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Logan Couture
Age 37 · 6'1" · 206 lb · Born in Guelph, CAN
Cap hit
$8M
7.7% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
M-NTC
3-team no-trade list
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2023-24 regular season
GP
6
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
1 primary
Points
1
0.17 per game
TOI/GP
18:45
PP 2:39 · PK 2:08
xGF%
37.4
5v5, -11 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.27
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
47.9
46 W · 50 L
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 8 · Hits 8
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31 @ ANA · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:54 | 3:34 | 3:03 | 9-11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 |
| Jan 30 vs SEA · W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 | 1:44 | 2:00 | 9-9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | +1 | -0.46 |
| Jan 27 vs BUF · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:48 | 2:18 | 0:25 | 4-13 | 75 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -0.60 |
| Jan 23 vs NYR · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:17 | 4:15 | 2:40 | 5-7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.61 |
| Jan 22 @ LAK · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20:50 | 1:45 | 3:12 | 9-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.06 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2022-23 · 1,034 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
42nd percentile
55th percentile
68th percentile
36th percentile
37th percentile
38th percentile
33rd percentile
43rd percentile
32nd percentile
87th percentile
59th percentile
70th percentile
28th percentile
33rd percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2022-23
- Shooting volume
- 73
- Playmaking
- 77
- Zone entries(est.)
- —
- Forechecking
- —
- Physicality
- 66
- Defensive impact
- 41
- Puck management
- 94
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
No unblocked shots yet.
Strengths
- Puck management: 94th percentile among centers.
- Playmaking: 77th percentile among centers.
- Shooting volume: 73rd percentile among centers.
Similar style: Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), Ryan Donato (CHI)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Where his Game Score comes from
2022-23 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total +0.7 goals, or +0.01 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.1
- Even strength defense
- -0.7
- Power play
- +0.7
- Penalty kill
- -0.9
- Finishing
- +0.4
- Playmaking
- +2.1
- Penalties
- -0.4
- Faceoffs
- -0.7
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | SJS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18:45 | 47.9% | -0.27 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | -30 | 198 | 19:08 | 47.4% | +0.01 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 37, forwards typically produce 41% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.