Couture led all Sharks skaters with 12 points during the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and led San Jose with eight assists and two power-play goals (tied).
In 582 career NHL games, all with San Jose, Couture has recorded 437 points (213 goals, 224 assists) and a plus-57 rating. Couture is one of just 15 players in the NHL (along with fellow Sharks Forward Joe Pavelski) to have recorded seven or more seasons of 20 goals or more since 2010-11. He ranks fifth in goals among his 2007 draft class, and ranks in the top-five all-time in several Sharks franchise categories, including: goals (4th), points (5th), plus/minus (+57, 4th), power-play goals (65, 5th), game-winning goals (40, 3rd), and shots on goal (1,702, 5th).
In 96 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, all with San Jose, Couture has posted 81 points (34 goals, 47 assists) and seven game-winning goals (including two in overtime). In the 2016 playoffs, Couture led all scorers with 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists), setting Sharks single-playoff records in both categories, and is one of just five players in the NHL in the last 20 years to have recorded 30 or more points.
On the all-time Sharks franchise playoff list, he ranks second in points-per-game (.84), third in goals (34) and assists (47, tied), fourth in points, and third in game-winning goals.
The 2011 Calder Trophy finalist was named to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game, as well as the 2011 All-Rookie Team. Internationally, Couture helped his native Canada capture a gold medal in the
2016 World Cup of Hockey
, and also represented his country at the 2007 U-18 World Jr. Championships.
In addition, he was named Sharks Rookie of the Year in 2010-11, Sharks Player of the Year in 2011-12 (along with last season) and the Sharks Three Stars of the Year winner in 2014-15.
The six-foot-one, 205-pound native of
Guelph, Ontario
was originally selected by the San Jose Sharks in the first round (9th overall) of the
2007 NHL Entry Draft
.
