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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ales Kotalik EDM · 43 P in 75 GP Patrick O'Sullivan EDM · 43 P in 81 GP Chuck Kobasew BOS · 42 P in 68 GP Rich Peverley ATL · 44 P in 66 GP Todd Bertuzzi CGY · 44 P in 66 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 22 21 43 11 20 139 41 0.62 15.8 16:48

Contract

$2.875MCap hitends in 2010, then UFA
$67KCap dollars per point43 points in 69 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 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2008-09 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
Mar 21, 2009 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:14
Mar 20, 2009 vs NYI W 5-4 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 18:19
Mar 18, 2009 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:05
Mar 14, 2009 @ WSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:39
Mar 12, 2009 @ DAL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 21:09
Mar 11, 2009 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:05
Mar 9, 2009 vs NYR W 3-0 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 19:06
Mar 7, 2009 @ TBL W 9-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 17:21
Mar 6, 2009 vs CGY W 6-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 17:44
Mar 3, 2009 @ WSH W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 18:25
Feb 28, 2009 @ ATL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:08
Feb 26, 2009 vs BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:23
Feb 24, 2009 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:39
Feb 22, 2009 vs COL W 5-2 3 0 3 3 0 6 0 20:49
Feb 20, 2009 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:01
Feb 19, 2009 @ NYI W 6-2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 17:45
Feb 17, 2009 vs BOS L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 17:31
Feb 15, 2009 @ BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 19:32
Feb 14, 2009 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:14
Feb 12, 2009 vs FLA L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 16:38
Feb 7, 2009 @ PHX W 7-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 18:35
Feb 5, 2009 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 4 5 0 22:59
Feb 3, 2009 @ VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:45
Jan 31, 2009 vs ATL W 2-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 16:32
Jan 29, 2009 vs TBL W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 19:13
Jan 27, 2009 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:46
Jan 20, 2009 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:22
Jan 19, 2009 @ TOR W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:25
Jan 17, 2009 @ BUF L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 18:16
Jan 15, 2009 vs TOR L 4-6 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 15:31
Jan 13, 2009 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 13:06
Jan 10, 2009 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:23
Jan 8, 2009 @ FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:42
Jan 6, 2009 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:12
Jan 3, 2009 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 15:58
Jan 2, 2009 vs STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:37
Dec 31, 2008 vs ATL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:28
Dec 27, 2008 vs BOS L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12:52
Dec 26, 2008 @ ATL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:25
Dec 23, 2008 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 15:03
Dec 21, 2008 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:58
Dec 20, 2008 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:44
Dec 18, 2008 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:17
Dec 16, 2008 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 13:59
Dec 13, 2008 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:22
Dec 11, 2008 @ PHI L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 13:54
Dec 7, 2008 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:31
Dec 6, 2008 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:42
Dec 4, 2008 vs PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 17:09
Nov 30, 2008 vs ANA L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:02
Nov 28, 2008 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 16:26
Nov 26, 2008 vs PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 14:19
Nov 24, 2008 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:06
Nov 23, 2008 vs NSH L 2-5 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 17:44
Nov 21, 2008 vs PHX W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:03
Nov 18, 2008 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:59
Nov 16, 2008 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:47
Nov 14, 2008 @ ATL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:33
Nov 12, 2008 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:22
Nov 1, 2008 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 16:38
Oct 30, 2008 @ STL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:48
Oct 28, 2008 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 17:53
Oct 25, 2008 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:06
Oct 23, 2008 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:48
Oct 19, 2008 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:24
Oct 17, 2008 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 20:46
Oct 13, 2008 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:58
Oct 11, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 17:49
Oct 10, 2008 vs FLA W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:11