VANCOUVER CANUCKSBorn in United States#47 ·Left Wing

Paul Cotter

ACTIVE

Last game:November 4, 2026(overnight)1 PTS · 0G · 1AvsAnaheim Ducks

+1 assist in the loss against Anaheim Ducks

Next match:November 6, 2026(tomorrow night)@Winnipeg Jets

Paul Cotter has played in the NHL since 2021–22 and currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks. He is 26 years old (born in 1999), is originally from Canton, is 188 cm tall and weighs 97 kg. He has previously played for Vegas Golden Knights and New Jersey Devils. Cotter has put up 90 points in 312 games, 51 goals and 39 assists, an average of 0.29 points per game. The best season so far is 2023–24 with 25 points in 76 games.

BirthplaceCanton

Born1999 (26 years)Height188 cmWeight97 kgShootsLNHLSeason 6 in the NHL

DRAFT 2018: selected No. 115 in round 4 · Vegas Golden KnightsDEBUT November 10, 2021(4y ago)vsSeattle KrakenCONTRACT $2,150,000/yr (≈ 1 754 246 kr/month, 21 050 951 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

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Latest games

November 4vsANAAnaheim DucksL4–5+1 assist+1P+1A0+/-1shots1PPP10:23toi November 1vsTORToronto Maple LeafsL2–4No points0+/-0shots14:39toi October 30@SJSSan Jose SharksL2–3No points0+/-1shots10:36toi

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season16 games and 1 milestone

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#177NHL F#143

Goals

NHL#108NHL F#101

Assists

NHL#211NHL F#151

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

94%

16 of 17

games

Point pace

42P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#288NHL F#181

Ice time/game

14:09

NHL#529NHL F#250

Milestones

Recent

Career50 career goals1mo ago

PlayoffsFirst playoff point1y ago

Next up

100 career points

90 now · target 100

10left

SeasonMatch season best: 25 points17 away

Show all milestones 16

Season

Match season best: 25 points17 away

Match season best: 16 goals12 away

Match season best: 18 assists14 away

30 goals this season26 away

Playoffs

First playoff point1y ago

Career

100 career points10 away

100 career goals49 away

50 career assists11 away

500 NHL games188 away

50 career goals1mo ago

250 NHL games10mo ago

50 career points2y ago

25 career goals2y ago

100 NHL games2y ago

First NHL point4y ago

First NHL goal4y ago

Compared with the NHL

Paul Cotter is in the top 10% of NHL forwards for hits per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.07

Bottom 16%Paul Cotter scores points more often than 16% of NHL forwards (74 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.64

Lower halfPaul Cotter scores goals more often than 37% of NHL forwards (175 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

0.43

Bottom 8%Paul Cotter records assists more often than 8% of NHL forwards (36 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

4.34

Bottom 13%Paul Cotter shoots more often than 13% of NHL forwards (60 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

13.66

Top 10%Paul Cotter hits more often than 91% of NHL forwards (431 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.56

Lower halfPaul Cotter blocks more shots than 33% of NHL forwards (155 of 476)

+/−

-24

Bottom 4%Paul Cotter has a higher +/− than 3% of NHL forwards (16 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Paul Cotter's whole career

Stats

Games played

312

Points

Points per game

0.29

Goals

Assists

+/-

-53

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonA

Career timelineRead Paul Cotter's whole career

Teams player has played for

VANVancouver CanucksCurrent

Seasons

2026–27

Since SEP 29

PTS

NJDNew Jersey Devils

Seasons

2024–25 to 2025–26

OCT 4–APR 14 · 2 seasons

PTS

158

VGKVegas Golden Knights

Seasons

2021–22 to 2023–24

NOV 9–APR 18 · 3 seasons

PTS

138

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Jonathan Lekkerimäki13P

Linus Karlsson10P

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