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Matt Cullen's 2016-2017 season

Points
31
NHL#235
Goals
13
NHL#190
Assists
18
NHL#237
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#213
Games
72
87%
87% of 82

Centre Matt Cullen was 39 years old when the 2016-2017 season began, his 19th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 72 of a possible 82 games and scored 13 goals and 18 assists for 31 points, 0.43 points per game. The season ended with Matt Cullen winning the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh Penguins against Nashville Predators, after 25 playoff games and 9 points.

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

2016-2017Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Matt Cullen plays the 2016-2017 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins

    Matt was 39 years old when the 2016-2017 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 19th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      W
      game 1/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:58TOI
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    • The game
      ANA2–3PIT
      W
      game 2/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG17:58TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      COL4–3PIT
      L
      game 3/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP15:23TOI
      +2 points
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    • The game
      PIT0–4MTL
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:32TOI
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    • The game
      SJS2–3PIT
      W
      game 5/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:32TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT1–5NSH
      L
      game 6/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG16:52TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      FLA2–3PIT
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:31TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–4PIT
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:31TOI
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    • The game
      PIT5–4PHI
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG12:56TOI
      +1 goal
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    • November 2016
    • The game
      PIT5–1ANA
      W
      game 10/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG11:23TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT2–3LAK
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–0SJS
      W
      game 12/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG11:47TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4PIT
      W
      game 13/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:15TOI
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    • The game
      MIN4–2PIT
      L
      game 14/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:01TOI
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    • The game
      TOR1–4PIT
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–7WSH
      L
      game 16/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:08TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–2NYI
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:16TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      L
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:22TOI
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    • The game
      NYR5–2PIT
      L
      game 19/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG12:27TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–1NYR
      W
      game 20/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG14:50TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–6MIN
      L
      game 21/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG10:51TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      10
      points
      NHL#147
      4
      goals
      NHL#131
      6
      assists
      NHL#152
      PIT
      12-6-3W-L-OT27Points
      3rd in the Metropolitan·4th in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–4PIT
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:44TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5NYI
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:50TOI
      View the game
    • December 2016
    • The game
      DAL2–6PIT
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG15:33TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5PIT
      W
      game 25/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-0SOG10:42TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT5–8PIT
      W
      game 26/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1SHP12:03TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–1FLA
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG13:44TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3TBL
      W
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ARI0–7PIT
      W
      game 29/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG14:19TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4PIT
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–0PIT
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2TOR
      L
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7PIT
      W
      game 33/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:56TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–7CBJ
      L
      game 34/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–4PIT
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG10:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–2NJD
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:44TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–3PIT
      W
      game 37/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:48TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4PIT
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:10TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–6PIT
      W
      game 39/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP10:48TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5WSH
      L
      game 40/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4OTT
      L
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:11TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      16
      points
      NHL#232
      7
      goals
      NHL#181
      9
      assists
      NHL#243
      PIT
      26-10-5W-L-OT57Points
      3rd in the Metropolitan·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–6DET
      L
      game 42/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP11:09TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH7–8PIT
      W
      game 43/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG11:54TOI
      View the game
    • February 2017
    • The game
      CBJ3–4PIT
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG13:04TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1STL
      W
      game 51/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2PIT
      L
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:12TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1COL
      W
      game 53/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG16:27TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–4ARI
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:59TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–4PIT
      W
      game 55/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:29TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG3–4PIT
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG16:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2CBJ
      L
      game 57/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:17TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–2PIT
      L
      game 58/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–1CAR
      W
      game 59/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG12:57TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG14:26TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3DAL
      L
      game 61/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG11:21TOI
      View the game
    • March 2017
    • The game
      PIT1–4CHI
      L
      game 62/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:26TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8256 of 62 played
      23
      points
      NHL#245
      10
      goals
      NHL#191
      13
      assists
      NHL#255
      PIT
      38-16-8W-L-OT84Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Metropolitan·3rd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TBL2–5PIT
      W
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:11TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4PIT
      W
      game 64/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:11TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT7–4WPG
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG12:59TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–6PIT
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG14:31TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA0–4PIT
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG14:27TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–1BUF
      W
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2OTT
      L
      game 73/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:28TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3PIT
      L
      game 74/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:28TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–2PIT
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP18:00TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–1PIT
      L
      game 76/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG14:26TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3NYR
      W
      game 77/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:55TOI
      View the game
    • April 2017
    • The game
      CAR2–3PIT
      W
      game 78/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG13:08TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ1–4PIT
      W
      game 79/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG09:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT7–4NJD
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP15:30TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5TOR
      L
      game 81/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:34TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Matt Cullen closes the 2016-2017 season with 31 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    31
    NHL#235
    Games
    72of 82
    88%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#190
    Assists
    18
    NHL#237
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#232
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#213
    Events
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Columbus Blue Jackets

    PITvsCBJ
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Columbus Blue Jackets
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CBJ1–3PIT
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:16TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 2
      CBJ1–4PIT
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG12:43TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 3
      PIT5–4CBJ
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:25TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 4
      PIT4–5CBJ
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG09:55TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 5
      CBJ2–5PIT
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:53TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–1

    PIT4–1CBJ
    Advance
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    7 days later
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Washington Capitals

    PITvsWSH
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT3–2WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:50TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PIT6–2WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP12:41TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • May 2017
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH3–2PIT
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:17TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH2–3PIT
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG17:13TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PIT2–4WSH
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:25TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH5–2PIT
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:49TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withWashington Capitals
    • Game 7
      PIT2–0WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:16TOI
      View the game
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    PIT4–3WSH
    Advance
    7Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    3 days later
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Ottawa Senators

    PITvsOTT
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      OTT2–1PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:55TOI
      View the game
    • Ottawa Senatorslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      OTT0–1PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:49TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      PIT1–5OTT
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:16TOI
      View the game
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PIT3–2OTT
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:26TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withOttawa Senators
    • Game 5
      OTT0–7PIT
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG14:54TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 6
      PIT1–2OTT
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:51TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withOttawa Senators
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3PIT
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:48TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    PIT4–3OTT
    Advance
    7Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Pittsburgh Penguins play the Stanley Cup Final against Nashville Predators

    PITvsNSH
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Nashville Predators
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NSH3–5PIT
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG12:56TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNashville Predators
    • Game 2
      NSH1–4PIT
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG16:18TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • June 2017
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstNashville Predators
    • Game 3
      PIT1–5NSH
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:27TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstNashville Predators
    • Game 4
      PIT1–4NSH
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:53TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withNashville Predators
    • Game 5
      NSH0–6PIT
      W
      7
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:05TOI
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstNashville Predators
    • Game 6
      PIT2–0NSH
      W
      7
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG19:42TOI
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Pittsburgh Penguins

    beat Nashville Predators 4–2 in the final

    6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Matt Cullen ends the 2016-2017 playoffs with 9 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    9
    NHL#30
    Games
    25
    Goals
    2
    NHL#60
    Assists
    7
    NHL#19
    P/GP
    0.36
    NHL#71
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#172
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    50
    playoff points
    2 points
    best game
    CBJ4–1→WSH4–3→OTT4–3→NSH4–2