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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sergei Kostitsyn NSH · 15 P in 46 GP Casey Cizikas NYI · 15 P in 45 GP Nate Thompson TBL · 15 P in 45 GP Steve Bernier NJD · 15 P in 47 GP Andrew Shaw CHI · 15 P in 48 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 5 0 2 2 0 2 7 9 0.40 $7.75M
15 seasons Career 957 218 363 581 68 379 2050 773 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 4 11 15 -8 10 75 31 0.33 5.3 15:53

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2014, then RFA
$62KCap dollars per point15 points in 46 games
$363KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.5 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 558 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, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

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 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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+2.5Goals above replacement217th of 605 skaters, 155th of 397 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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-1.2 24th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 82nd percentilePower play-0.2 27th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 94th percentilePenalties+0.4 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.

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

48.4Corsi for %441 attempts for, 471 against
+1.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Expected goals for %16.9 expected for, 18.8 against
-0.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.5Goals for %17 for, 25 against
96.1PDO7.0% shooting + 89.2% saves
91Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Mike Knuble · Matt Read · Sean Couturier960:0356.547.93-3
Max Talbot · Zac Rinaldo · Sean Couturier955:1257.157.31-2
Wayne Simmonds · Matt Read · Sean Couturier1148:0141.138.82-0
Max Talbot · Jakub Voracek · Sean Couturier837:3346.043.71-3

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.0Expected goalsfrom 97 unblocked attempts
-3.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.57 expected goals per 60 minutes27th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt42nd
Finishing -3.0 goals above expected13thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Expected 7.0Goals 4

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. 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 27, 2013 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:24
Apr 25, 2013 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:45
Apr 23, 2013 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 17:48
Apr 20, 2013 @ CAR W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:55
Apr 18, 2013 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:38
Apr 16, 2013 vs NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 22:16
Apr 15, 2013 @ MTL W 7-3 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 16:06
Apr 13, 2013 @ BUF L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:17
Apr 11, 2013 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:49
Apr 9, 2013 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:16
Apr 6, 2013 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:59
Apr 4, 2013 @ TOR W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 13:14
Apr 3, 2013 vs MTL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 15:33
Mar 31, 2013 vs WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 16:09
Mar 30, 2013 vs BOS W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13:46
Mar 28, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:32
Mar 26, 2013 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 10:14
Mar 24, 2013 @ PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:47
Mar 18, 2013 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:10
Mar 15, 2013 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:08
Mar 13, 2013 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 11:25
Mar 10, 2013 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:41
Mar 9, 2013 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:40
Mar 7, 2013 vs PIT L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:41
Mar 5, 2013 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:05
Mar 2, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:58
Feb 27, 2013 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:46
Feb 25, 2013 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:54
Feb 23, 2013 vs WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:28
Feb 21, 2013 vs FLA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 17:33
Feb 20, 2013 @ PIT W 6-5 0 1 1 0 4 6 0 21:52
Feb 18, 2013 @ NYI W 7-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:47
Feb 16, 2013 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:21
Feb 15, 2013 @ NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:07
Feb 9, 2013 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:50
Feb 7, 2013 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:46
Feb 5, 2013 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:25
Feb 2, 2013 vs CAR W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 18:52
Feb 1, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 20:18
Jan 29, 2013 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:55
Jan 27, 2013 @ TBL L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 17:45
Jan 26, 2013 @ FLA W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:21
Jan 24, 2013 vs NYR W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:20
Jan 22, 2013 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:24
Jan 20, 2013 @ BUF L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 19:11
Jan 19, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:43