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Sean Couturier

#14 · Centre · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Dec 7, 1992 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA (age 33) · 6'4", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 8th overall in 2011 by PHI (round 1)

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Frank J. Selke Trophy Top Defensive Forward 2019-20

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Milan Michalek OTT · 39 P in 82 GP Artem Anisimov CBJ · 39 P in 81 GP Andrew Shaw CHI · 39 P in 80 GP Chris Higgins VAN · 39 P in 78 GP Matt Cullen NSH · 39 P in 77 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602011-12: 27 points2711-122012-13: 15 points152013-14: 39 points3913-142014-15: 37 points372015-16: 39 points3915-162016-17: 34 points342017-18: 76 points7617-182018-19: 76 points762019-20: 59 points5919-202020-21: 41 points412021-22: 17 points1721-222023-24: 38 points382024-25: 45 points4524-252025-26: 36 points362026-27: 2 points226-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 PHI 77 13 14 27 18 14 116 82 0.35 $925K
2012-13 PHI 46 4 11 15 -8 10 75 31 0.33 $925K
2013-14 PHI 82 13 26 39 1 45 165 64 0.48 $925K
2014-15 PHI 82 15 22 37 4 28 148 72 0.45 $1.75M
2015-16 PHI 63 11 28 39 8 30 119 31 0.62 $1.75M
2016-17 PHI 66 14 20 34 12 33 120 41 0.52 $4.333M
2017-18 PHI 82 31 45 76 34 31 227 74 0.93 $4.333M
2018-19 PHI 80 33 43 76 2 34 223 40 0.95 $4.333M
2019-20 PHI 69 22 37 59 21 30 185 60 0.86 $4.333M
2020-21 PHI 45 18 23 41 -4 8 120 34 0.91 $4.333M
2021-22 PHI 29 6 11 17 -6 14 79 22 0.59 $4.333M
2023-24 PHI 74 11 27 38 -10 29 192 59 0.51 $7.75M
2024-25 PHI 79 15 30 45 1 41 155 54 0.57 $7.75M
2025-26 PHI 78 12 24 36 -5 30 119 100 0.46 $7.75M
2026-27 PHI 7 0 2 2 -2 2 8 12 0.29 $7.75M
15 seasons Career 959 218 363 581 66 379 2051 776 0.61

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 PHI 11 3 1 4 2 2 18 22 0.36
2013-14 PHI 7 0 0 0 -3 6 11 15 0.00
2015-16 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
2017-18 PHI 5 5 4 9 1 2 14 9 1.80
2019-20 PHI 12 2 5 7 -2 14 18 27 0.58
2025-26 PHI 10 1 3 4 1 8 22 34 0.40
6 seasons Playoffs 46 11 13 24 -1 32 84 108 0.52

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 13 26 39 1 45 165 64 0.48 7.9 19:05

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2014, then extended to 2016
$24KCap dollars per point39 points in 82 games
$247KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.7 goals above replacement
$2.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Sep 26, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.125M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2013-14, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Philadelphia Flyers on Jul 20, 2013, 2 years and $3.5M at $1.75M a season, beginning in 2014-15.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2011-12 $925K $833K $93K $450K $925K
2012-13 $925K $833K $93K $450K $925K
2013-14 $925K $833K $93K $450K $925K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Aug 26, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers Extension 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $62M $7.75M
Jul 28, 2015 Philadelphia Flyers Extension 2016-17 to 2021-22 6 $26M $4.333M
Jul 20, 2013 Philadelphia Flyers Extension not begun 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $3.5M $1.75M
Sep 26, 2011 Philadelphia Flyers Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $4.125M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.7Even-strength defence-0.4Power play0.0Penalty kill-0.1Penalties-0.5

