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Matt Cullen
Matt Cullen
Center
Number: 8
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 200
Shoots: Left
Born: Nov 2, 1976  (Age 36)
Birthplace: Virginia, MN, United States
Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.
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Acquired: Acquired from the NY Rangers in exchange for Andrew Hutchinson, Joe Barnes and a third-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, July 17, 2007
Drafted: ANA / 1996 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 2nd (35th overall)

2013 PLAYOFFS
Set new personal playoff best with 14 faceoff wins in Game 4 (5/7)...Assisted on Zucker OT goal in Game 3 (5/5)...Recorded two assists in Game 2 at CHI (5/3)...Won 12-of-19 faceoffs in 20:56 TOI in Game 1 at CHI (4/30).

2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS
First on team with plus-9 rating...Tied for fifth on Wild with 27 points (7-20=27)...Recorded 20 points (6-14=20) in last 27 games played...37th American and ninth Minnesotan with 200 career goals (3/25)...Returned from six-game injury absence with assist and plus-2 at CGY (4/15)...Had a six-game point streak (1-6=7, 3/10-3/20)...Registered season-high seven shots vs. COL (3/14)...Recorded deciding shootout goal in 2-1 win at NSH (3/9)...Won 14-of-17 faceoffs vs. CGY (2/26)...Tallied season-best three points (2-1=3) at EDM (2/21)...Skated season-high 19:47 vs. COL (2/14)...Tallied goal in regulation and deciding shootout goal in 3-2 win vs. CHI (1/30)...Missed six games with lower-body injury (4/3-4/13).
 




2009 PLAYOFF TOTALS: 18 gp, 3-3-6, 14 pim
HURRICANES PLAYOFF TOTALS: 43 gp, 7-17-24, 26 pim
CAREER PLAYOFF TOTALS: 57 gp, 8-20-28, 32 pim

2008-09 PLAYOFFS:
* Completed his fourth NHL playoff season and second with Carolina, skating in all 18 of the Hurricanes' postseason contests
* Tallied his third goal of the playoffs in Game 3 vs. PIT (5/23)
* Netted his second goal of the playoffs in Game 6 at BOS (5/12)
* Scored Carolina's first shorthanded goal of the postseason in Game 2 at BOS (5/3)

ROUND 3 TOTALS: 4 gp, 1-1-2, 6 pim
ROUND 2 TOTALS: 7 gp, 2-0-2, 4 pim
ROUND 1 TOTALS: 7 gp, 0-2-2, 4 pim
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS: 69 gp, 22-21-43, 20 pim

2008-09 REGULAR SEASON:
* Led the team in shooting percentage (15.8%), ranked fourth on the team in goals (22) and was tied for third among Hurricanes skaters in plus/minus (+11)

SCHEDULE

HOME
AWAY
PROMOTIONAL

STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 z - PIT 48 36 12 0 165 119 72
2 y - MTL 48 29 14 5 149 126 63
3 y - WSH 48 27 18 3 149 130 57
4 x - BOS 48 28 14 6 131 109 62
5 x - TOR 48 26 17 5 145 133 57
6 x - NYR 48 26 18 4 130 112 56
7 x - OTT 48 25 17 6 116 104 56
8 x - NYI 48 24 17 7 139 139 55
9 WPG 48 24 21 3 128 144 51
10 PHI 48 23 22 3 133 141 49
11 NJD 48 19 19 10 112 129 48
12 BUF 48 21 21 6 125 143 48
13 CAR 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 TBL 48 18 26 4 148 150 40
15 FLA 48 15 27 6 112 171 36

STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
E. Staal 48 18 35 5 53
A. Semin 44 13 31 14 44
J. Tlusty 48 23 15 15 38
J. Staal 48 10 21 -18 31
J. Skinner 42 13 11 -21 24
J. Corvo 40 6 11 -3 17
P. Dwyer 46 8 8 -7 16
J. Faulk 38 5 10 1 15
J. Harrison 47 3 7 -10 10
R. Nash 32 4 5 -4 9
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
C. Ward 9 6 1 .908 2.84
D. Ellis 6 8 2 .906 3.13
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