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Couturier returns for Flyers tonight in Calgary

Sean Couturier

Sean Couturier

AP

Sean Couturier will be back playing center for the Philadelphia Flyers tonight in Calgary.

It will be Couturier’s first game since suffering a concussion on Oct. 21, when he was controversially hit by Boston’s Zac Rinaldo.

GM Ron Hextall is hopeful that the 22-year-old’s return will help his team, which lost its fifth straight game Tuesday in Edmonton.

Couturier has missed the last six contests.

“He’s a big part of our team,” Hextall told Philly.com. “He’s not the most noticeable player. He’s not the guy who steams down the ice on an end-to-end rush, but he does all the little things well. He’s a complete player.”

Rinaldo was not suspended for the hit, despite the injury to Couturier.

Related: Hextall surprised at no suspension for Rinaldo’s ‘irresponsible hit’