M AT T C U L L E N
1500
CAREER NHL GAMES PLAYED
On Tuesday, March 5, 2019 forward Matt Cullen is set to play in his 1,500th career National Hockey League game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena.
A WELL TRAVELED MAN
21 NHL Seasons | 8 NHL Teams Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1997-2003 427 Games Played 65G-135A-200PTS
Florida Panthers 2002-04 86 Games Played 12G-19A-31PTS
Carolina Hurricanes 2005-06; 2007-10 266 Games Played 72G-109A-181PTS
New York Rangers 2006-07 80 Games Played 16G-25A-41PTS
Ottawa Senators 2009-10 21 Games Played 4G-4A-8PTS
Minnesota Wild 2010-13; 2017-18 272 Games Played 44G-79A-123PTS
Nashville Predators 2013-15 139 Games Played 17G-47A-64PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins 2015-17; 2018-19 209 Games Played 34G-46A-80PTS
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
October 28, 1997 2-2 Tie First NHL Game @Maple Leaf Gardens
November 2, 1997 4-3 Loss First NHL Point/Assist Teemu Selanne Goal
January 21, 1998 8-3 Win First NHL Goal Assisted by Jeff Nielsen & Ruslan Salei
CLIMBING THE RANKS MOST GAMES PLAYED BY AN AMERICAN-BORN PLAYER: NAME
GAMES PLAYED
ALL-TIME NHL GAMES PLAYED LIST: NAME
GAMES PLAYED
1. Chris Chelios
1651
16. Shane Doan
1540
2. MATT CULLEN
1500
17. Johnny Bucyk
1540
3. Mike Modano
1499
18. Brendan Shanahan
1524
4. Phil Housley
1495
19. Steve Yzerman
1514
5. Jeremy Roenick
1363
20. MATT CULLEN
1500
Matt Cullen joins Chris Chelios as the only American-born players to play 1,500 NHL games. Cullen also cracks the top-20 on the NHL’s overall all-time games played list.