Paul Cotter
#47 · Left wing · Vancouver Canucks
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15:06 |
| Last season | 79 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 10:41 |
Role
Where he fits on Vancouver right now.
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Second wave 13 of 17 kills · 0:37 a kill · starts only 2
- Ice time
15:06 a game, 7th-most among Vancouver forwards · 12:27 5-on-5 · 0:35 PP · 1:38 PK
- Competition
Easier opponents than 74% of forwards · home 75%, road 71%
Tougher opponents than 68% of forwards · home easier than 83%
What’s changed
- P. Cotter has started killing penalties: on the ice for 30% of the team’s shorthanded time in 5 games, up from 0% last season.
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Fast bursts
11.5 bursts /60more often than 92% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 21413.64 hits /60better than 90% of forwardsmore than 92% of forwards
Finishing
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 82% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Creating chances
−0.28 expected goals /60behind 98% of forwards
Shooting volume
9.5 shot attempts /60behind 92% of wingers
Creating his own chances
0.60 expected goals /60behind 92% of wingers
Preventing chances
+0.13 expected goals against /60behind 86% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 18113.51 hits /60better than 86% of forwardsmore than 92% of forwards
Finishing
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 82% of forwards
Setting up goals
0.64 first assists /60better than 80% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.10 expected goals against /60behind 81% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 79, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
He played for New Jersey Devils last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.28 expected goals /60bottom 2%
−0.05 expected goals /60bottom 32%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.13 expected goals against /60bottom 14%
+0.10 expected goals against /60bottom 19%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
9.5 shot attempts /60bottom 8%
11.4 shot attempts /60bottom 32%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.60 expected goals /60bottom 8%
0.72 expected goals /60bottom 43%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstop 18%
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotstop 18%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.53 first assists /60bottom 40%
0.64 first assists /60top 20%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
1.84 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.90 expected goals for /60too few games
0.88 expected goals for /60top 43%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 214top 10%13.64 hits /60top 8%
hitting score 181top 14%13.51 hits /60top 8%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 65bottom 18%1.57 blocks /60bottom 20%
blocking score 82bottom 34%0.79 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 84bottom 29%0.59 takeaways /60bottom 10%
takeaway score 112top 29%1.59 takeaways /60top 4%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.96 penalties drawn /60top 26%
0.70 penalties drawn /60bottom 35%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.51 penalties taken /60top 24%
0.59 penalties taken /60top 37%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
51.3% wontoo few games
50.8% wonaverage
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
116 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
10 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
48 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
3 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
23.1 mphtop 18%
21.6 mphtop 42%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
11.5 bursts /60top 8%
9.5 bursts /60top 22%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
91.7 mphtop 21%
81.9 mphtop 38%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.93 miles /60top 17%
10.00 miles /60top 20%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
39.9% of his timebottom 20%
38.3% of his timebottom 24%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.