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Paul Cotter has 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists) in 40 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 257 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.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 26.1 yrs (16.11.1999)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 96 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 115th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoVegas Golden Knights
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
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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 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 24% in the defensive zone.

  • 63

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 192nd of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 167th of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    76.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.05
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    12.73
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.43
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.74
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.37
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.76
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.76
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.36
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.62
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.32
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.30
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.67
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.87
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.80
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    2.17
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.18
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.30
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
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Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 27.6 yrs (16.11.1999)
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Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
21.12.2025 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 10:22 1 0.0% 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 9:46 0 0
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
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 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 40 5 5 10 -9 12:10 38 13.2% 13
Season Projection 80 10 10 20 -18 12:10 76 13.2% 26
Total 257 43 34 77 -38 315 13.7% 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
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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 26.1 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.25 0.30 61 65 $0.775M
89% William Carrier Team Logo LW 31 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.23 0.26 62 69 $2.000M
89% Aatu Raty Team Logo C 23.1 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.33 0.31 62 63 $0.775M
89% Brett Howden Team Logo C 27.8 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.36 0.33 63 65 $2.500M
88% Calum Ritchie Team Logo C 21 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.32 0.29 65 63 $0.918M
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