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Matt Cullen

#7 · Centre · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Nov 2, 1976 in Virginia, Minnesota, USA · 6'1", 202 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 35th overall in 1996 by ANA (round 2)

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×3 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2016-17, 2015-16, 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2001-02. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Scott Gomez NJD · 48 P in 76 GP Keith Primeau PHI · 48 P in 75 GP Petr Sykora NJD · 48 P in 73 GP Alex Tanguay COL · 48 P in 70 GP Gary Roberts TOR · 48 P in 69 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030401997-98: 27 points2797-981998-99: 25 points251999-00: 39 points3999-002000-01: 40 points402001-02: 48 points4801-022002-03: 33 points332003-04: 19 points1903-042005-06: 49 points492006-07: 41 points4106-072007-08: 49 points492008-09: 43 points4308-092009-10: 48 points482010-11: 39 points3910-112011-12: 35 points352012-13: 27 points2712-132013-14: 39 points392014-15: 25 points2514-152015-16: 32 points322016-17: 31 points3116-172017-18: 22 points222018-19: 20 points2018-19

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1997-98 ANA 61 6 21 27 -4 23 75 39 0.44
1998-99 ANA 75 11 14 25 -12 47 112 41 0.33
1999-00 ANA 80 13 26 39 5 24 137 74 0.49
2000-01 ANA 82 10 30 40 -23 38 159 49 0.49
2001-02 ANA 79 18 30 48 -1 24 164 57 0.61
2002-03 ANA 50 7 14 21 -4 12 77 0 0.42
2002-03 FLA 30 6 6 12 -4 22 54 12 0.40
2003-04 FLA 56 6 13 19 -2 24 75 37 0.34
2005-06 CAR 78 25 24 49 4 40 214 26 0.63
2006-07 NYR 80 16 25 41 0 52 217 61 0.51 $2.875M
2007-08 CAR 59 13 36 49 2 32 137 33 0.83 $2.875M
2008-09 CAR 69 22 21 43 11 20 139 41 0.62 $2.875M
2009-10 CAR 60 12 28 40 0 26 137 63 0.67 $2.875M
2009-10 OTT 21 4 4 8 -7 8 58 12 0.38
2010-11 MIN 78 12 27 39 -14 34 150 39 0.50 $3.5M
2011-12 MIN 73 14 21 35 -10 24 164 46 0.48 $3.5M
2012-13 MIN 42 7 20 27 9 10 79 18 0.64 $3.5M
2013-14 NSH 77 10 29 39 4 32 134 18 0.51 $3.5M
2014-15 NSH 62 7 18 25 8 16 90 10 0.40 $3.5M
2015-16 PIT 82 16 16 32 5 20 118 40 0.39 $800K
2016-17 PIT 72 13 18 31 4 30 93 36 0.43 $1M
2017-18 MIN 79 11 11 22 -1 20 104 14 0.28 $1M
2018-19 PIT 71 7 13 20 6 14 87 32 0.28 $650K
21 seasons Career 1516 266 465 731 -24 592 2774 798 0.48

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1998-99 ANA 4 0 0 0 -2 0 6 7 0.00
2005-06 CAR 25 4 14 18 2 12 56 27 0.72
2006-07 NYR 10 1 3 4 -2 6 23 9 0.40
2008-09 CAR 18 3 3 6 0 14 29 16 0.33
2009-10 OTT 6 3 5 8 -3 0 14 6 1.33
2012-13 MIN 5 0 3 3 1 2 8 3 0.60
2014-15 NSH 6 1 1 2 -1 4 11 6 0.33
2015-16 PIT 24 4 2 6 3 8 25 25 0.25
2016-17 PIT 25 2 7 9 -1 24 22 20 0.36
2017-18 MIN 5 1 1 2 -3 2 4 3 0.40
2018-19 PIT 4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 0.00
11 seasons Playoffs 132 19 39 58 -7 72 201 128 0.44

2001-02 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 18 30 48 -1 24 164 57 0.61 11.0 17:01

