Centre · #7
Matt Cullen
Carolina Hurricanes
Ottawa Senators
Minnesota Wild
Nashville Predators
Pittsburgh Penguins(traded during the season)- Age
- 49
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
- Born
- Virginia, USA
- Draft
- 1996, round 2, #35 (ANA)
Career · 2009–10 to 2018–19
- Games
- 717
- Goals
- 113
- Points
- 318
- TOI per game
- 15:10
- xGF% (5v5)
- 51.3%
- Goals above expected
- −18.1
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2009–10 | CAR | 60 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 19:02 | 137 | 8.8% | 8 | 17.7 | – |
| 2009–10 | OTT | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −7 | 17:59 | 58 | 6.9% | 3 | 5.3 | – |
| 2009–10 | All teams | 81 | 16 | 32 | 48 | −7 | 18:45 | 195 | 8.2% | 11 | 23.0 | – |
| 2010–11 | MIN | 78 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −14 | 18:02 | 150 | 8.0% | 21 | 13.7 | 46.1% |
| 2011–12 | MIN | 73 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −10 | 18:56 | 164 | 8.5% | 9 | 16.9 | 50.3% |
| 2012–13 | MIN | 42 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +9 | 15:53 | 79 | 8.9% | 4 | 9.1 | 58.4% |
| 2013–14 | NSH | 77 | 10 | 29 | 39 | +4 | 15:30 | 134 | 7.5% | 9 | 14.0 | 53.3% |
| 2014–15 | NSH | 62 | 7 | 18 | 25 | +8 | 13:01 | 90 | 7.8% | 4 | 8.7 | 54.9% |
| 2015–16 | PIT | 82 | 16 | 16 | 32 | +5 | 13:53 | 118 | 13.6% | 0 | 11.7 | 55.1% |
| 2016–17 | PIT | 72 | 13 | 18 | 31 | +4 | 13:55 | 93 | 14.0% | 4 | 14.2 | 53.8% |
| 2017–18 | MIN | 79 | 11 | 11 | 22 | −1 | 11:54 | 104 | 10.6% | 1 | 11.0 | 44.6% |
| 2018–19 | PIT | 71 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +6 | 11:31 | 87 | 8.0% | 0 | 8.9 | 48.7% |
| Total | 5 teams | 717 | 113 | 205 | 318 | +4 | 15:10 | 1,214 | 9.3% | 63 | 131.1 | 51.3% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2009–10 to 2018–19 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
3rd line
51st percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
3rd line- Goals /600.6247th pct
- Assists /601.1374th pct
- ixG /600.7257th pct
- Goals above expected−18.13rd pct
Play-driving
3rd line- xGF% (5v5)51.3%72nd pct
- CF% (5v5)47.2%29th pct
- Relative xGF%−0.453rd pct
- Penalty diff /600.1052nd pct
Usage
2nd line- TOI per game15:1068th pct
- PP time share23.4%58th pct
- Offensive zone starts40.7%16th pct
- Quality of competition23.9%50th pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often Cullen wins the draw over 2009–10 to 2018–19, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1944+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
53.3%
4208–3691 · #38 of 191 regulars, 80th percentile
Against an average centre
53.4%
Opponents won 50.2% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.8% against them.
Wins above average
+271
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
11.1
7,899 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone51.7% 1142–1069
- Neutral zone55.8% 1269–1006
- Defensive zone52.7% 1797–1616
By strength
- Even strength54.1% 3347–2841
- Power play54.1% 284–241
- Shorthanded48.2% 548–588
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +8 after a win, −16 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.2 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Paul Stastny50.8% 66–64
- Matt Duchene52.8% 57–51
- Claude Giroux44.8% 43–53
- Ryan Kesler42.1% 40–55
- Ryan O'Reilly58.9% 53–37
- John Tavares47.1% 40–45
- Antoine Vermette53.0% 44–39
- Tyler Bozak52.0% 39–36
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 1123 | 51.0% | 51.4% |
| 2010–11 | 843 | 56.1% | 56.1% |
| 2011–12 | 1178 | 53.2% | 53.7% |
| 2012–13 | 448 | 54.7% | 54.5% |
| 2013–14 | 772 | 56.7% | 57.0% |
| 2014–15 | 287 | 54.0% | 54.6% |
| 2015–16 | 1044 | 55.7% | 55.8% |
| 2016–17 | 859 | 51.2% | 51.1% |
| 2017–18 | 705 | 50.4% | 50.0% |
| 2018–19 | 640 | 50.0% | 50.3% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−18.1 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games