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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cole Perfetti WPG · 38 P in 71 GP Jake Neighbours STL · 38 P in 77 GP James van Riemsdyk BOS · 38 P in 71 GP Tomas Hertl VGK · 38 P in 54 GP Nick Foligno CHI · 37 P in 74 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 7 0 2 2 -2 2 8 12 0.29 $7.75M
15 seasons Career 959 218 363 581 66 379 2051 776 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 11 27 38 -10 29 192 59 0.51 5.7 17:49

Contract

$7.75MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$204KCap dollars per point38 points in 74 games
$1.769MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.4 goals above replacement
$4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.7MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Aug 26, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $62M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2029-30, with 6 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
2022-23 $7.75M $1.75M $6M $7.75M NMC
2023-24 $7.75M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2024-25 $7.75M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2025-26 $7.75M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2026-27 $7.75M $1.75M $6M $7.75M NMC
2027-28 $7.75M $1.5M $5M $6.5M NMC
2028-29 $7.75M $1.5M $5M $6.5M NMC
2029-30 $7.75M $1.5M $5M $6.5M 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
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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+4.4Goals above replacement248th of 721 skaters, 186th of 469 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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 54th percentileEven-strength defence+1.7 77th percentilePower play-1.4 4th percentilePenalty kill+1.0 97th percentilePenalties-0.7 13th 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.

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

56.3Corsi for %1142 attempts for, 887 against
+6.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.5Expected goals for %43.2 expected for, 36.1 against
+2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.9Goals for %46 for, 52 against
95.7PDO8.3% shooting + 87.3% saves
233Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Sean Couturier · Travis Konecny · Tyson Foerster40228:3259.159.410-9
Cam Atkinson · Sean Couturier · Owen Tippett24113:1659.457.67-6
Sean Couturier · Travis Konecny · Owen Tippett28106:2259.957.57-6
Sean Couturier · Travis Konecny · Joel Farabee2988:3258.451.75-6

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.7Expected goalsfrom 248 unblocked attempts
-7.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.85 expected goals per 60 minutes63rd
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt44th
Finishing -7.7 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 18.7Goals 11

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 16, 2024 vs WSH L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 18:27
Apr 13, 2024 vs NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:26
Apr 11, 2024 @ NYR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 16:09
Apr 9, 2024 @ MTL L 3-9 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:45
Apr 1, 2024 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 03:21
Mar 30, 2024 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:52
Mar 28, 2024 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:26
Mar 26, 2024 @ NYR L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:46
Mar 24, 2024 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 10:30
Mar 23, 2024 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:09
Mar 16, 2024 @ BOS L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 11:10
Mar 14, 2024 vs TOR L 2-6 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 16:10
Mar 12, 2024 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:28
Mar 9, 2024 @ TBL L 0-7 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 13:22
Mar 7, 2024 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:16
Mar 4, 2024 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:07
Mar 2, 2024 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:43
Mar 1, 2024 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 14:39
Feb 27, 2024 vs TBL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:44
Feb 25, 2024 @ PIT L 6-7 0 2 2 -2 0 2 1 15:03
Feb 24, 2024 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 16:03
Feb 21, 2024 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:16
Feb 17, 2024 @ NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 16:13
Feb 15, 2024 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 12:53
Feb 12, 2024 vs ARI W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:44
Feb 10, 2024 vs SEA W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 18:33
Feb 8, 2024 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:03
Feb 6, 2024 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 17:36
Jan 27, 2024 vs BOS L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:42
Jan 25, 2024 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:14
Jan 23, 2024 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 20:46
Jan 21, 2024 vs OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:15
Jan 20, 2024 vs COL L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 7 0 21:33
Jan 18, 2024 vs DAL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 17:21
Jan 12, 2024 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:39
Jan 10, 2024 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 23:11
Jan 8, 2024 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 20:01
Jan 6, 2024 vs CGY W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 24:01
Jan 4, 2024 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 23:36
Jan 2, 2024 @ EDM L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:48
Dec 31, 2023 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20:16
Dec 29, 2023 @ SEA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:42
Dec 28, 2023 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:25
Dec 22, 2023 @ DET L 6-7 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 19:25
Dec 21, 2023 vs NSH L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 2 3 0 21:24
Dec 19, 2023 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 23:28
Dec 16, 2023 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 20:34
Dec 14, 2023 vs WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 22:55
Dec 12, 2023 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 17:59
Dec 9, 2023 @ COL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 22:14
Dec 7, 2023 @ ARI W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 19:47
Dec 4, 2023 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 19:43
Dec 2, 2023 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 20:54
Nov 30, 2023 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 7 0 19:35
Nov 28, 2023 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:44
Nov 25, 2023 @ NYI W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:27
Nov 24, 2023 vs NYR L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 23:09
Nov 22, 2023 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 19:06
Nov 19, 2023 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:20
Nov 18, 2023 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 18:55
Nov 15, 2023 @ CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:39
Nov 11, 2023 @ LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:53
Nov 10, 2023 @ ANA W 6-3 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 16:48
Nov 7, 2023 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:20
Nov 1, 2023 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:34
Oct 30, 2023 vs CAR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:10
Oct 28, 2023 vs ANA L 4-7 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 18:10
Oct 26, 2023 vs MIN W 6-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 15:06
Oct 24, 2023 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:34
Oct 21, 2023 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 20:43
Oct 19, 2023 vs EDM W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 19:56
Oct 17, 2023 vs VAN W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 22:23
Oct 14, 2023 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 20:00
Oct 12, 2023 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 20:39