Sean Couturier C PHI Thu 10/10/19 12:10 AM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier scored a goal on a game-high six shots and was a plus-2 with two PIM in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Devils.
EDGE Analysis
Couturier drove hard to the net and deposited a loose puck less than a minute into the third period for his first goal of the year. He also went 12-for-20 (60 percent) in the faceoff circle. Couturier scored a career-high 33 goals last season -- his second year in a row of 30-plus -- and matched his career high of 76 points and should approach those numbers again in 2019-20.
Sean Couturier C PHI Wed 4/10/19 11:59 PM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier finished the 2018-19 season with a career-high 33 goals and 76 points with a plus-2 rating and 223 shots on net in 80 games.
EDGE Analysis
The 26-year-old was able to equal or best his offensive numbers from his breakout 2017-18 season. That should put to rest any doubt that Couturier's 40-point improvement from 2016-17 to last season wasn't for real. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Couturier's plus-minus. He posted a plus-34 rating last season while he was just a plus-2 player in 2018-19, but that was mostly because his team's goal differential was worst. All in all, Couturier experienced another very strong season, and he should be considered an elite fantasy scorer moving forward.
Sean Couturier C PHI Sun 3/31/19 12:17 AM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier posted a minus-1 rating with three shots on net and received a game misconduct during a 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
The 26-year-old has been lagging a little bit in the PIM compared to previous seasons, but after the game misconduct, he's right in the middle of where he's been in the category the past few seasons. Couturier has put together a very strong season with 32 goals, 74 points, plus-6 rating and 32 PIM in 76 games. If he gets hot down the stretch, Couturier can average a point per game for the first time in his career.
Sean Couturier C PHI Thu 3/21/19 11:47 PM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier contributed an empty-net goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.
EDGE Analysis
Couturier did all his damage in the third period, first assisting on James van Riemsdyk's go-ahead goal and then sealing the contest with an empty-netter. Couturier's three-game goal streak has enabled him to tie last season's career high of 31, and he's just four points from mirroring that 76-point campaign. Quite a two-year stretch for a guy who couldn't break 40 points in any of his first six NHL seasons.
Sean Couturier C PHI Tue 3/19/19 11:38 PM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier picked up his 30th goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Canadiens.
EDGE Analysis
Couturier has 42 points in 35 games, dating back to Jan. 1. Since the new year, he's been on fire and is up to 70 points in 71 games, and he'll need to continue producing at an elite level if Philadelphia is to somehow find its way into the postseason. Couturier's PP goal was his 15th power-play point in 2018-19, marking a new career high for PP points in a season.
Sean Couturier C PHI Sun 3/17/19 10:38 PM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier registered a goal and an assist in a 2-1 overtime with against the Penguins on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Couturier had the second assist on winger James van Riemsdyk's goal in the final minute of the third period to time the game, and then scored with 3.4 seconds left in overtime to seal the Flyers' rivalry game victory. Couturier is up to 29 goals and 40 helpers in 70 games, including 28 points in his last 20 games. It's a hot stretch even better than the one he had near the end of last season, when he collected 35 points in 37 appearances from the start of February. Fantasy owners surely appreciate the center's timing of his big runs.
Sean Couturier C PHI Sat 3/16/19 2:00 AM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier recorded two assists in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Maple Leafs.
EDGE Analysis
The 26-year-old now has eight multi-point performances in his last 17 games, racking up six goals and 22 points over that stretch. Couturier remains on pace to match, or even exceed, last season's career-high 31 goals and 76 points.
Sean Couturier C PHI Wed 3/6/19 11:45 PM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier recorded a pair of helpers in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Capitals at home.
EDGE Analysis
Since the beginning of February, Couturier, in 16 games, has totaled 22 points (eight goals to go along with 14 assists). The 26-year-old, despite the loss, is now up to 63 points in 2018-19, just 13 back of his career-best 76-point campaign from a season ago.
Sean Couturier C PHI Sun 3/3/19 7:23 PM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier scored a goal in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
EDGE Analysis
The goal was Couturier's eighth in 15 games this month. The Flyers' forward now has 61 points in 64 games and needs 15 more to tie his career high 76-point campaign from a season ago. He finished Sunday's win with a plus-3 rating. A potentially fruitful matchup awaits, as Couturier and the Flyers take on the Capitals a few days from now, on Wednesday. In the two teams' only other meeting this season, Couturier recorded a pair of assists.
Sean Couturier C PHI Wed 2/20/19 10:37 AM
Sean Couturier
C PHI
Couturier was dialed in with two primary assists in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Lightning.
EDGE Analysis
The Flyers didn't generate any offense until the third period, when Couturier set up goals for Oskar Lindblom and Travis Konecny. One of the better two-way contributors around the league, Couturier is up to 56 points (24 goals, 32 assists) to complement a plus-4 rating through 58 games. Neither of his helpers from this game were produced on the man advantage, but he needs just one more goal in that key special teams spot to establish a new career high; currently, he's at 14 power-play points.