Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier left Game 1 of his team's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Washington Capitals on Thursday after taking a big hit from Alex Ovechkin.
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Friday, April 15
The Flyers announced Couturier will be out for the next two weeks with an upper-body injury.
Couturier took the hit from Ovechkin with a little less than nine minutes remaining in the second period. He attempted a pass to an onrushing Brayden Schenn in the neutral zone and was hit shortly after he released the puck.
Couturier Crucial to Flyers' Depth, Grit
On a team that is highlighted by its playmaking forwards in Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux, Couturier provides a change of pace as a hardworking center on the second line.
He's never scored more than 15 goals in a season over the first five years of his career, but he did tie a career high with 39 points in 2015-16.
On a line with Michael Raffl and Schenn, the Flyers' second unit is tasked with supporting Giroux's line and frustrating the ...
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