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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

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tyler Toffoli LAK · 34 P in 63 GP Tobias Rieder ARI · 34 P in 80 GP Brandon Sutter VAN · 34 P in 81 GP Boone Jenner CBJ · 34 P in 82 GP Patrik Berglund STL · 34 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 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
66 14 20 34 12 33 120 41 0.52 11.7 18:27

Contract

$4.333MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$127KCap dollars per point34 points in 66 games
$670KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.5 goals above replacement
$4.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$362KValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Jul 28, 2015, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $26M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2021-22, with 5 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
2016-17 $4.333M $3.75M $0 $3.75M
2017-18 $4.333M $4M $0 $4M
2018-19 $4.333M $4.25M $0 $4.25M
2019-20 $4.333M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2020-21 $4.333M $4.75M $0 $4.75M
2021-22 $4.333M $4.75M $0 $4.75M

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+6.5Goals above replacement139th of 664 skaters, 98th of 435 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+4.4 89th percentileEven-strength defence+0.2 52nd percentilePower play-1.7 1st percentilePenalty kill+0.8 98th percentilePenalties-0.7 14th 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

54.7Corsi for %957 attempts for, 792 against
+4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Expected goals for %42.1 expected for, 35.0 against
+6.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.3Goals for %44 for, 37 against
100.0PDO8.6% shooting + 91.4% saves
162Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Jakub Voracek · Sean Couturier · Travis Konecny26232:2652.848.312-17
Dale Weise · Brayden Schenn · Sean Couturier17149:1050.258.912-2
Matt Read · Nick Cousins · Sean Couturier13106:4055.853.44-1
Jakub Voracek · Nick Cousins · Sean Couturier1246:5561.359.02-3

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.5Expected goalsfrom 161 unblocked attempts
-1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.71 expected goals per 60 minutes51st
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt87th
Finishing -1.5 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 14.5Goals 13

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, 2017 vs CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 20:17
Apr 8, 2017 vs CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 18:34
Apr 4, 2017 @ NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:50
Apr 2, 2017 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:12
Apr 1, 2017 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:19
Mar 30, 2017 vs NYI W 6-3 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 18:28
Mar 28, 2017 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:34
Mar 26, 2017 @ PIT W 6-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 19:42
Mar 25, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:24
Mar 23, 2017 @ MIN W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 19:53
Mar 21, 2017 @ WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:46
Mar 19, 2017 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 3 3 3 2 5 2 16:12
Mar 16, 2017 @ NJD L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:18
Mar 15, 2017 vs PIT W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 8 0 18:38
Mar 13, 2017 vs CBJ L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:04
Mar 11, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:35
Mar 9, 2017 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:06
Mar 7, 2017 @ BUF W 6-3 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 19:38
Mar 4, 2017 @ WSH L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:50
Mar 2, 2017 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:35
Feb 28, 2017 vs COL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 14:19
Feb 25, 2017 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 17:55
Feb 22, 2017 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 4 4 16:49
Feb 19, 2017 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:28
Feb 16, 2017 @ EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 20:05
Feb 15, 2017 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:07
Feb 11, 2017 vs SJS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 16:05
Feb 9, 2017 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:58
Feb 6, 2017 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:45
Feb 4, 2017 vs LAK L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:05
Feb 2, 2017 vs MTL W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 18:50
Jan 31, 2017 @ CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:36
Jan 26, 2017 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:02
Jan 25, 2017 @ NYR W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:50
Jan 22, 2017 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 17:17
Jan 21, 2017 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:16
Jan 15, 2017 @ WSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:59
Jan 14, 2017 @ BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:57
Jan 12, 2017 vs VAN W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 22:50
Jan 10, 2017 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:36
Jan 8, 2017 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:45
Jan 7, 2017 vs TBL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 16:11
Jan 4, 2017 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:36
Jan 1, 2017 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 19:38
Dec 30, 2016 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:48
Dec 28, 2016 @ STL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:15
Nov 22, 2016 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 07:00
Nov 19, 2016 vs TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:50
Nov 17, 2016 vs WPG W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:40
Nov 15, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:39
Nov 12, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:51
Nov 11, 2016 @ TOR L 3-6 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17:48
Nov 8, 2016 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:13
Nov 5, 2016 @ MTL L 4-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 16:43
Nov 3, 2016 @ NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 19:49
Nov 2, 2016 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:17
Oct 30, 2016 @ CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:12
Oct 29, 2016 vs PIT L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 18:43
Oct 27, 2016 vs ARI L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 18:37
Oct 25, 2016 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:23
Oct 24, 2016 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 17:49
Oct 22, 2016 vs CAR W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 19:13
Oct 20, 2016 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:43
Oct 18, 2016 @ CHI L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 18:12
Oct 15, 2016 @ ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 18:55
Oct 14, 2016 @ LAK W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 17:51