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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH · 37 P in 80 GP Nino Niederreiter MIN · 37 P in 80 GP Brad Richards CHI · 37 P in 76 GP James Neal NSH · 37 P in 67 GP Antoine Vermette CHI · 38 P in 82 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 6 0 2 2 -1 2 7 11 0.33 $7.75M
15 seasons Career 958 218 363 581 67 379 2050 775 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 15 22 37 4 28 148 72 0.45 10.1 18:23

Contract

$1.75MCap hitends in 2016
$47KCap dollars per point37 points in 82 games
$422KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.3MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Jul 20, 2013, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $3.5M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $1.75M $1.5M $0 $1.5M
2015-16 $1.75M $2M $0 $2M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement255th of 665 skaters, 185th of 432 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
0.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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-1.3 31st percentileEven-strength defence-0.2 41st percentilePower play-1.0 5th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 29th percentilePenalties+2.5 96th 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

48.3Corsi for %937 attempts for, 1001 against
-1.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.8Expected goals for %36.9 expected for, 40.3 against
-0.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.7Goals for %41 for, 34 against
102.7PDO8.8% shooting + 93.9% saves
208Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
R.J. Umberger · Matt Read · Sean Couturier49380:3045.037.610-12
Wayne Simmonds · Matt Read · Sean Couturier44224:2048.445.911-9
Brayden Schenn · Matt Read · Sean Couturier22135:3546.255.37-1
Jakub Voracek · Matt Read · Sean Couturier2988:1657.064.33-2

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.5Expected goalsfrom 199 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.50 expected goals per 60 minutes19th
Shot quality 6.3% chance per attempt19th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected61stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 13Expected 12.5

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 11, 2015 vs OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:40
Apr 9, 2015 vs CAR L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 18:53
Apr 7, 2015 vs NYI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 17:34
Apr 5, 2015 vs PIT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:06
Apr 4, 2015 @ CAR L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 18:42
Apr 1, 2015 @ PIT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:42
Mar 28, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:59
Mar 25, 2015 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:03
Mar 21, 2015 @ EDM L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:26
Mar 19, 2015 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:40
Mar 17, 2015 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:47
Mar 15, 2015 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:38
Mar 14, 2015 vs DET W 7-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:18
Mar 12, 2015 @ STL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:21
Mar 10, 2015 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:32
Mar 8, 2015 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 18:47
Mar 7, 2015 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:18
Mar 5, 2015 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 18:16
Mar 3, 2015 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 16:15
Feb 28, 2015 vs NYR W 4-2 0 2 2 3 0 3 1 19:40
Feb 26, 2015 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:31
Feb 24, 2015 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14:58
Feb 22, 2015 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:13
Feb 21, 2015 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:59
Feb 19, 2015 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 18:40
Feb 17, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:23
Feb 15, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19:24
Feb 13, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 16:55
Feb 10, 2015 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:05
Feb 8, 2015 @ WSH W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 22:41
Feb 5, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:34
Jan 31, 2015 vs TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:29
Jan 29, 2015 vs WPG W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 18:03
Jan 27, 2015 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 19:38
Jan 20, 2015 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 20:36
Jan 19, 2015 @ NYI L 4-7 0 0 0 -5 2 2 0 15:11
Jan 17, 2015 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 19:43
Jan 15, 2015 vs VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 17:20
Jan 14, 2015 @ WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:26
Jan 12, 2015 vs TBL W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:43
Jan 10, 2015 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:24
Jan 8, 2015 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 17:38
Jan 6, 2015 vs OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:40
Jan 3, 2015 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:16
Jan 2, 2015 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:14
Dec 31, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:10
Dec 29, 2014 @ ARI L 2-4 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 17:33
Dec 27, 2014 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:38
Dec 23, 2014 @ MIN W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 15:43
Dec 21, 2014 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 16:27
Dec 20, 2014 @ TOR W 7-4 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 15:58
Dec 18, 2014 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:07
Dec 16, 2014 vs TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:40
Dec 13, 2014 vs CAR W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:19
Dec 11, 2014 vs NJD W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 17:33
Dec 9, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 20:23
Dec 6, 2014 @ LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 20:43
Dec 3, 2014 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:24
Dec 2, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 16:06
Nov 29, 2014 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18:18
Nov 28, 2014 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:34
Nov 26, 2014 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 13:36
Nov 24, 2014 @ NYI L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:57
Nov 22, 2014 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 18:57
Nov 20, 2014 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:03
Nov 19, 2014 @ NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:43
Nov 15, 2014 @ MTL L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 20:08
Nov 14, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18:40
Nov 8, 2014 vs COL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:55
Nov 6, 2014 vs FLA W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 16:19
Nov 4, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:59
Nov 1, 2014 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:10
Oct 30, 2014 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 21:12
Oct 28, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:13
Oct 25, 2014 vs DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:28
Oct 22, 2014 @ PIT W 5-3 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 19:27
Oct 21, 2014 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:43
Oct 18, 2014 @ DAL W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:52
Oct 14, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:38
Oct 11, 2014 vs MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:50
Oct 9, 2014 vs NJD L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:32
Oct 8, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 19:31