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Paul Cotter
Left Wing #47 Devils
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Paul Cotter has 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists) in 42 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 115) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, he has 77 points (43 goals, 34 assists) in 259 regular-season games for the Vegas Golden Knights and the New Jersey Devils.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 5 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 26.2 yrs (16.11.1999)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 115th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoVegas Golden Knights
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 26-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Devils controlling 42% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Paul Cotter is off the ice, the Devils control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 36% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 24% in the defensive zone.

  • 60

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 209th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 185th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.08
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.42
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.20
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.60
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.12
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.48
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.62
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.00
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.68
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.08
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.72
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.76
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.60
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.80
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.84
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.04
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.24
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $0.900M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 27.6 yrs (16.11.1999)
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Paul Cotter
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -2 9:18 0 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 10:22 0 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 6:54 0 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 0 13:22 1 0.0% 0
11.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -1 6:58 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -3 1 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 2 0 2 1 8:49 11 18.2% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 55 13 5 18 -5 12:49 76 17.1% 15
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 76 7 18 25 -11 12:43 100 7.0% 41
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 79 16 6 22 -14 13:04 90 17.8% 62
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 42 5 5 10 -10 12:04 39 12.8% 13
Season Projection 79 9 9 18 -19 12:04 73 12.3% 24
Total 259 43 34 77 -39 316 13.6% 137
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 5 0 1 1 -1 14:25 5 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 1 1 -1 5 0.0% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Paul Cotter Team Logo LW 26.2 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 0.24 0.30 56 67 $0.775M
89% Aatu Raty Team Logo C 23.2 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.31 0.30 58 68 $0.775M
88% Jason Dickinson Team Logo C 30.5 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.28 0.31 52 66 $4.250M
87% Juuso Parssinen Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.21 0.37 57 65 $0.100M
87% Zemgus Girgensons Team Logo C 32 yrs 191 cm / 89 kg 0.25 0.25 55 65 $0.850M
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