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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)

Trophy case

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

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2006-07. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Radim Vrbata CHI · 41 P in 77 GP Travis Zajac NJD · 42 P in 80 GP Freddy Modin CBJ · 42 P in 79 GP Jordan Staal PIT · 42 P in 81 GP Petr Prucha NYR · 40 P in 79 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

2006-07 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 16 25 41 0 52 217 61 0.51 7.4 17:10

Contract

$2.875MCap hitends in 2010, then UFA
$70KCap dollars per point41 points in 80 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2009-10, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2006-07 $2.875M
2007-08 $2.875M
2008-09 $2.875M
2009-10 $2.875M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2006-07 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 7, 2007 @ PIT L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 18:03
Apr 5, 2007 vs MTL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 16:38
Apr 3, 2007 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:39
Apr 1, 2007 vs TOR W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:38
Mar 31, 2007 @ PHI W 6-4 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 16:40
Mar 27, 2007 @ MTL L 4-6 1 0 1 1 4 2 2 17:24
Mar 25, 2007 @ NYI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:04
Mar 24, 2007 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:51
Mar 21, 2007 vs PHI W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:19
Mar 19, 2007 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:31
Mar 17, 2007 vs BOS W 7-0 2 1 3 1 0 5 1 21:33
Mar 16, 2007 @ ATL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 21:58
Mar 13, 2007 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:30
Mar 11, 2007 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:01
Mar 10, 2007 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 21:15
Mar 8, 2007 @ NYI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 20:26
Mar 5, 2007 vs NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 4 1 19:05
Mar 3, 2007 vs STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 17:30
Mar 1, 2007 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 19:59
Feb 27, 2007 vs MTL W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 20:28
Feb 24, 2007 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 19:34
Feb 22, 2007 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:43
Feb 20, 2007 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:45
Feb 18, 2007 vs CHI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:56
Feb 17, 2007 vs PHI L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:02
Feb 15, 2007 @ CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:29
Feb 10, 2007 @ WSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 15:17
Feb 9, 2007 vs TBL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 15:35
Feb 6, 2007 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 16:50
Feb 5, 2007 vs DET L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 16:52
Feb 3, 2007 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 15:25
Jan 31, 2007 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 14:36
Jan 29, 2007 @ BOS W 6-1 1 2 3 4 0 3 1 16:32
Jan 27, 2007 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 14:02
Jan 20, 2007 vs ATL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 18:04
Jan 16, 2007 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:37
Jan 13, 2007 vs BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:27
Jan 11, 2007 vs OTT L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 16:24
Jan 9, 2007 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 15:38
Jan 6, 2007 @ MTL W 4-3 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 16:05
Jan 4, 2007 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:08
Jan 2, 2007 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:44
Dec 30, 2006 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:59
Dec 29, 2006 @ OTT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:59
Dec 26, 2006 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:41
Dec 23, 2006 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:28
Dec 21, 2006 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:27
Dec 16, 2006 @ TOR L 2-9 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 10:17
Dec 14, 2006 @ DAL W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 16:04
Dec 12, 2006 @ PHI W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 14:00
Dec 10, 2006 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:18
Dec 9, 2006 @ OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:52
Dec 7, 2006 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:57
Dec 3, 2006 vs NYI L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 16:00
Dec 1, 2006 @ BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 17:05
Nov 28, 2006 vs ATL L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 18:11
Nov 26, 2006 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 15:07
Nov 25, 2006 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 18:47
Nov 21, 2006 vs CAR W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 14:51
Nov 19, 2006 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:58
Nov 18, 2006 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 16:49
Nov 15, 2006 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 16:46
Nov 14, 2006 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:59
Nov 11, 2006 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 19:02
Nov 10, 2006 @ ATL W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 14:22
Nov 8, 2006 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 18:28
Nov 5, 2006 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 18:52
Nov 2, 2006 @ SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 17:15
Nov 1, 2006 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 21:01
Oct 30, 2006 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:04
Oct 28, 2006 @ PHX W 7-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 18:48
Oct 25, 2006 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:37
Oct 21, 2006 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:21
Oct 18, 2006 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 14:58
Oct 16, 2006 vs NJD W 4-2 0 1 1 1 4 1 4 16:56
Oct 14, 2006 @ BUF L 4-7 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 14:53
Oct 12, 2006 vs PIT L 5-6 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 15:36
Oct 10, 2006 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:15
Oct 7, 2006 @ PHI W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:24
Oct 5, 2006 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 15:14