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John Cullen's 1988-1989 season

Points
49
NHL#121
Goals
12
NHL#192
Assists
37
NHL#78
Plus/minus
-25
NHL#653
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Centre John Cullen was 24 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 12 goals and 37 assists for 49 points, 0.62 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 9 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    John Cullen makes his NHL debut

    PITPittsburgh Penguins6–4WSHWashington Capitals

    John was 24 years old · Capital Centre, USA

    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    One other Swede was on the ice: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson.

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    • The game
      PIT6–4WSH
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    John Cullen records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Washington Capitals · October 7

    • The game
      WSH7–8PIT
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT5–8BUF
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      STL2–9PIT
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    John Cullen scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · October 15

    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT4–6NJD
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      CHI4–7PIT
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      CGY1–6PIT
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–4STL
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT5–4MTL
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT2–9NYR
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • November 1988
    • The game
      VAN3–5PIT
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      QUE6–2PIT
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT4–5PHI
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      EDM7–3PIT
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      TOR1–5PIT
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      PIT2–7LAK
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–2VAN
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      PIT5–8TOR
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -5+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#66
      5
      goals
      NHL#111
      13
      assists
      NHL#40
      PIT
      10-10-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR2–8PIT
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      PIT5–3WSH
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PHI3–4PIT
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH4–6PIT
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
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    • December 1988
    • The game
      NYI2–4PIT
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–3BOS
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      CHI6–7PIT
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–4PHI
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      NJD4–4PIT
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–5PIT
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT8–2NYI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      DET2–3PIT
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–5PIT
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT6–1TOR
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      PIT2–2NJD
      game 35/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT4–3HFD
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI3–2PIT
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD6–8PIT
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–8WSH
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN7–5PIT
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      30
      points
      NHL#99
      6
      goals
      NHL#189
      24
      assists
      NHL#41
      PIT
      23-14-0W-L-OT49Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–5PIT
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT9–2MNS
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYR4–4PIT
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–6NYR
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      PIT2–5NYI
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–7WIN
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT7–4EDM
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WIN4–5PIT
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–10PIT
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL5–1PIT
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • February 1989
    • The game
      PIT5–3PHI
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      STL3–3PIT
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      PIT5–2BOS
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5PIT
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT1–8QUE
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–2PIT
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–7PIT
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      PIT1–5BUF
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–1PIT
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      43
      points
      NHL#102
      11
      goals
      NHL#163
      32
      assists
      NHL#59
      PIT
      32-23-0W-L-OT69Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT6–6DET
      game 61/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      PIT5–5NYI
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–8HFD
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • March 1989
    • The game
      NJD1–4PIT
      W
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4WSH
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3LAK
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–10CGY
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–1WIN
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–5CHI
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–2PIT
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–1NJD
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–2PIT
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–7MNS
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–4PIT
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–5PIT
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–4NYR
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD9–5PIT
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • April 1989
    • The game
      NYR2–5PIT
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–5PHI
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    John Cullen closes the 1988-1989 season with 49 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    49
    NHL#121
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#192
    Assists
    37
    NHL#78
    P/GP
    0.62
    NHL#166
    +/-
    -25
    NHL#653
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet New York Rangers

    PITvsNYR
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on New York Rangers
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    • Game 1
      NYR1–3PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR4–7PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PIT5–3NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PIT4–3NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    PIT4–0NYR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    8 days later
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers

    PITvsPHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI3–4PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI4–2PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PIT4–3PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PIT1–4PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI7–10PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PIT2–6PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      PHI4–1PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–3

    PIT3–4PHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    John Cullen ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 9 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    9
    NHL#43
    Games
    11
    Goals
    3
    NHL#45
    Assists
    6
    NHL#38
    P/GP
    0.82
    NHL#22
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#25
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    NYR4–0→PHI3–4