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

051015202011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

47.1Corsi for %98 attempts for, 110 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
40.8Expected goals for %3.6 expected for, 5.3 against
-2.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
28.6Goals for %2 for, 5 against
96.1PDO4.8% shooting + 91.4% saves
20Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jason Akeson · Matt Read · Sean Couturier763:4955.754.82-1
Matt Read · Sean Couturier · Michael Raffl610:3664.372.40-0
Zac Rinaldo · Matt Read · Sean Couturier45:0816.720.40-1
Adam Hall · Matt Read · Sean Couturier54:2920.00.00-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 13 unblocked attempts
-0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.29 expected goals per 60 minutes3rd
Shot quality 5.0% chance per attempt3rd
Finishing -0.7 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 68 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.7Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 vs CAR L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:17
Apr 12, 2014 @ PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:46
Apr 10, 2014 @ TBL L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 18:52
Apr 8, 2014 @ FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 19:04
Apr 6, 2014 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 19:34
Apr 5, 2014 @ BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:58
Apr 3, 2014 vs CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 16:48
Apr 1, 2014 @ STL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:10
Mar 30, 2014 vs BOS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 18:05
Mar 28, 2014 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:25
Mar 26, 2014 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:46
Mar 24, 2014 vs LAK L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 16:20
Mar 22, 2014 vs STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:14
Mar 20, 2014 vs DAL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 21:42
Mar 18, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:40
Mar 16, 2014 @ PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19:25
Mar 15, 2014 vs PIT W 4-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 19:16
Mar 11, 2014 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:14
Mar 8, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:47
Mar 5, 2014 vs WSH W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 20:41
Mar 2, 2014 @ WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:48
Mar 1, 2014 vs NYR W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:03
Feb 27, 2014 vs SJS L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 18:39
Feb 8, 2014 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:24
Feb 6, 2014 vs COL W 3-1 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 19:39
Feb 3, 2014 @ SJS W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:01
Feb 1, 2014 @ LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:34
Jan 30, 2014 @ ANA L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:59
Jan 28, 2014 vs DET W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:22
Jan 25, 2014 vs BOS L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 15:41
Jan 23, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:07
Jan 22, 2014 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:54
Jan 20, 2014 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 21:03
Jan 18, 2014 vs NYI W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17:55
Jan 16, 2014 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:50
Jan 14, 2014 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:24
Jan 12, 2014 @ NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 18:02
Jan 11, 2014 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:00
Jan 8, 2014 vs MTL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 22:38
Jan 7, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:33
Jan 4, 2014 @ PHX W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:41
Jan 2, 2014 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 19:31
Dec 31, 2013 @ CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:18
Dec 30, 2013 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:09
Dec 28, 2013 @ EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 21:35
Dec 23, 2013 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:29
Dec 21, 2013 @ CBJ L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 17:54
Dec 19, 2013 vs CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:09
Dec 17, 2013 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:33
Dec 15, 2013 @ WSH L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 25:43
Dec 12, 2013 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 18:12
Dec 11, 2013 @ CHI L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:17
Dec 9, 2013 @ OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 5 0 0 17:51
Dec 7, 2013 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 12 4 0 18:23
Dec 4, 2013 @ DET W 6-3 2 2 4 3 2 3 0 20:57
Dec 2, 2013 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:54
Nov 30, 2013 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 20:02
Nov 29, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 22:57
Nov 27, 2013 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:36
Nov 25, 2013 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:15
Nov 23, 2013 vs NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 21:11
Nov 21, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 19:03
Nov 19, 2013 vs OTT W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 18:23
Nov 15, 2013 @ WPG L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:59
Nov 13, 2013 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 22:38
Nov 12, 2013 @ OTT W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:18
Nov 9, 2013 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:16
Nov 7, 2013 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:43
Nov 5, 2013 @ CAR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 21:27
Nov 2, 2013 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:50
Nov 1, 2013 vs WSH L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:37
Oct 29, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:41
Oct 26, 2013 @ NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:03
Oct 24, 2013 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:07
Oct 17, 2013 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:29
Oct 15, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:01
Oct 12, 2013 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:53
Oct 11, 2013 vs PHX L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 18:13
Oct 8, 2013 vs FLA W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:31
Oct 6, 2013 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:56
Oct 5, 2013 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 15:19
Oct 2, 2013 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:23