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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Viktor Arvidsson NSH · 61 P in 78 GP Dustin Brown LAK · 61 P in 81 GP Ryan O'Reilly BUF · 61 P in 81 GP William Nylander TOR · 61 P in 82 GP Ryan Getzlaf ANA · 61 P in 56 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 34 27 61 -2 18 204 33 0.78 16.7 18:33

Contract

$6MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$98KCap dollars per point61 points in 78 games
$779KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.7 goals above replacement
$5.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$482KValueworth 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 691 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 1 season 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.7Goals above replacement116th of 691 skaters, 87th of 451 forwards
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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+0.1 57th percentileEven-strength defence+2.0 85th percentilePower play+1.2 90th percentilePenalty kill0.0 40th percentilePenalties+0.5 57th 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

50.7Corsi for %1051 attempts for, 1023 against
-0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Expected goals for %41.5 expected for, 39.2 against
-0.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.2Goals for %41 for, 44 against
98.9PDO7.9% shooting + 90.9% saves
207Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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 · Tomas Hertl · Kevin Labanc32235:3656.751.010-11
Logan Couture · Mikkel Boedker · Tomas Hertl22195:2448.554.27-7
Logan Couture · Tomas Hertl · Melker Karlsson28163:2748.756.18-5
Logan Couture · Joonas Donskoi · Tomas Hertl2291:5351.952.94-5

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.

33Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.0Expected goalsfrom 272 unblocked attempts
+15.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.75 expected goals per 60 minutes54th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt25th
Finishing +15.0 goals above expected99thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 33Expected 18.0

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 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 7, 2018 vs MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:43
Apr 5, 2018 vs COL W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 17:55
Apr 3, 2018 vs DAL L 2-4 1 0 1 -4 0 3 0 18:58
Mar 31, 2018 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:10
Mar 29, 2018 @ NSH L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 21:55
Mar 27, 2018 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:46
Mar 26, 2018 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 18:16
Mar 24, 2018 vs CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:57
Mar 22, 2018 vs VGK W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 21:11
Mar 20, 2018 vs NJD W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:55
Mar 17, 2018 @ VAN W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 19:50
Mar 16, 2018 @ CGY W 7-4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:24
Mar 14, 2018 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 19:47
Mar 12, 2018 vs DET W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:07
Mar 10, 2018 vs WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:22
Mar 8, 2018 vs STL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:22
Mar 4, 2018 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:27
Mar 1, 2018 vs CHI W 7-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 15:50
Feb 27, 2018 vs EDM W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 17:53
Feb 25, 2018 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:44
Feb 23, 2018 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 17:21
Feb 22, 2018 @ NSH L 1-7 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 21:47
Feb 20, 2018 @ STL W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 19:48
Feb 18, 2018 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:18
Feb 15, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:32
Feb 13, 2018 vs ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:33
Feb 11, 2018 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 21:03
Feb 10, 2018 vs EDM W 6-4 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 16:03
Feb 8, 2018 vs VGK L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 21:11
Feb 6, 2018 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:39
Feb 4, 2018 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:03
Feb 2, 2018 @ CBJ W 3-1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 18:24
Jan 31, 2018 @ DET L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:44
Jan 30, 2018 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 18:28
Jan 25, 2018 vs NYR L 5-6 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 20:13
Jan 23, 2018 vs WPG L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 21:28
Jan 21, 2018 @ ANA W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:22
Jan 20, 2018 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:31
Jan 18, 2018 @ COL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 20:45
Jan 16, 2018 @ ARI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 20:47
Jan 15, 2018 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:22
Jan 13, 2018 vs ARI W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 18:14
Jan 7, 2018 @ WPG L 1-4 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 17:42
Jan 5, 2018 @ OTT L 5-6 (OT) 0 3 3 -1 0 1 2 17:23
Jan 4, 2018 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:56
Jan 2, 2018 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:02
Dec 31, 2017 @ DAL L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:16
Dec 15, 2017 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 6 0 12:04
Dec 14, 2017 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:01
Dec 10, 2017 vs MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:40
Dec 9, 2017 vs OTT W 5-0 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 18:57
Dec 7, 2017 vs CAR W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 18:06
Dec 4, 2017 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:35
Dec 2, 2017 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:08
Dec 1, 2017 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:21
Nov 28, 2017 @ PHI W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:11
Nov 25, 2017 vs WPG W 4-0 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 16:14
Nov 24, 2017 @ VGK L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:36
Nov 22, 2017 @ ARI W 3-1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 17:07
Nov 20, 2017 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 17:37
Nov 18, 2017 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 18:44
Nov 16, 2017 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:24
Nov 12, 2017 @ LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:22
Nov 11, 2017 vs VAN W 5-0 2 0 2 3 0 5 0 19:23
Nov 8, 2017 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:04
Nov 4, 2017 vs ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21:30
Nov 1, 2017 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:44
Oct 30, 2017 vs TOR W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 18:06
Oct 28, 2017 @ BUF W 3-2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 17:45
Oct 26, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:30
Oct 23, 2017 @ NYR W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 18:07
Oct 21, 2017 @ NYI L 3-5 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 18:22
Oct 20, 2017 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:08
Oct 17, 2017 vs MTL W 5-2 2 2 4 1 0 3 0 19:20
Oct 14, 2017 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:32
Oct 12, 2017 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:16
Oct 7, 2017 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:11
Oct 4, 2017 vs PHI L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 18:10