Paul Cotter

Finisher
Heavy

Points, 2026–27: 7; 4 G, 3 A in 10 GP
Individual xG: 1.5; 4 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:21; 9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 26.8; share of chances while he's on

Paul Cotter has 4 goals and 3 assists (7 points) in 10 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 15:21 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 62.5 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 46% of forwards

Goals above average: −1.2
Wins: −0.20

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.13, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 46.5% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+0.92 SD · 87th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0687th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1957th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 131 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at EDM
Tuesday, September 29
Overtime winner
Paul Cotter won it in overtime. He scored twice. He has 2 goals this season. He played 11:51 and had three shots on goal. The Canucks beat the Oilers 6-5 in overtime.
vs BOS
Monday, March 16
Overtime winner
Paul Cotter scored the overtime winner. He scored twice. He has 8 goals this season. He played 9:18 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Devils in overtime.
at PIT
Thursday, February 26
Drought over
Paul Cotter scored for the first time in 23 games. He has 6 goals this season. He played 10:05 and had two shots on goal. The Devils lost 4-1 to the Penguins.
vs CBJ
Tuesday, February 3
Physical
Paul Cotter finished 8 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 10 points in 53 games this season. The Devils lost 3-0 to the Blue Jackets.
vs ANA
Saturday, December 13
Streak
Paul Cotter has scored in 3 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his fifth goal of the season. It finished 4-1 for the Devils.
vs PIT
Saturday, November 8
Physical
Paul Cotter threw 7 hits. He has 2 points in 15 games this season. He played 13:43 and had no shots on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Devils in a shootout.
vs MIN
Wednesday, October 22
Drought over
Paul Cotter scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 14:14 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Devils.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game15:21
51
Points per 602.74
77
Goals per 601.56
85
Individual xG per 600.57
20
Shots per 603.5
10

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice1.24
2
xG against per 60, on ice3.39
8
xGF%26.8%
1

Physical

Hits per 6012.9
89
Blocks per 600.8
10
Penalty minutes per 600.0
88

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed22.0 mph
69
Bursts over 20 mph27
94
Distance skated25 mi
86

Shooting

Hardest shot81.9 mph
60
Shots on goal9
43
Shooting %44.4%
99

Zone time

Offensive zone time39.2%
21
Offensive zone time, even strength38.4%
15

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Linus Karlsson, Marco Rossi	5	25:33	13–18	0.3–1.2	0–0	18%
Brock Boeser, Marco Rossi	7	24:02	27–11	0.8–0.7	0–1	53%
Brock Boeser, Liam Ohgren	4	23:28	16–30	0.7–1.8	2–1	28%
Brock Boeser, Filip Chytil	2	19:32	6–26	0.2–1.9	0–0	11%
Brendan Gallagher, Arshdeep Bains	3	13:30	8–17	0.2–0.9	0–1	15%
Brendan Gallagher, Marco Rossi	3	2:14	0–4	0.0–0.1	0–0	0%
Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson	6	2:06	1–5	0.1–0.3	0–0	26%
Brock Boeser, Drew O'Connor	6	2:04	1–0	0.0–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 4 goals from 15 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.250.500.75

03-2910-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	10	4	3	7	9	1.5	15:21	33	2	26.8
2025–26	79	9	6	15	61	8.8	10:41	192	23	40.4
2024–25	79	16	6	22	90	11.5	13:05	245	36	49.1
2023–24	76	7	18	25	100	11.9	12:44	233	35	51.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	15:33	0	1	0	0.01	2	0	0
2026-10-15	15:39	0	0	1	0.03	4	0	0
2026-10-13	15:30	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0
2026-10-11	16:09	0	0	1	0.10	1	1	0
2026-10-10	15:11	0	0	0	0.01	4	0	0
2026-10-08	14:36	0	0	0	0.18	4	0	0
2026-10-04	18:46	1	0	2	0.15	1	1	0
2026-10-03	14:05	0	1	1	0.11	5	0	0
2026-10-01	16:12	1	1	1	0.17	5	0	0
2026-09-29	11:51	2	0	3	0.71	2	0	0
2026-04-14	12:31	0	0	4	0.39	1	1	0
2026-04-12	10:23	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-04-11	8:54	0	0	0	0.06	2	0	0
2026-04-09	10:49	1	0	1	0.20	1	0	0
2026-04-07	11:55	0	0	0	0.08	5	0	0
2026-04-05	7:14	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-04-04	6:27	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0
2026-04-02	6:58	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0
2026-03-31	8:05	0	0	1	0.23	3	0	2
2026-03-29	7:36	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0