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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 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Formenton EDM · 2 P in 4 GP Alex Iafallo WPG · 2 P in 4 GP Arshdeep Bains VAN · 2 P in 4 GP Berkly Catton SEA · 2 P in 4 GP Bobby McMann SEA · 2 P in 4 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 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 5 0.50 $7.75M
15 seasons Career 956 218 363 581 68 379 2046 769 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

2026-27 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
4 0 2 2 0 2 3 5 0.50 0.0 16:10

Contract

$7.75MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$3.875MCap dollars per point2 points in 4 games
$2.23MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.5 goals above replacement, projected
$4.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.6MValueworth less cap hit

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. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over all of it: what the player has done so far, plus the games left at a rate taken from his last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 647 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 3 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 2026-27 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.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 4 games (0.0 goals above replacement), plus the 76 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+3.5Goals above replacement260th of 647 skaters, 185th of 422 forwards
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 422 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+0.6 58th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 64th percentilePower play-1.0 3rd percentilePenalty kill+0.2 80th percentilePenalties-0.8 9th 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

34.4Corsi for %32 attempts for, 61 against
+1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
31.8Expected goals for %1.3 expected for, 2.9 against
+6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
36.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %2 for, 2 against
103.1PDO11.1% shooting + 92.0% saves
4Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari · Carl Grundstrom321:0632.438.60-1
Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari · Alex Bump110:0733.341.70-0
Sean Couturier · Carl Grundstrom · Porter Martone13:509.12.80-0
Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari · Trevor Zegras12:5175.053.80-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.1Expected goalsfrom 3 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.10 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 0 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.1Goals 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. 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
Oct 5, 2026 @ TBL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16:35
Oct 3, 2026 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:58
Oct 1, 2026 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 17:02
Sep 30, 2026 vs PIT L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:04