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• Devils' Paul Cotter: One of each Friday

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Cotter netted a goal, registered an assist, put two shots on goal and dished out two hits in Friday's 5-0 shutout win over the Sabres. After he tallied a secondary helper on Brenden Dillon's twine finder to open scoring in the third, Cotter scored a goal of his own less than four minutes later. With the pair of points, the 26-year-old Cotter has two goals, four assists, 26 shots on net and 62 hits through 24 games this season. He has half his points this season across the last two games and is heating up in the hit department with 15 across his past five appearances. While he's well behind the goal-scoring pace needed to match his total of 16 from the 2024-25 regular season, he's finished above 20 points in each of the past two campaigns and could leap over the 30-point mark if he continues to see middle-six minutes.

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• Devils' Paul Cotter: Snags helper in overtime win

  12D ago • By RotoWire

  Cotter posted an assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues. Cotter had the secondary helper on Simon Nemec's game-winner 2:58 into overtime. In 16 outings since his lone goal of the year, Cotter has racked up three assists, 15 shots on net, 40 hits and a minus-6 rating. The 26-year-old forward is likely to spend much of the campaign in a bottom-six role that will suppress his scoring potential. He's at four points, 24 shots on net, 60 hits and a minus-9 rating through 23 contests overall.

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• Devils' Paul Cotter: Pots first goal of season

  10/23/2025 • By RotoWire

  Cotter scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Minnesota. Cotter opened the scoring for the Devils with a wrister at the 16:21 mark of the first period. Not only was this Cotter's first goal of the campaign, but it was the first time he cracked the scoresheet in 2025-26. As a bottom-six forward who doesn't see time on special teams, his role on offense is limited, so fantasy managers should keep him on waivers until his role changes for the better.

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• Devils' Paul Cotter: Serves two-game suspension

  04/17/2025 • By RotoWire

  Cotter completed his two-game suspension Wednesday and is eligible to play in Game 1 of New Jersey's first-round series against Carolina on Sunday. Cotter finished the regular season with 16 goals, 22 points, 62 PIM and 245 hits in 79 appearances. He'll likely serve in a bottom-six capacity during the playoffs.

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• Devils' Paul Cotter: Facing possible suspension

  04/13/2025 • By RotoWire

  Cotter will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday for an illegal check to the head of the Islanders' Adam Pelech (upper body) on Sunday. Cotter received a match penalty in the second period of Sunday's 1-0 loss as a result of his wrongdoing. The 25-year-old has never been suspended in his four-year NHL career, which could help his case. New Jersey has two matchups remaining on its regular-season schedule, and if Cotter receives a suspension, it's unlikely to be for more than two games.

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