Paul Cotter

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Last game:October 16, 2026(yesterday)0 PTS · 0G · 0A@Florida Panthers

Paul Cotter has played in the NHL since 2021–22 and currently plays for the New Jersey Devils. 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 Vancouver Canucks. Cotter has put up 88 points in 305 games, 51 goals and 37 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 —

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2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#69NHL F#57

Goals

NHL#25NHL F#24

Assists

NHL#190NHL F#134

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

7 of 7

games

Point pace

56P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Good

+/-

NHL#76NHL F#43

Ice time/game

15:19

NHL#438NHL F#199

Milestones

Recent

Career50 career goals2w ago

PlayoffsFirst playoff point1y ago

Next up

100 career points

88 now · target 100

12left

SeasonMatch season best: 25 points19 away

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Season

Match season best: 25 points19 away

Match season best: 16 goals12 away

Match season best: 18 assists16 away

30 goals this season26 away

Playoffs

First playoff point1y ago

Career

100 career points12 away

100 career goals49 away

50 career assists13 away

500 NHL games195 away

50 career goals2w 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

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

Season+/-

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Teams player has played for

VANVancouver Canucks

Seasons

2026–27

SEP 29–OCT 15

PTS

NJDNew Jersey DevilsCurrent

Seasons

2024–25 to 2025–26

Since OCT 4 · 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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