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Matt Cullen
Matt Cullen
Center  - MIN
Number: 7
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: Signed by Minnesota as a free agent, July 1, 2010
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).
 




2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS

Ranked fifth on team in scoring with 39 points (12-27=39) in 78 games…Led team with 56.1 faceoff %...Seventh consecutive season faceoff percentage was over 50%…Tied for fifth in NHL with career-high four SHG...Recorded 500th career point with assist vs. EDM (3/31)...Notched seven points (2-5=7)br /> during five-game point streak (1/16-1/25)...Recorded SHG, assist and +3 rating vs. VAN (1/16)...Collected season-high two goals and three points (2-1=3) at COL (12/23)...Skated in 900th NHL game vs. PHI (11/24)...Notched 300th career assist vs. CGY (11/5)...Recorded seven points (2-5=7) in four game point streak (10/14-10/21), including three straight multi-point efforts (10/14-10/19)...Tallied goal and assist, won 17 of 25 faceoffs and skated season-high 23:32 vs. CAR (10/7)...Missed three games with groin injury (12/11-12/16), one game with upper body injury (2/5).

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