Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier returned to the ice for Saturday afternoon’s residence sport in opposition to the Boston Bruins after serving as a wholesome scratch for the earlier two contests.
Couturier sat out Philadelphia’s 4-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday and a 3-2 time beyond regulation loss on the street in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
He changed fellow ahead Nicolas Deslauriers in Saturday’s lineup for the Flyers (35-26-9, 79 factors), who’ve dropped 10 of their previous 16 video games (6-7-3) to see their maintain on third place within the Metropolitan Division trimmed to only two factors over the Washington Capitals.
Couturier, 31, has scored only one objective in his previous 27 video games and has totaled 36 factors (11 targets, 25 assists) in 64 video games this season.
He has 496 factors (191 targets, 305 assists) in 785 profession video games with the Flyers, who chosen him with the No. 8 choose within the 2011 NHL draft.