Left wing · #47 · VAN

Paul Cotter

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 213 lb
Born: Nov 16, 1999 (age 26)
Birthplace: Canton, Michigan, USA
Draft: 2018, VGK, round 4, 115th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; VAN
TOI: 268; 14:07 a game
CF%: 40.9; 186–269
xGF%: 35.1; 8.5–15.7
GF%: 40.7; 11–16

2026-27 individual

G: 4
A1: 3
A2: 1
P: 8
iSF: 13
Sh%: 30.8
ixG: 2.28
G−ixG: 1.72

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	30.8	13.9	+16.9	13.3
On-ice Sh%	14.1	8.0	+6.1	11.7
PDO	102.8	98.4	+4.5	100.3
G−ixG	+1.72	–	–	–

Sh% z +1.8. 13 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts26.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net47.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 268 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

23 unblocked · 13 SOG · 4 G · 2.28 ixG.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	7	4	3	75.0	20.6
High slot	6	4	1	25.0	18.2
Circles	6	3	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	3	1	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	1	1	0	0.0	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2021-22 VGK	VGK	7	62	47.3	60.0	52.3	-1.2	2.37	2.16	11.5	93.8	105.3
2022-23 VGK	VGK	55	705	43.5	49.2	44.9	-7.4	28.21	34.57	9.2	92.4	101.6
2023-24 VGK	VGK	76	967	48.0	46.9	53.7	+3.1	43.04	37.17	8.4	91.0	99.4
2024-25 NJD	NJD	79	1033	51.5	42.3	52.5	-0.8	42.73	38.72	7.7	88.8	96.4
2025-26 NJD	NJD	79	844	44.8	31.3	42.7	-10.0	28.68	38.45	6.5	88.5	95.0
2026-27 VAN	VAN	19	268	40.9	40.7	35.1	-5.3	8.49	15.71	14.1	88.7	102.8
Total NJD/VAN/VGK	NJD/VAN/VGK	315	3879	46.9	42.7	47.9	-3.7	153.52	166.78	8.3	90.2	98.5

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Cotter without	Without Cotter	With	Cotter without	Without Cotter	With	Cotter without	Without Cotter	With	Cotter without	Without Cotter
BoeserBrock Boeser RW	96	130	169	23.7 2.1–6.7	30.0 -6.3	43.5 -19.8	37.9 64–105	37.9 0.0	49.2 -11.3	28.6 2–5	33.3 4–8	37.5 6–10
BuiumZeev Buium D	79	147	291	30.3 2.0–4.5	25.0 +5.4	38.6 -8.3	39.7 54–82	36.8 +2.9	46.0 -6.3	40.0 2–3	28.6 4–10	42.4 14–19
HronekFilip Hronek D	79	147	290	32.4 1.4–3.0	25.1 +7.3	38.0 -5.5	42.2 46–63	36.1 +6.1	44.0 -1.8	16.7 1–5	38.5 5–8	39.4 13–20
WillanderTom Willander D	76	150	219	27.2 1.8–4.9	26.7 +0.5	46.6 -19.4	38.6 49–78	37.5 +1.1	49.7 -11.1	50.0 3–3	23.1 3–10	42.1 8–11
OleksiakJamie Oleksiak D	74	152	206	15.7 0.9–4.8	32.1 -16.4	47.9 -32.2	29.3 36–87	42.1 -12.8	43.6 -14.3	20.0 2–8	44.4 4–5	47.6 10–11
PetterssonElias Pettersson D	72	154	241	29.4 1.8–4.2	25.7 +3.8	42.8 -13.4	42.0 50–69	35.9 +6.1	49.3 -7.3	28.6 2–5	33.3 4–8	43.8 7–9
RossiMarco Rossi C	64	162	154	36.5 1.7–3.0	23.5 +13.0	37.5 -1.0	47.9 46–50	34.4 +13.5	45.9 +2.1	25.0 1–3	33.3 5–10	40.0 6–9

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-09 vs PHI · L 1-3	vs PHI	L 1-3	30.0	–	13.8	15	0.17	1.06	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-07 @ EDM · L 2-4	@ EDM	L 2-4	34.8	0.0	48.9	14	0.53	0.55	0.0	90.0	90.0
2026-11-05 @ WPG · L 2-6	@ WPG	L 2-6	25.0	0.0	13.2	12	0.13	0.85	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-11-03 vs ANA · L 4-5	vs ANA	L 4-5	42.9	100.0	65.2	10	0.66	0.35	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-31 vs TOR · L 2-4	vs TOR	L 2-4	70.8	50.0	80.4	15	0.83	0.20	14.3	75.0	89.3
2026-10-29 @ SJS · L 2-3	@ SJS	L 2-3	42.9	–	42.7	11	0.21	0.28	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-27 @ ANA · W 6-5 OT	@ ANA	W 6-5 OT	65.0	0.0	69.7	11	1.16	0.50	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-22 vs DET · L 2-5	vs DET	L 2-5	27.3	33.3	27.8	11	0.35	0.91	50.0	71.4	121.4
2026-10-20 vs CAR · L 3-6	vs CAR	L 3-6	33.3	0.0	8.6	15	0.10	1.03	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-17 @ TBL · L 2-4	@ TBL	L 2-4	42.9	100.0	26.1	16	0.35	1.00	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-15 @ FLA · L 2-3 OT	@ FLA	L 2-3 OT	18.5	–	17.2	16	0.35	1.71	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-13 @ NYI · L 2-3	@ NYI	L 2-3	50.0	–	50.7	16	0.44	0.43	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-11 @ NYR · L 2-6	@ NYR	L 2-6	58.6	–	49.8	16	0.66	0.66	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-10 @ NJD · L 1-4	@ NJD	L 1-4	37.5	–	22.9	15	0.19	0.65	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-08 @ CAR · L 2-7	@ CAR	L 2-7	45.5	0.0	30.4	15	0.36	0.84	0.0	60.0	60.0
2026-10-04 vs VGK · L 2-3	vs VGK	L 2-3	25.0	50.0	9.8	19	0.25	2.31	25.0	91.7	116.7
2026-10-03 vs CGY · W 4-1	vs CGY	W 4-1	59.3	66.7	64.1	14	0.83	0.47	25.0	83.3	108.3
2026-10-01 vs EDM · L 7-9	vs EDM	L 7-9	30.8	50.0	15.5	16	0.23	1.27	100.0	81.8	181.8
2026-09-29 @ EDM · W 6-5 OT	@ EDM	W 6-5 OT	40.0	100.0	51.6	12	0.70	0.65	40.0	100.0	140.0