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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Eeli Tolvanen SEA · 36 P in 78 GP Sean Monahan CBJ · 36 P in 78 GP Ilya Mikheyev CHI · 36 P in 77 GP Max Domi TOR · 36 P in 80 GP Jordan Staal CAR · 36 P in 75 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 12 24 36 -5 30 119 100 0.46 10.1 16:39

Contract

$7.75MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$215KCap dollars per point36 points in 78 games
$2.304MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.4 goals above replacement
$3.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.1MValueworth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Aug 26, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $62M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2029-30, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $7.75M $1.75M $6M $7.75M NMC
2023-24 $7.75M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2024-25 $7.75M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2025-26 $7.75M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2026-27 $7.75M $1.75M $6M $7.75M NMC
2027-28 $7.75M $1.5M $5M $6.5M NMC
2028-29 $7.75M $1.5M $5M $6.5M NMC
2029-30 $7.75M $1.5M $5M $6.5M M-NTC

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 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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence0.0Even-strength defence+0.2Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.5Penalties-0.6

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.

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

39.3Corsi for %77 attempts for, 119 against
-3.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Expected goals for %4.6 expected for, 4.7 against
+4.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
37.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
75.0Goals for %3 for, 1 against
105.5PDO7.3% shooting + 98.1% saves
19Attempts 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
Sean Couturier · Luke Glendening · Garnet Hathaway862:4733.747.31-0
Sean Couturier · Luke Glendening · Tyson Foerster113:0536.018.60-0
Sean Couturier · Luke Glendening · Carl Grundstrom18:1858.870.21-0
Sean Couturier · Travis Konecny · Porter Martone42:2450.054.50-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.3Expected goalsfrom 25 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.81 expected goals per 60 minutes46th
Shot quality 9.4% chance per attempt75th
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected25thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.511.52Expected 2.3Goals 1

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, 2026 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 12:13
Apr 11, 2026 @ WPG W 7-1 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 17:01
Apr 9, 2026 @ DET L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 13:05
Apr 7, 2026 @ NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:25
Apr 5, 2026 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:52
Apr 3, 2026 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 21:08
Apr 2, 2026 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 10:05
Mar 31, 2026 @ WSH L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 11:02
Mar 29, 2026 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:31
Mar 28, 2026 @ DET W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 15:35
Mar 26, 2026 vs CHI W 5-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:54
Mar 24, 2026 vs CBJ L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:15
Mar 18, 2026 @ ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:23
Mar 14, 2026 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:16
Mar 12, 2026 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:28
Mar 11, 2026 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 15:24
Mar 9, 2026 vs NYR L 2-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:43
Mar 7, 2026 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:55
Mar 5, 2026 vs UTA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:54
Mar 2, 2026 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:49
Feb 28, 2026 vs BOS W 3-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 20:20
Feb 26, 2026 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 18:45
Feb 25, 2026 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 17:29
Feb 5, 2026 vs OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:23
Feb 3, 2026 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 15:46
Jan 31, 2026 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:29
Jan 29, 2026 @ BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 5 13:57
Jan 28, 2026 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 15:41
Jan 26, 2026 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:14
Jan 23, 2026 @ COL W 7-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:37
Jan 21, 2026 @ UTA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 17:50
Jan 19, 2026 @ VGK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:19
Jan 17, 2026 vs NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:20
Jan 15, 2026 @ PIT L 3-6 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 17:09
Jan 14, 2026 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:39
Jan 12, 2026 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:12
Jan 10, 2026 vs TBL L 2-7 0 0 0 -4 0 0 1 15:59
Jan 8, 2026 vs TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:56
Jan 6, 2026 vs ANA W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 18:49
Jan 3, 2026 @ EDM W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 6 0 15:37
Dec 31, 2025 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:13
Dec 30, 2025 @ VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 16:51
Dec 28, 2025 @ SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:52
Dec 23, 2025 @ CHI W 3-1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 15:44
Dec 22, 2025 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:54
Dec 20, 2025 @ NYR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 19:58
Dec 18, 2025 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:07
Dec 16, 2025 @ MTL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 2 4 0 19:18
Dec 14, 2025 @ CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:10
Dec 13, 2025 vs CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:10
Dec 11, 2025 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:10
Dec 9, 2025 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:36
Dec 7, 2025 vs COL L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 17:40
Dec 3, 2025 vs BUF W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 20:27
Dec 1, 2025 vs PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 15:15
Nov 29, 2025 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 17:29
Nov 28, 2025 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:36
Nov 26, 2025 @ FLA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 13:30
Nov 24, 2025 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 16:26
Nov 22, 2025 vs NJD W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 15:16
Nov 20, 2025 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:17
Nov 15, 2025 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 16:34
Nov 14, 2025 @ STL W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:50
Nov 12, 2025 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:51
Nov 8, 2025 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:39
Nov 6, 2025 @ NSH W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:34
Nov 4, 2025 @ MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 19:48
Nov 2, 2025 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:31
Oct 30, 2025 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:17
Oct 28, 2025 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:02
Oct 25, 2025 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 19:16
Oct 23, 2025 @ OTT L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 21:13
Oct 20, 2025 vs SEA W 5-2 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 18:56
Oct 18, 2025 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:39
Oct 16, 2025 vs WPG L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:51
Oct 13, 2025 vs FLA W 5-2 2 2 4 4 2 4 1 16:41
Oct 11, 2025 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 20:05
Oct 9, 2025 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:34