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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Sean Couturier
Canadiens
Official NHL.com
Sean Couturier
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Sean Couturier

#14
C Two-Way Center Reasonable PNHL Canadiens
Stars:
1st 1
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK67
FG45
DI84
SK54
ST84
EN86
DU94
PH54
FO89
PA56
SC54
DF72
PS65
EX86
LD88
MO45
OV59

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: December 07, 1992
Age: 33 yrs
Height / Weight: 193 cm • 95 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2011 • #6 overall (1st Round) by Capitals
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 3 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $3,000,000
Cap Percentage: 3.26%
Remaining Cap Hit: $2,753,846
Expiry Status: UFA 2029
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP7
G4
A1
PTS5
+/--3
PIM2
TOI/G21:27
PPG2
GWG1
S%20%
HITS7
82G Pace59P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 64th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 78th Pct
Above Average
Playmaking & Vision 82th Pct
Above Average
Defense 95th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Physical & Grit 77th Pct
Above Average
Character & IQ 97th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Hot Streak / Regression Warning
Season S%: 20% (4G / 20S) Career: 11.2%

Shooting +8.8% above baseline. Production expected to normalize.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 4G (80%) • 1A (20%)
Goals Split: 2 EV / 2 PP / 0 SH Bargain Value
0.71
Points / GP
0.57
Goals / GP
0.14
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 21:27 TOI/G
5v5: 15:32 (72%)
PP: 02:02 (9%)
PK: 03:54 (19%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP993
G303
A461
PTS764
+/-+155
P/G0.77
PIM220
TOI/G17:26
PPG59
BKS337
S%11.2%
FO%53.4%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 55 2018-19
Assists 63 2018-19
Points 118 2018-19
+/- +65 2018-19
Hits 113 2014-15
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 14:38
PP: 01:41
PK: 01:08

240 pts

Career Stars (41-41-35)

55 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-2-1

Career Fights

943

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2012-13 WSH 81 12 21 33 -1 14 0 0 2 215 5.6% 63 38 48.1% 13:52 0.41
2013-14 WSH 82 5 17 22 9 18 0 1 1 74 6.8% 74 45 46.4% 16:06 0.27
2014-15 WSH 79 17 36 53 17 10 7 0 2 210 8.1% 113 42 49.0% 16:59 0.67
2015-16 NSH 82 15 24 39 27 24 2 1 2 116 12.9% 84 38 52.1% 15:28 0.48
2016-17 NSH 42 2 11 13 -4 16 0 0 0 64 3.1% 30 19 50.2% 12:47 0.31
2017-18 NSH 82 17 36 53 9 6 6 0 2 177 9.6% 71 16 53.4% 15:44 0.65
2018-19 NSH 82 55 63 118 65 16 14 0 12 257 21.4% 75 43 55.9% 18:49 1.44
2019-20 WPG 67 42 46 88 23 24 7 0 8 214 19.6% 65 29 53.0% 20:07 1.31
2020-21 WPG 82 27 47 74 13 26 4 0 6 327 8.3% 79 11 55.5% 18:57 0.90
2021-22 WPG 82 26 38 64 -2 4 4 0 6 354 7.3% 67 14 55.6% 20:39 0.78
2022-23 WPG 78 34 55 89 25 16 7 1 8 285 11.9% 64 20 55.6% 18:50 1.14
2024-25 MTL 67 19 38 57 -14 20 4 0 0 184 10.3% 72 12 53.5% 19:09 0.85
2025-26 MTL 80 28 28 56 -9 24 2 0 5 209 13.4% 79 10 53.5% 17:22 0.70
2026-27 MTL 7 4 1 5 -3 2 2 0 1 20 20.0% 7 0 50.7% 21:27 0.71
ON PACE (82G) 82 47 12 59 -35 23 23 0 12 234 20.0% 82 0 50.7% 21:27 0.71
NHL CAREER TOTAL 993 303 461 764 155 220 59 55 2706 11.2% 943 337 53.4% 17:26 0.77

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2012 Playoffs WSH 7 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 21 0.0% 6 1 41.7% 17:04 0.14
2013 Playoffs WSH 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0.0% 6 5 50.0% 16:24 0.18
2015 Playoffs NSH 20 2 2 4 -8 2 0 1 0 25 8.0% 24 12 49.7% 19:37 0.20
2016 Playoffs NSH 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 7 4 45.0% 14:34 0.20
2017 Playoffs NSH 5 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.6% 1 4 45.2% 18:14 1.40
2018 Playoffs NSH 20 10 8 18 6 2 2 0 2 72 13.9% 25 12 51.9% 20:03 0.90
2019 Playoffs WPG 4 1 1 2 -2 2 0 0 0 12 8.3% 3 2 64.4% 20:00 0.50
2020 Playoffs WPG 5 1 2 3 -4 4 0 0 0 9 11.1% 3 1 50.4% 18:11 0.60
2021 Playoffs WPG 25 5 12 17 2 6 1 0 0 89 5.6% 21 7 52.2% 22:53 0.68
2022 Playoffs WPG 7 1 3 4 -1 4 1 0 0 24 4.2% 2 3 55.3% 20:22 0.57

