Sean Couturier's five-point game is even more impressive now, despite being in a losing effort.
The Philadelphia Flyers forward revealed Sunday after being eliminated from the playoffs that he played with a torn MCL, according to Dave Issac of the Courier-Post.
Couturier said he won't need surgery, but it would have required a four-week recovery if it had occurred during the regular season.
The talented two-way center notched a hat trick and added a pair of helpers in the Flyers' season-ending 8-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 on Sunday, after scoring the eventual winning goal in Philadelphia's 4-2 victory in Game 5 on Friday.
Couturier went down in practice on Tuesday after a nasty collision with teammate Radko Gudas, and missed Game 4 of the first-round series before returning for Games 5 and 6.
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