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Compare players, 2026-27 season

At a glance

Paul Cotter Elias Pettersson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPaul Cotter: Goals, 0.57 a game, 90th percentilePaul Cotter: Assists, 0.29 a game, 58th percentilePaul Cotter: Points, 0.86 a game, 86th percentilePaul Cotter: Shots, 1.14 a game, 33rd percentilePaul Cotter: Hits, 3.00 a game, 88th percentilePaul Cotter: Corsi for %, 43.2%, 21st percentilePaul Cotter: CF% rel, -0.3, 44th percentilePaul Cotter: On-ice xG %, 29.8%, 5th percentilePaul Cotter: Rating, -1.5 goals above replacement, 6th percentilePaul Cotter: Chances created, 0.71 xG per 60, 43rd percentilePaul Cotter: Shot quality, 9.7% a shot, 70th percentilePaul Cotter: Finishing, +2.7 goals above expected, 99th percentileElias Pettersson: Goals, 0.29 a game, 70th percentileElias Pettersson: Assists, 0.86 a game, 96th percentileElias Pettersson: Points, 1.14 a game, 92nd percentileElias Pettersson: Shots, 1.71 a game, 60th percentileElias Pettersson: Hits, 3.71 a game, 95th percentileElias Pettersson: Corsi for %, 37.7%, 7th percentileElias Pettersson: CF% rel, -7.9, 13th percentileElias Pettersson: On-ice xG %, 44.3%, 32nd percentileElias Pettersson: Rating, +12.3 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileElias Pettersson: Chances created, 0.54 xG per 60, 25th percentileElias Pettersson: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 37th percentileElias Pettersson: Finishing, +0.8 goals above expected, 84th percentile
02468Elias Pettersson 8Paul Cotter 6

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

Paul Cotter
Elias Pettersson

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The numbers

Paul Cotter L, VAN 2026-27 Elias Pettersson C, VAN
7 Games played 7
4 Goals 2
2 Assists 6
6 Points 8
0.86 Points per game 1.14
3 Plus/minus 2
8 Shots 12
50.0 Shooting % 16.7
21 Hits 26
0 Penalty minutes 0
15:16 Average ice time 19:15
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
43.2 Corsi for % 37.7
-0.3 CF% relative to team -7.9
42.7 Fenwick for % 39.8
29.8 Expected goals for % 44.3
-10.7 xGF% relative to team +8.3
50.0 Goals for % 63.6
103.6 PDO 110.7
12 Shot attempts taken 14
Expected goals, all situations
1.3 Expected goals 1.2
0.71 Expected goals per 60 0.54
9.7% Chance per attempt 7.6%
+2.7 Goals above expected +0.8
Rating, in goals
-1.5 Goals above replacement +12.3
-0.2 Wins above replacement +2.0
-3.4 Even-strength offence +0.5
-1.0 Even-strength defence +3.2
+0.2 Power play +0.8
-0.4 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.4 Penalties +3.9
Contract
$2.15M Cap hit $11.6M
$358K Cap dollars per point $1.45M
-$618K Worth at the going rate $12.6M
-$2.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. What the advanced numbers mean