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Erik Haula NSH • 35 yrs • 3 PTS (4 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 09, 2025
CK 70
SK 54
PH 53
PA 55
SC 55
DF 71
Trevor Moore VAN • 31 yrs • 3 PTS (8 GP)
$4,300,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 64
SK 54
PH 54
PA 55
SC 56
DF 71
Evan Rodrigues ANA • 33 yrs • 5 PTS (6 GP)
$2,100,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 66
SK 54
PH 53
PA 55
SC 54
DF 67
Joel Armia NSH • 33 yrs • 2 PTS (6 GP)
$800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 08, 2024
CK 67
SK 52
PH 52
PA 52
SC 55
DF 71
Yanni Gourde SEA • 34 yrs • 3 PTS (7 GP)
$4,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 70
SK 53
PH 53
PA 55
SC 52
DF 70
Alex Iafallo SEA • 32 yrs • 9 PTS (7 GP)
$2,700,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 28, 2026
CK 69
SK 53
PH 53
PA 52
SC 55
DF 70
Jordan Martinook CAR • 34 yrs • 2 PTS (8 GP)
$2,700,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 69
SK 51
PH 53
PA 53
SC 54
DF 74
Conor Garland WSH • 30 yrs • 9 PTS (7 GP)
$5,000,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Sep 08, 2026
CK 61
SK 54
PH 55
PA 56
SC 55
DF 69
Total Remaining Contract
--
3 yr(s) remaining • $3,000,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 6 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
28.06.2026 11:51
Sean Couturier signed with Canadiens for $3,000,000 for 3 year(s).
Official League Trade 13.06.2024 9:15
Canadiens receives:
Sean Couturier (LTIR) (P)
Jets receives:
2nd PIT 2024
Official League Trade 29.05.2019 0:10
Jets receives:
Blaine Byron, Brendan Gaunce, Carter Hutton, Claude Giroux, Cody Franson, Cole Schneider, Daniel Winnik, Dennis Rasmussen, Deryk Engelland, Ethan Bear, Garret Sparks, Henrik Samuelsson, Chase De Leo, J.C. Lipon, Jake Dotchin, Jonny Brodzinski, Jordan Eberle, Jordan Martinook, Josh Leivo, Kevin Boyle, Laurent Brossoit, Marian Gaborik, Matthew Peca, Michael Brodzinski, Mike Fisher, Mitchell Vande Sompel, Nate Thompson, Nick Foligno, Ondrej Palat, Paul LaDue, Philip Samuelsson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Richard Panik, Robert Hagg, Roman Josi, Ryan Miller, Ryan Rupert, Sami Niku, Samuel Montembeault, Sean Couturier, Shea Weber, Stephen Gionta, Stephen Johns, Teddy Blueger, Tomas Hertl, Tyler Wong, Valtteri Filppula, Viktor Loov, William Nylander
Predators receives:
Adam Payerl, Alexander Volkov, Alexandre Burrows, Anders Lindback, Anthony Bitetto, Anton Blidh, Brett Pollock, Buddy Robinson, Casey Bailey, Dalton Prout, Dennis Robertson, Dmitrij Jaskin, Dominik Masin, Drew Stafford, Dylan Sadowy, Eric Robinson, Erik Gustafsson, Etienne Marcoux, Filip Chytil, Gemel Smith, Chris Bigras, Jack Dougherty, Jannik Hansen, Jason Chimera, Joe Cannata, Joel Ward, Jori Lehtera, Julius Bergman, Jussi Jokinen, Kyle Quincey, Kyle Rau, Lance Bouma, Luke Johnson, Luke Witkowski, Marc Methot, Marcus Sorensen, Mark Barberio, Martin Hanzal, Matt Read, Matthew Highmore, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Kapla, Michael Mersch, Mirco Mueller, Nikolai Kulemin, Patrick Eaves, Phil Lane, Retention WPG, Robbie Russo, Seth Helgeson, Tim Heed, Tristan Jarry, Tyler Moy, Yakov Trenin, Yan-Pavel Laplante
Contract Signing
28.04.2019 0:00
Sean Couturier signed with Predators for $6,500,000 for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing NTC
02.05.2018 0:00
Sean Couturier signed with Predators for $5,200,000 for 1 year(s) with NTC.
Contract Signing
19.06.2017 0:00
Sean Couturier signed with Predators for $2,400,000 for 1 year(s).
Contract Signing NTC
15.07.2015 0:00
Sean Couturier signed with Predators for $2,000,000 for 2year(s) with NTC.
Official League Trade 17.06.2015 7:44
Predators receives:
Sean Couturier, Travis Hamonic, Roberto Luongo, Mike Green, 2nd WSH 2015
Capitals receives:
Rick Nash, Karl Alzner, Martin Hanzal
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
13.08.2012 0:00
Sean Couturier signed with Capitals for $1,600,000 for 3 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2011
Selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (#6th overall, 1st Round) by Capitals