Former St. Cloud State hockey star Matt Cullen announced his retirement from the NHL on the Pittsburgh Penguins website. Cullen is a Moorhead native. He played college hockey at St. Cloud State and moved on to the NHL.
The Minnesota Wild won 4-3 at home against San Jose Sunday night. Matt Cullen and Jed Ortmeyer each scored a goal in the 3rd period to go from down 3-2 to leading 4-3. Ortmeyer's goal was the first of the season for him. Cal Clutterbuck and Nick Schultz also scored a goal for the Wild and Niklas Backstrom had 26 saves for Minnesota. The Wild are 28-25-9 and with 65 points are in 12th place in the Western Conference.
The Minnesota Wild downed Florida 3-2 in an overtime shootout Thursday night. Erik Christensen and Matt Cullen each scored a goal in the shootout and Florida failed to score a goal in the shootout. Kyle Brodziak and Matt Cullen each scored a goal in regulation and Niklas Backstrom had 41 saves for Minnesota.
The Minnesota Wild lost 4-3 in an overtime shootout to Chicago Wednesday night. Kyle Brodziak, Matt Cullen, and Mikko Koivu each scored a goal for the Wild and Cal Clutterbuck had 2 assists. Niklas Backstrom had 28 saves for Minnesota. Patrick Kane scored the game-winning goal in the shootout for Chicago.
The Minnesota Wild defeated Anaheim 3-2 Sunday night and move into first place in the Northwest Division. The Wild scored 3 first period goals. Matt Cullen scored a goal and added an assist and both Kyle Brodziak and Jared Spurgeon scored a goal for the Wild. Niklas Backstrom had 32 saves for Minnesota.
The Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Thursday night to win their 3rd straight game. Vancouver led 1-0 after 1 period but Minnesota scored 3 goals in the 2nd period and 2 more in the 3rd. Matt Cullen had 2 goals and 1 assist and Pierre-Marc Bouchard added a goal and 2 assists for Minnesota.
The Anaheim Ducks beat the Wild 3-2 Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center of St. Paul. Jared Spurgeon and Matt Cullen each scored a goal for the Wild. Niklas Backstrom had 13 saves for the Wild. Minnesota outshot Anaheim 25-16.
The Minnesota Wild lost 2-1 to the New York Islanders in Long Island Monday afternoon. The Islanders scored 2 first period goals and Matt Cullen scored the lone Wild goal in the 3rd period. Niklas Backstrom had 12 saves for the Wild. Minnesota outshot New York 21-14.