C · VAN · NHL id 8481032
Paul Cotter has played 2 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist (4 points) on 4 shots while averaging 14:02 a night (12:04 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 1:56 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 55% of his 5v5 minutes with Arshdeep Bains and 52% with Brendan Gallagher over the last 2 games, and the Canucks have controlled 37% of shot attempts with Cotter on the ice (2-1 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Canucks' most recent game against EDM he was on L1 with Brock Boeser and Liam Ohgren and off the power play; moved up to L1 (from L4) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs EDM, detected from shift data
- 4 P in last 2 (0.20/GP before)
- +5:07 TOI a game
- 36% of 5v5 TOI with Boeser (was 0%)
- Top-six in 1 of last 2 (was 0 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 14:00 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 7 attempts, 4 on goal, 3 goals
Shot map, OPP at VAN: 7 attempts, 4 on goal, 3 goals, 0.92 expected goals; best chance Paul Cotter at 0.49 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 79 GP · 15 points vs 15.8 expected
Last 20 games: +6. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.8%
- 94.3
- 75.0%
- G vs xG
- 9 / 8.6
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 3 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played79
- Goals9320th of 715
- Assists6573rd of 715
- Points15477th of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal61495th of 715
- Hits19229th of 715
- Blocked shots22561st of 715
- Plus/minus−24692nd of 715
- Penalty minutes19465th of 715
- Faceoffs won68198th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)43.6%674th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)43.5%679th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)38.9%703rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)38.9%703rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)40.2%684th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)40.0%704th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.11250th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.050413th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32262nd of 719
- Faceoff win %51.5%83rd of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.022130th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game10:41653rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:10474th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %60.1%154th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.7118th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO943701st of 719
- Goals above expected+0.5264th of 715
- Luck Meter−29583rd of 828
- Ascension score755th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.191st of 715
- 20+ mph bursts16474th of 715
- Hardest shot91.7195th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.2%527th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 78 of 79 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.023
- Season net
- −0.32xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.022
- Season
- −0.03G
- 51.5%132 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 29-39 · NZ 23-11 · DZ 16-14
- Per 60
- 1.11
- Attempts
- 15
- 0.059
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L2 from L3Dec 13, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Jan 27, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L1Feb 27, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to L3 from L1Dec 15, 2022 alerts →
How the goals happened
35 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 48.6 | — | |
| Sep 29, 2026 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 15.1 | — | |
| Sep 29, 2026 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 76.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 13.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 16, 2026 vs BOS | Rush | pass | 0 | 50.5 | one-timer | |
| Mar 16, 2026 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 26.9 | 3-on-0 | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ PIT | Deflection | — | 5* | 76.6 | deflection | |
| Dec 13, 2025 vs ANA | Cycle | — | 0 | 25.9 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs TBL | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 31.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 9, 2025 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 17.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ BUF | Rush | loose | 2 | 19.7 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2025 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 12.8 | — | |
| Mar 29, 2025 @ MIN | Rebound | carry | 0 | 22.2 | rebound | |
| Mar 20, 2025 vs CGY | Rush | loose | 0 | 31.4 | — | |
| Mar 11, 2025 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 19.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 29.8 | rebound | |
| Feb 2, 2025 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 61.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 2, 2025 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 26.4 | 4-on-3 | |
| Jan 6, 2025 @ SEA | Rush | carry | 0 | 21.7 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 45.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 28, 2024 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 31.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 72.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 27, 2024 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 0 | 24.9 | rebound | |
