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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 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Scott Young STL · 49 P in 79 GP Mark Parrish LAK · 49 P in 76 GP Martin Erat NSH · 49 P in 80 GP Bryan Smolinski OTT · 48 P in 81 GP Scott Hartnell NSH · 48 P in 81 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

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 25 24 49 4 40 214 26 0.63 11.7 16:26

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 2005-06 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 18, 2006 vs BUF L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 19:04
Apr 15, 2006 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 23:29
Apr 14, 2006 vs TBL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 14:58
Apr 11, 2006 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 17:59
Apr 8, 2006 @ ATL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:52
Apr 7, 2006 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:34
Apr 5, 2006 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:11
Apr 3, 2006 vs WSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 15:54
Apr 1, 2006 @ ATL L 2-5 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 19:02
Mar 31, 2006 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:56
Mar 29, 2006 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:38
Mar 27, 2006 vs TBL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:16
Mar 25, 2006 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 18:52
Mar 22, 2006 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 15:02
Mar 21, 2006 @ TOR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 14:16
Mar 18, 2006 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:00
Mar 16, 2006 @ MTL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:15
Mar 14, 2006 vs NYR W 5-3 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 11:22
Mar 11, 2006 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 8 0 15:45
Mar 10, 2006 @ FLA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:37
Mar 8, 2006 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:57
Mar 6, 2006 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:01
Mar 4, 2006 @ PIT W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 2 7 0 16:55
Mar 3, 2006 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 15:34
Mar 1, 2006 vs BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 15:13
Feb 12, 2006 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:05
Feb 10, 2006 vs PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:54
Feb 9, 2006 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:18
Jan 26, 2006 @ ATL W 5-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 16:55
Jan 25, 2006 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 19:09
Jan 23, 2006 vs MTL W 7-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:56
Jan 21, 2006 @ WSH L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 8 0 22:30
Jan 19, 2006 vs NYI W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 18:19
Jan 17, 2006 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:45
Jan 15, 2006 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:01
Jan 13, 2006 vs NSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:47
Jan 10, 2006 vs DET W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 13:36
Jan 7, 2006 @ NYI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:24
Jan 6, 2006 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:40
Jan 4, 2006 vs ATL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11:49
Dec 31, 2005 vs MTL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:24
Dec 29, 2005 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 16:06
Dec 28, 2005 @ OTT L 2-6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:44
Dec 26, 2005 @ TBL L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 14:42
Dec 23, 2005 vs FLA W 4-3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 17:40
Dec 20, 2005 vs TBL W 6-4 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 17:34
Dec 17, 2005 vs NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 16:20
Dec 15, 2005 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:16
Dec 13, 2005 vs CHI W 5-3 2 0 2 3 0 5 0 12:04
Dec 10, 2005 @ SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 13:09
Dec 8, 2005 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 14:03
Dec 6, 2005 @ ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:25
Dec 3, 2005 @ PHX L 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:09
Dec 2, 2005 @ DAL L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:15
Nov 29, 2005 @ ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:39
Nov 27, 2005 vs ATL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:19
Nov 25, 2005 vs TOR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:54
Nov 22, 2005 vs OTT L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 2 3 0 19:08
Nov 20, 2005 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:07
Nov 19, 2005 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:05
Nov 17, 2005 vs NYR W 5-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17:56
Nov 15, 2005 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:13
Nov 12, 2005 vs ATL L 0-9 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:30
Nov 11, 2005 @ FLA W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:53
Nov 9, 2005 @ BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:01
Nov 5, 2005 vs FLA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:54
Nov 3, 2005 vs TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 16:26
Oct 29, 2005 @ PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:39
Oct 28, 2005 vs PHI W 8-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 16:46
Oct 26, 2005 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 21:44
Oct 24, 2005 vs OTT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 16:41
Oct 22, 2005 @ WSH W 4-0 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 15:30
Oct 20, 2005 @ TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:33
Oct 15, 2005 @ NJD W 6-1 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 15:54
Oct 12, 2005 vs WSH W 7-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:26
Oct 8, 2005 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:37
Oct 7, 2005 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:54
Oct 5, 2005 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 16:42