Paul Cotter
01/Where he scores from
Cotter scored 9 regular season goals on 100 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. 8 of them came from inside nine feet of one point — the crease, 6 ft out.
Doorstep. 8 of his 9 goals came from here, on 37 of his 100 attempts.
Slot. 1 of his 9 goals came from here, on 34 of his 100 attempts.
Perimeter. 0 of his 9 goals came from here, on 23 of his 100 attempts.
Point. 0 of his 9 goals came from here, on 6 of his 100 attempts.
Under 150 located attempts, so the counts are raw. A share of 100 shots moves by more than a point on one bounce, and printing it would give the sample an authority it has not earned.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Cotter scored 32 regular season goals on 393 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 7 ft out: 18/32 · 56% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 35% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 19/32 · 59% of his goals came from here, on 114/393 · 29% of his attempts — 19/114 · 17% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 10/32 · 31% of his goals came from here, on 161/393 · 41% of his attempts — 10/161 · 6% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 3/32 · 9% of his goals came from here, on 99/393 · 25% of his attempts — 3/99 · 3% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/32 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 19/393 · 5% of his attempts — 0/19 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Cotter scored 47 regular season goals on 496 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 9 ft out: 23/47 · 49% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 29% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 27/47 · 57% of his goals came from here, on 150/496 · 30% of his attempts — 27/150 · 18% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 16/47 · 34% of his goals came from here, on 207/496 · 42% of his attempts — 16/207 · 8% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 4/47 · 9% of his goals came from here, on 120/496 · 24% of his attempts — 4/120 · 3% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/47 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 19/496 · 4% of his attempts — 0/19 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
4 of his 9 goals came in the 2nd period, on 20 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @BOS | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12:31 |
| Apr 12 | OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 |
| Apr 11 | @DET | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 8:54 |
| Apr 9 | PIT | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:49 |
| Apr 7 | PHI | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 11:55 |
| Apr 5 | @MTL | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:14 |
| Apr 4 | MTL | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:27 |
| Apr 2 | WSH | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 6:58 |
| Mar 31 | @NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8:05 |
| Mar 29 | CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:36 |
| Mar 28 | @CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 10:26 |
| Mar 27 | @NSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 |
| Mar 25 | @DAL | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:11 |
| Mar 20 | @WSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:55 |
| Mar 18 | @NYR | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 |
| Mar 16 | BOS | W 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 9:18 |
| Mar 14 | LAK | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 |
| Mar 12 | CGY | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 |
| Mar 8 | DET | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 9:10 |
| Mar 7 | NYR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6:11 |
| Mar 5 | TOR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:16 |
| Mar 4 | FLA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:26 |
| Feb 28 | @STL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 |
| Feb 27 | @PIT | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:05 |
| Feb 26 | BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:45 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 79 regular season games. Playoff games are kept out of this table and totalled separately in the career record.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | VGK | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 11 | 18.2 | 17 | 1 | 7:31 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 55 | 13 | 5 | 18 | -1 | 15 | 76 | 17.1 | 168 | 17 | 11:34 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 76 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -9 | 31 | 100 | 7.0 | 233 | 35 | 10:58 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 79 | 16 | 6 | 22 | -14 | 52 | 90 | 17.8 | 245 | 36 | 13:05 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 79 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 19 | 61 | 14.8 | 192 | 23 | 8:36 |
| Career | 296 | 47 | 35 | 82 | -40 | 123 | 338 | 13.9 | 855 | 112 | 10:56 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NJD | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 22 | 3 | – |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 22 | 3 | – |
06/Bio
- Position
- Left Wing
- Jersey
- #47
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 213 lb
- Born
- Nov 16, 1999 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Canton, Michigan, USA
- Drafted
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 22 · VGK
- Club
- New Jersey Devils