| Oct 17, 2024 @ OTT | Rebound | — | 0 | 24.1 | rebound | |
| Oct 12, 2024 @ WSH | Odd-man rush | loose | 2 | 63.2 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Oct 12, 2024 @ WSH | Rush | carry | 0 | 39.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 5, 2024 vs BUF | Rush | carry | 1 | 27.0 | — | |
| Oct 4, 2024 @ BUF | Point shot | — | 0 | 16.4 | — | |
| Feb 29, 2024 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 23.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 27, 2024 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 74.3 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2023 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 51.6 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2023 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 31.3 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2023 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 40.2 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2023 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 2 | 39.3 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2023 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 54.2 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Cotter
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Cotter apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Bains | LW | 2 | 13:05 | 55% | 31.8% | 0% (0-1) | 46.2% 10:43 | 86.7% 6:24 |
| Brendan Gallagher | RW | 2 | 12:28 | 52% | 31.8% | 0% (0-1) | 46.2% 11:20 | 60.0% 7:42 |
| Tom Willander | D | 2 | 11:00 | 46% | 23.1% | 100% (1-0) | 45.5% 12:48 | 30.4% 25:24 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 2 | 10:56 | 46% | 27.8% | 50% (1-1) | 47.1% 12:52 | 30.4% 25:47 |
| Elias Pettersson | D | 2 | 8:54 | 37% | 41.7% | 100% (1-0) | 34.8% 14:54 | 62.1% 17:22 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | 1 | 8:29 | 36% | 45.5% | 100% (2-0) | 37.5% 5:41 | 38.5% 5:49 |
| Liam Ohgren | LW | 1 | 8:15 | 35% | 45.5% | 100% (2-0) | 37.5% 5:55 | 41.7% 6:08 |
| Luke Schenn | D | 2 | 6:16 | 26% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 32.0% 17:32 | 66.7% 18:26 |
| Filip Hronek | D | 2 | 5:46 | 24% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 29.6% 18:02 | 42.3% 27:14 |
| Zeev Buium | D | 2 | 4:45 | 20% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 38.5% 19:03 | 48.4% 34:10 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | RW | 1 | 1:13 | 5% | — | — (0-0) | 42.1% 12:57 | 76.5% 9:04 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 814 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
23rd percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
11th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Sheltered minutes: mostly faces weaker opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Cotter's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Cotter's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs EDM | L 7-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 64% | 16:12 | 14:10 | — | 1:59 |
| Sep 29 | @ EDM | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38% | 11:51 | 9:58 | — | 1:53 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 28:03 | 14:02 | 16 | 30 | 34.8% | 32.4% | 7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 1.2 | 1.9 | 14% |
| Even strength | 2 | 24:08 | 12:04 | 15 | 22 | 40.5% | 37.0% | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 1.0 | 0.9 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:48 | 11:54 | 13 | 22 | 37.1% | 32.0% | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 33% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 3:52 | 1:56 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 3:52 | 1:56 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | VAN | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 4 | 75.0% | 7 | 0 | 14:02 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 79 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -24 | 19 | 61 | 14.8% | 192 | 22 | 10:41 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | NJD | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 22 | 3 | 14:25 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 79 | 16 | 6 | 22 | -14 | 62 | 90 | 17.8% | 245 | 32 | 13:05 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 76 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -11 | 41 | 100 | 7.0% | 233 | 29 | 12:44 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 55 | 13 | 5 | 18 | -5 | 15 | 76 | 17.1% | 168 | 17 | 12:50 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 11 | 18.2% | 17 | 1 | 8:49 |
Paul Cotter news
- Paul Cotter News: Another two-point gameRotoWire
- Canucks' Paul Cotter is 'passionate' about faceoffsDaily Hive
- Paul Cotter Makes Historic Canucks Debutsports.yahoo.com
- How Paul Cotter, Canucks stunned Edmonton in opening-night classicThe New York Times
- Canucks News & Rumours: Teaching Young Players How to PlayThe Hockey Writers
- 4 Takeaways From Canucks’ Thrilling 6-5 Overtime Win Over the OilersThe Hockey Writers
- Cotter's OT winner gives Malhotra's Canucks win over Babcock's Oilers in coaches' debutTSN
- Paul Cotter Scores The Vancouver Canucks' First Goal Of The 2026-27 Seasonsports.yahoo.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.