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Logan Couture

#39 · Centre · San Jose Sharks

Born Mar 28, 1989 in Guelph, Ontario, CAN (age 37) · 6'1", 206 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 9th overall in 2007 by SJS (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Benoit Pouliot EDM · 36 P in 55 GP Rick Nash NYR · 36 P in 60 GP Leo Komarov TOR · 36 P in 67 GP David Perron ANA · 36 P in 71 GP Jason Pominville MIN · 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.

02040602009-10: 9 points909-102010-11: 56 points562011-12: 65 points6511-122012-13: 37 points372013-14: 54 points5413-142014-15: 67 points672015-16: 36 points3615-162016-17: 52 points522017-18: 61 points6117-182018-19: 70 points702019-20: 39 points3919-202020-21: 31 points312021-22: 56 points5621-222022-23: 67 points672023-24: 1 points123-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 SJS 25 5 4 9 4 6 42 14 0.36 $817K
2010-11 SJS 79 32 24 56 18 41 253 60 0.71 $817K
2011-12 SJS 80 31 34 65 2 16 245 42 0.81 $817K
2012-13 SJS 48 21 16 37 7 4 151 32 0.77 $2.875M
2013-14 SJS 65 23 31 54 21 20 233 16 0.83 $2.875M
2014-15 SJS 82 27 40 67 -6 12 263 85 0.82 $6M
2015-16 SJS 52 15 21 36 2 20 137 29 0.69 $6M
2016-17 SJS 73 25 27 52 11 12 174 57 0.71 $6M
2017-18 SJS 78 34 27 61 -2 18 204 33 0.78 $6M
2018-19 SJS 81 27 43 70 -6 22 204 65 0.86 $6M
2019-20 SJS 52 16 23 39 0 18 126 54 0.75 $8M
2020-21 SJS 53 17 14 31 -11 25 114 58 0.58 $8M
2021-22 SJS 77 23 33 56 -11 18 199 92 0.73 $8M
2022-23 SJS 82 27 40 67 -30 19 198 128 0.82 $8M
2023-24 SJS 6 0 1 1 0 4 7 8 0.17 $8M
15 seasons Career 933 323 378 701 -1 255 2550 773 0.75

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 SJS 15 4 0 4 1 4 18 21 0.27
2010-11 SJS 18 7 7 14 2 2 64 11 0.78
2011-12 SJS 5 1 3 4 -1 0 19 10 0.80
2012-13 SJS 11 5 6 11 -6 0 33 11 1.00
2013-14 SJS 7 1 2 3 0 7 18 17 0.43
2015-16 SJS 24 10 20 30 5 8 65 40 1.25
2016-17 SJS 6 2 1 3 -1 0 10 5 0.50
2017-18 SJS 10 4 8 12 0 4 32 14 1.20
2018-19 SJS 20 14 6 20 3 6 67 39 1.00
9 seasons Playoffs 116 48 53 101 3 31 326 168 0.87

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
52 15 21 36 2 20 137 29 0.69 10.9 17:23

Contract

$6MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$167KCap dollars per point36 points in 52 games
$736KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.2 goals above replacement
$5.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$278KValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the San Jose Sharks on Jun 18, 2013, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $30M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2018-19, with 3 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
2014-15 $6M $5M $1M $6M
2015-16 $6M $6M $0 $6M
2016-17 $6M $6M $0 $6M M-NTC
2017-18 $6M $6M $0 $6M M-NTC
2018-19 $6M $6M $0 $6M 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
Jul 1, 2018 San Jose Sharks Extension 2019-20 to 2026-27 8 $64M $8M
Jun 18, 2013 San Jose Sharks Extension 2014-15 to 2018-19 5 $30M $6M
Aug 30, 2011 San Jose Sharks Extension 2012-13 to 2013-14 2 $5.75M $2.875M
Jul 19, 2007 San Jose Sharks Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 signed for 2007-08, slid 3 $3.9M $817K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.2Goals above replacement99th of 675 skaters, 70th of 445 forwards
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.7 61st percentileEven-strength defence+3.4 98th percentilePower play+1.1 89th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 78th percentilePenalties+0.3 52nd percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-5051015202010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

53.1Corsi for %599 attempts for, 529 against
+0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
62.2Expected goals for %27.0 expected for, 16.4 against
+4.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.8Goals for %26 for, 19 against
101.0PDO8.8% shooting + 92.2% saves
157Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Logan Couture · Tommy Wingels · Joonas Donskoi18140:5654.966.45-3
Logan Couture · Joonas Donskoi · Melker Karlsson19110:5251.063.03-2
Patrick Marleau · Joel Ward · Logan Couture1595:1450.961.45-5
Joel Ward · Logan Couture · Joonas Donskoi1673:1355.655.12-3

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.2Expected goalsfrom 189 unblocked attempts
-1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.01 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt68th
Finishing -1.2 goals above expected41stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Expected 15.2Goals 14

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 16:50
Apr 7, 2016 vs WPG L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:09
Apr 5, 2016 @ MIN W 3-0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 17:07
Apr 2, 2016 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:02
Mar 31, 2016 vs VAN L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 18:06
Mar 29, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 3 0 3 1 0 5 0 18:35
Mar 28, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:56
Mar 26, 2016 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:10
Mar 24, 2016 vs EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 21:15
Mar 22, 2016 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:20
Mar 20, 2016 vs ARI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:04
Mar 19, 2016 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:58
Mar 17, 2016 @ ARI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:18
Mar 15, 2016 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 18:04
Mar 12, 2016 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:58
Mar 10, 2016 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 18:05
Mar 8, 2016 @ EDM W 3-0 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 16:57
Mar 7, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:07
Mar 5, 2016 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:59
Mar 3, 2016 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:32
Feb 29, 2016 vs MTL W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 15:03
Feb 28, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:05
Feb 26, 2016 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:03
Feb 24, 2016 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:25
Feb 22, 2016 @ STL W 6-3 2 1 3 2 2 8 0 17:54
Feb 19, 2016 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:45
Feb 18, 2016 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:48
Feb 16, 2016 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:16
Feb 13, 2016 vs ARI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:56
Feb 11, 2016 vs CGY L 5-6 (SO) 1 3 4 2 2 8 0 23:41
Feb 9, 2016 @ CHI W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:39
Feb 6, 2016 @ NSH L 2-6 1 1 2 -2 0 5 1 18:55
Feb 4, 2016 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 17:40
Feb 2, 2016 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:26
Jan 26, 2016 vs COL W 6-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:00
Jan 24, 2016 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 18:52
Jan 23, 2016 vs MIN W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 19:21
Jan 21, 2016 @ ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:29
Jan 18, 2016 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 17:21
Jan 16, 2016 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:49
Jan 14, 2016 vs EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 11 0 18:42
Jan 12, 2016 @ WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 18:33
Jan 11, 2016 @ CGY W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 15:34
Jan 9, 2016 vs TOR W 7-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:59
Jan 7, 2016 vs DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:01
Jan 2, 2016 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:24
Dec 30, 2015 vs PHI W 4-2 0 2 2 -1 0 4 2 15:22
Dec 9, 2015 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:19
Dec 8, 2015 @ CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 12:38
Oct 13, 2015 @ WSH W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:23
Oct 10, 2015 vs ANA W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:21
Oct 7, 2015 @ LAK W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:52