Behind the net: 0 shots
- Right corner: 0 shots
- Left side of the net: 1 shots
- Crease: 1 shots
- Right side of the net: 0 shots
- Low slot: 4 shots
- Left circle: 2 shots
- Right circle: 0 shots
- High slot: 2 shots
- Outside left: 0 shots
- Outside right: 0 shots
- Left point: 0 shots
- Centre point: 0 shots
- Right point: 0 shots
- Neutral zone: 1 shots
- Beyond the red line: 0 shots
- Close-range shotsLeague avg 85Beats 40%
- Mid-range shotsLeague avg 74Beats 43%
- Long-range shotsLeague avg 20More than 33%
Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).
Faceoffs · 2026–27
Faceoff leaders →FO%
51.7%
Won–Lost
30–28
58 taken
League rank
—
Unranked — under 100 FO
By zone
- Offensive zone25.0% · 3/12
- Neutral zone58.3% · 14/24
- Defensive zone59.1% · 13/22
By situation
- Even strength48.9% · 22/45
- Power play40.0% · 2/5
- Shorthanded75.0% · 6/8
Game LogLast 10 games
Career Arc
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