Paul Cotter
Vancouver Canucks · #47 · Left wing · age 26 · 6'2" · 213 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Canton, Michigan · Drafted 2018 · Rd 4 #22
SNIPER57% of points are goals, shooting 36.4%
7 points in 15 games — 148th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
0HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 0% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
The scouting report isn’t written yet — check back later.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 42 after the game against NYR, 0 now — still hotter than 0% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 0 · −15 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
0 points in 5 games — below his own pace (2.3 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Shots | 2 | 4 | 8 | ▼ 0.5× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 36.4% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −4 | 0.0 | −0.2 | −4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 12:31 | 14:25 | 14:51 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs TOR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | @ SJS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:36 | 13 |
| Oct 27 | @ ANA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 10:45 | 12 |
| Oct 22 | vs DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 11:13 | 11 |
| Oct 20 | vs CAR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 15:24 | 11 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points148th of 424 forwards7leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals88th of 424 forwards4leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots322nd of 424 forwards11leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points152nd of 424 forwards1leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus160th of 424 forwards0leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game229th of 424 forwards14:25leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: shots (10th), assists (38th).
■ Cotter this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 38 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 25 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | VAN | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.47 | 0 |
| 2025–26 |  NJD | 79 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0.19 | −24 |
| 2024–25 | NJD | 79 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 0.28 | −14 |
| 2023–24 · best |  VGK | 76 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0.33 | −11 |
| 2022–23 | VGK | 55 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0.33 | −5 |
| 2021–22 | VGK | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | +1 |