This past season Sean Couturier achieved something that even his biggest defenders couldn’t see coming — he hit the 30-goal mark.
His shot impacts over the course of his career have been talked about enough already, so instead of harping on that, let’s take a closer look at his offensive production. After failing to crack the 40-point plateau throughout the first six seasons of his career, Couturier exploded offensively in 2017-18 scoring 31 goals and putting up a total of 76 points, easily surpassing his previous career highs. It’s a 42 point increase, but here’s the thing; this season doesn’t really look like much of an outlier, at least at 5-on-5.