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2018-19 $650K
2016-17 to 2017-18 $1M
2015-16 to 2015-16 $800K
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3.5M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $3.5M
2006-07 to 2009-10 $2.875M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2001-02 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 14, 2002 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:53
Apr 12, 2002 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:04
Apr 7, 2002 vs DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 16:17
Apr 5, 2002 vs EDM W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:40
Apr 3, 2002 vs DET T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:27
Apr 2, 2002 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:10
Mar 30, 2002 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:57
Mar 28, 2002 @ PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 21:34
Mar 27, 2002 vs PHX L 2-4 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 16:48
Mar 24, 2002 @ DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:54
Mar 22, 2002 @ STL L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 2 3 2 17:31
Mar 21, 2002 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:49
Mar 19, 2002 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:33
Mar 17, 2002 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 19:34
Mar 15, 2002 vs CHI T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 19:59
Mar 13, 2002 vs PIT W 4-2 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 17:33
Mar 10, 2002 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:00
Mar 8, 2002 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:20
Mar 6, 2002 @ ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:23
Mar 3, 2002 @ CHI L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 16:13
Feb 27, 2002 vs MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:09
Feb 13, 2002 vs CGY W 3-2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 12:51
Feb 10, 2002 vs DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:01
Feb 8, 2002 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:14
Feb 6, 2002 vs PHI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:34
Jan 30, 2002 vs CBJ W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:53
Jan 28, 2002 @ STL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 13:17
Jan 26, 2002 @ NSH W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 14:14
Jan 25, 2002 @ DAL W 6-1 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 13:12
Jan 23, 2002 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:37
Jan 21, 2002 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:21
Jan 19, 2002 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:48
Jan 18, 2002 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:40
Jan 16, 2002 vs BUF L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:45
Jan 14, 2002 vs NSH W 5-3 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 14:49
Jan 12, 2002 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:58
Jan 11, 2002 @ MIN T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:55
Jan 9, 2002 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 19:26
Jan 4, 2002 vs FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 15:55
Jan 2, 2002 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 18:43
Dec 31, 2001 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 17:55
Dec 30, 2001 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 15:09
Dec 27, 2001 @ LAK T 2-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 18:25
Dec 26, 2001 @ SJS W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 17:27
Dec 23, 2001 @ PHX W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:23
Dec 21, 2001 vs PHX W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:15
Dec 19, 2001 @ COL L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:24
Dec 18, 2001 @ MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:45
Dec 16, 2001 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 17:26
Dec 14, 2001 vs CBJ L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 17:53
Dec 6, 2001 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:04
Dec 5, 2001 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:49
Dec 2, 2001 vs NSH W 4-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 18:46
Nov 30, 2001 vs SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 2 3 0 17:23
Nov 28, 2001 vs EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:41
Nov 25, 2001 @ NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 13:19
Nov 24, 2001 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 10:37
Nov 21, 2001 @ FLA L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 14:14
Nov 20, 2001 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:33
Nov 17, 2001 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:30
Nov 16, 2001 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:56
Nov 14, 2001 vs SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 17:00
Nov 11, 2001 vs DAL T 2-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 18:54
Nov 9, 2001 vs DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:42
Nov 7, 2001 vs CGY T 3-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:58
Nov 4, 2001 vs ATL W 5-0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 16:04
Nov 2, 2001 vs CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 18:28
Oct 31, 2001 vs SJS L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 22:17
Oct 28, 2001 vs COL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:57
Oct 24, 2001 @ PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 14:42
Oct 21, 2001 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:47
Oct 18, 2001 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 21:03
Oct 17, 2001 vs BOS T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:49
Oct 14, 2001 vs TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17:22
Oct 12, 2001 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:49
Oct 9, 2001 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 20:29
Oct 8, 2001 @ TOR L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:32
Oct 6, 2001 @ PIT W 4-2 2 1 3 2 0 2 1 18:00
Oct 4, 2001 @ BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:13