Sean Couturier

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 3; 0 G, 3 A in 11 GP
Individual xG: 1.1; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 17:01; 13 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 35.6; share of chances while he's on

Sean Couturier has 0 goals and 3 assists (3 points) in 11 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026–27, with 13 shots on goal and 17:01 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 53.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 36% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.8
Wins: −0.14

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.02, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 35.6% of 402 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

−0.04 SD · 83th percentile · weight 13% · +0.1 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0683th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.17696th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 143 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at CAR
Monday, May 4
Ice time
Sean Couturier played 24:51, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 3.0. The Flyers lost 3-2 to the Hurricanes in overtime.
at PIT
Saturday, April 18
Physical
Sean Couturier finished 7 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 36 points in 79 games this season. The Flyers beat the Penguins 3-2.
at WPG
Saturday, April 11
Big night
Sean Couturier had three points, two goals and one assist. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 3.0. It finished 7-1 for the Flyers.
at DET
Saturday, March 28
Streak
Sean Couturier has scored in 3 straight games. He has 10 goals this season. He played 15:35 and had one shot on goal. The Flyers beat the Red Wings 5-3.
vs BOS
Saturday, February 28
Drought over
Sean Couturier scored for the first time in 31 games. That was his sixth goal of the season. He played 20:20 and had two shots on goal. It finished 3-1 for the Flyers.
at EDM
Saturday, January 3
Snakebit
Sean Couturier generated 1.2 expected goals on six shots and did not score. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 2.9. The Flyers beat the Oilers 5-2.
at FLA
Wednesday, November 26
Drought over
Sean Couturier scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 13:30 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Flyers.
vs FLA
Monday, October 13
Big night
Sean Couturier had four points, two goals and two assists. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. The Flyers beat the Panthers 5-2.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game17:01
69
Points per 600.96
18
Goals per 600.00
11
Individual xG per 600.36
5
Shots per 604.2
17

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice1.71
9
xG against per 60, on ice3.10
17
xGF%35.6%
7

Physical

Hits per 606.4
66
Blocks per 601.3
22
Penalty minutes per 601.3
54

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.4 mph
6
Bursts over 20 mph1
3
Distance skated30 mi
95

Shooting

Hardest shot78.2 mph
38
Shots on goal13
60
Shooting %0.0%
12

Zone time

Offensive zone time38.2%
15
Offensive zone time, even strength39.8%
32

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Owen Tippett, Trevor Zegras	5	24:56	26–22	0.8–0.8	0–1	49%
Noel Acciari, Carl Grundstrom	5	23:52	16–24	0.7–1.0	0–1	40%
Owen Tippett, Matvei Michkov	2	10:22	10–13	0.3–0.7	0–1	29%
Noel Acciari, Alex Bump	3	10:18	7–14	0.5–0.7	0–0	39%
Michael Bunting, Denver Barkey	1	9:50	9–2	0.0–0.1	0–0	22%
Michael Bunting, Jacob Gaucher	1	8:22	5–8	0.3–0.3	0–0	47%
Owen Tippett, Porter Martone	6	7:57	5–9	0.2–0.5	0–0	25%
Travis Konecny, Porter Martone	2	6:45	10–6	0.5–0.3	0–0	63%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 18 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.00

04-2010-19

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	11	0	3	3	13	1.1	17:01	20	4	35.6
2025–26	78	12	24	36	119	16.1	16:39	100	46	54.0
2024–25	79	15	30	45	155	18.2	17:18	54	58	52.6
2023–24	74	11	27	38	192	19.3	17:49	59	53	54.8

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-19	16:44	0	0	2	0.24	1	1	2
2026-10-17	18:00	0	1	1	0.03	3	1	0
2026-10-15	16:30	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
2026-10-13	21:20	0	0	2	0.27	1	1	0
2026-10-11	16:37	0	0	1	0.06	2	1	0
2026-10-10	16:09	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
2026-10-08	17:11	0	0	4	0.41	4	0	0
2026-10-05	16:35	0	1	1	0.05	3	0	0
2026-10-03	15:58	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-10-01	17:02	0	1	2	0.05	1	0	2
2026-09-30	15:04	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-05-09	20:32	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2
2026-05-07	18:43	0	0	1	0.06	3	1	2
2026-05-04	24:51	1	0	5	0.93	5	0	0
2026-05-02	15:42	0	0	5	0.33	3	0	0
2026-04-29	20:33	0	0	3	0.17	5	0	0
2026-04-27	11:15	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0
2026-04-25	14:10	0	0	2	0.17	3	1	0
2026-04-22	16:37	0	2	3	0.31	2	0	4
2026-04-20	16:30	0	1	1	0.06	0	1	0