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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Lee Stempniak PHX · 48 P in 80 GP Matt Moulson NYI · 48 P in 82 GP David Backes STL · 48 P in 79 GP T.J. Oshie STL · 48 P in 76 GP Patrik Elias NJD · 48 P in 58 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 16 32 48 -7 34 195 75 0.59 8.2 18:45

Contract

$2.875MCap hitends in 2010, then UFA
$60KCap dollars per point48 points in 81 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, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2009-10 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 10, 2010 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 8 1 21:27
Apr 8, 2010 @ TBL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 22:05
Apr 6, 2010 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:10
Apr 3, 2010 @ NYI L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 16:51
Apr 1, 2010 vs CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:00
Mar 30, 2010 @ WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:45
Mar 27, 2010 vs FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 20:11
Mar 26, 2010 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 23:47
Mar 23, 2010 vs PHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:55
Mar 22, 2010 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:37
Mar 20, 2010 @ DAL L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 2 2 1 16:43
Mar 18, 2010 @ ATL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:48
Mar 16, 2010 vs TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:38
Mar 13, 2010 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:15
Mar 11, 2010 @ CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:14
Mar 9, 2010 @ EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 20:30
Mar 6, 2010 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22:32
Mar 4, 2010 @ CAR L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:45
Mar 2, 2010 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 13:21
Feb 14, 2010 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:08
Feb 13, 2010 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 14:52
Feb 11, 2010 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:14
Feb 9, 2010 vs FLA W 4-1 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 16:32
Feb 6, 2010 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:11
Feb 5, 2010 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18:48
Feb 3, 2010 @ CGY L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 2 2 1 21:23
Feb 1, 2010 @ EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 19:05
Jan 30, 2010 vs CHI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 16:47
Jan 28, 2010 vs NYI W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 19:21
Jan 27, 2010 @ NYR W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 14:09
Jan 24, 2010 vs BOS W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:50
Jan 23, 2010 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:13
Jan 21, 2010 @ ATL W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:12
Jan 18, 2010 vs TBL L 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 24:04
Jan 16, 2010 vs ATL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 22:39
Jan 14, 2010 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:18
Jan 12, 2010 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:09
Jan 10, 2010 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 18:02
Jan 8, 2010 vs COL W 2-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 23:28
Jan 7, 2010 @ NSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 19:58
Jan 2, 2010 @ NYR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 24:32
Dec 31, 2009 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 19:38
Dec 28, 2009 @ WSH W 6-3 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 21:27
Dec 26, 2009 vs PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 7 2 25:58
Dec 23, 2009 vs MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 20:39
Dec 21, 2009 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 17:20
Dec 19, 2009 vs FLA W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 18:31
Dec 18, 2009 @ FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:11
Dec 16, 2009 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:35
Dec 12, 2009 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:40
Dec 11, 2009 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:22
Dec 9, 2009 @ NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:58
Dec 7, 2009 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:13
Dec 5, 2009 vs VAN W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 17:32
Nov 30, 2009 vs WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:36
Nov 28, 2009 @ BUF L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 15:51
Nov 27, 2009 vs ATL L 4-6 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 16:07
Nov 25, 2009 @ ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 19:58
Nov 23, 2009 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:49
Nov 21, 2009 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:32
Nov 19, 2009 vs TOR W 6-5 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 22:29
Nov 17, 2009 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 20:57
Nov 15, 2009 vs MIN W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 18:44
Nov 13, 2009 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:44
Nov 11, 2009 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16:28
Nov 7, 2009 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:37
Nov 6, 2009 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:43
Nov 4, 2009 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:45
Nov 1, 2009 vs SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 16:05
Oct 31, 2009 @ PHI L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 17:27
Oct 28, 2009 vs STL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 19:36
Oct 24, 2009 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17:40
Oct 23, 2009 @ COL L 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:37
Oct 21, 2009 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 19:31
Oct 17, 2009 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:14
Oct 14, 2009 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 19:25
Oct 10, 2009 @ TBL L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 21:33
Oct 9, 2009 vs FLA W 7-2 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 16:12
Oct 6, 2009 vs TBL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 21:56
Oct 3, 2009 @ BOS L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 19:35
Oct 2, 2009 vs PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:30