Sean Couturier Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Couturier has scored 2 times on Daniil Tarasov this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 6 attempts, 33.3%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Stuart Skinner has turned him away every time: 9 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Panthers this season.

11 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Igor Shesterkin: 9 attempts, 1 goal.

11.1% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 87.5% of his draws against Luke Glendening.

7 of 8 faceoffs

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

Casey Cizikas beats him on the draw: he wins only 23.1% of them.

3 of 13 faceoffs

There is one opponent he goes looking for all night

Couturier has finished his check on Rasmus Sandin 4 times, more than anyone.

hits delivered, from play-by-play

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Brenden Dillon.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

37.2% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

87 attempts, 4 goals

He gets almost nothing from long range

15.0% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

35 long-range attempts, 334th of 468 forwards

He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead

He fires 10.81 attempts an hour of ice time.

234 attempts in 1,299 minutes, 320th of 468 forwards

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 27.1 feet.

234 located attempts, 289th of 468 forwards

He takes about as many shots over a season as anyone

Couturier has taken 234 shot attempts this season.

107 on goal, 63 missed, 52 blocked, 187th of 468 forwards

About the usual number of his shots get blocked

22.2% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

52 of 234 attempts, 272nd of 468 forwards

He gets to the middle of the ice about as often as most

51.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

120 of 234 attempts, 262nd of 468 forwards

He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range

50.9% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

119 attempts from inside the home plate, 263rd of 468 forwards

He hits the net about as often as anyone

65.4% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

119 of 182 unblocked, 233rd of 468 forwards

The chances in tight are not going in for him

From inside 25 feet he buries 5.0% of his attempts.

6 goals on 120 close attempts, 396th of 468 forwards

One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest

His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 11.1% of them go in.

5 goals on 45 attempts

He is not converting the chances he gets

Couturier has 12 goals off 14.8 expected: 2.8 short of what the chances say.

356th of 468 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 29.1 feet out, and the longest went in from 91.

12 goals located by coordinate

His shooting has gone cold this season

He converts 10.1% of the shots he puts on goal.

12 goals on 119 shots, 319th of 468 forwards

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.43 times an hour.

102nd in the league

He wins the draws his team needs him to win

He wins 54.2% of his draws.

83rd in the league

How he gets his points says what kind of player he is

Only 2.8% of his points come on the power play: this is even-strength production.

1 of 36 points with the man advantage

He gives the puck away more than he should

31 takeaways against 68 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.46 takeaways per giveaway

He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 1.11 assists an hour of ice time.

270th in the league

The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -5 on the season.

684th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Couturier produces 1.66 points an hour of ice time.

333rd in the league

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 1.94 shots an hour of ice time.

634th in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 0.55 goals an hour of ice time.

396th in the league

He hands the puck over more than he should

He gives it away 3.14 times an hour.

369th most giveaways an hour

He plays about as physical a game as anyone

He finishes 4.62 checks an hour.

393rd in the league

He puts about as many pucks on net as anyone

He puts 5.45 shots on goal an hour.

421st in the league

He takes about as many penalties as anyone

He takes 1.39 penalty minutes an hour.

473rd most penalty minutes an hour

His power play production is about league average

On the power play he produces 0.05 points an hour.

437th in the league

The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice

The Flyers are down 32 goals with Couturier on the ice.

51 for, 83 against, 463rd of 468 forwards

Very little gets through when he is on the ice

He gives up 3.78 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

55th of 455 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 97.8, running cold and likely to correct.

9.0% shooting and 88.8% goaltending behind him, 333rd of 455 forwards

His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create

His line is being outscored despite the play: 46.8% of the goals off 53.4% of the expected goals.

6.6 points of goal share below expectation

His line spends the night in the other team's end

At 5v5 the Flyers generate 53.4% of the expected goals with Couturier on the ice.

71.9 xGF to 62.7 xGA over 996 minutes, 100th of 455 forwards

Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there

Opponents get 53.49 shot attempts an hour with Couturier on the ice at 5v5.

108th of 455 forwards

His line puts far more rubber on the net than it allows

52.2% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Couturier is on.

409 for, 375 against, 120th of 455 forwards

His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there

The Flyers score 46.8% of the 5v5 goals with Couturier out there.

37 for, 42 against, 273rd of 455 forwards

The power play is ordinary with him on it

On the power play his unit generates 10.24 expected goals an hour.

4 goals in 67 minutes, 110th of 269 forwards

Neither team controls the puck when he is on

Couturier's line owns 49.7% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

876 for, 888 against, 212th of 455 forwards

The kill is about average with him on it

Short-handed he concedes 9.93 expected goals an hour.

31 goals against in 184 minutes, 94th of 180 forwards

The offence runs at about its usual level with him

The Flyers create 4.33 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Couturier on.

223rd of 455 forwards

He is not part of the power play plan

He draws 1:21 of power play time a game, 250th among forwards.

5.1% of his total ice time

He is one of the players his coach trusts to kill penalties

He draws 2:26 of penalty kill time a game, 17th among forwards.

14.1% of his total ice time

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Couturier plays 16:39 a night, 158th among forwards.

1,299 minutes across 78 games

Denver Barkey is the partner who brings the best out of him

Couturier is at his best beside Barkey: 60.5% of the expected goals together against 51.3% apart.

235 minutes together, 761 minutes apart

It stops working when he is paired with Luke Glendening

The pairing with Glendening is the one that costs him: 44.3% of the expected goals together, 55.2% apart.

155 minutes together, 841 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Barkey is a different player beside him: 60.5% of the expected goals with Couturier, 41.0% without him.

235 minutes together, 261 minutes apart for Barkey

His linemates play better with him than without him, every time

13 of his 16 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Couturier than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Grundstrom does better away from him: 49.0% of the expected goals apart against 44.7% together.

104 minutes together, 409 minutes apart

He and Matvei Michkov are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Couturier and Michkov: 5.14 expected goals an hour.

297 minutes together at 5v5

Travis Sanheim is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Sanheim than anyone: 410 minutes, worth 57.2% of the expected goals.

17 goals for, 21 against together

Nothing gets through when he and Denver Barkey are out together

He gives up least beside Barkey: 3.12 expected goals against an hour.

235 minutes together at 5v5

Owen Tippett is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Tippett: 94.8% of the expected goals over 33 minutes.

3 goals for, 1 against together

Nick Seeler is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with Seeler: 8.72 expected goals against an hour.

53 minutes together short-handed

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Barkey, Sanheim, Tippett and York: 62.1% of the expected goals over 48 minutes.

4 goals for, 5 against, 57.1% of the attempts

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Couturier with Barkey, Sanheim, Tippett and York, 48 minutes at 5v5.

62.1% of the expected goals, 4 goals for and 5 against

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Dvorak, Sanheim and York: 12 goals against in 47 minutes.

15.17 against an hour, 9.8 expected

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Couturier has been shuffled through 42 different five-man units, and only 2 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled

The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

16 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Couturier this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split

Luke Glendening is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Luke Glendening has assisted on 3 of his 12 goals, 25.0% of them.

2 primary, 1 secondary

Matvei Michkov is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 5 of Matvei Michkov's goals, 20.8% of his own assists.

2 primary, 3 secondary

Most of his assists are second touches, not the key pass

37.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

9 primary of 24 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

11 different teammates have assisted on his 12 goals.

Glendening (3), Tippett (2), Ristolainen (1), Grebenkin (1)

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