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Looking back at Matt Cullen’s 1500th NHL game

Matt Cullen played his 1500th game in the NHL last night. It’s really quite striking just how rare and much of a career achievement that is.

Here’s some odds and ends to commemorate the occasion:

To put Cullen's achievement in perspective, he is the 20th player to hit 1,500+ GP in a league reached by 7,061 skaters.

— Bob Grove (@bobgrove91) March 5, 2019

Cullen could pass Steve Yzerman (1,514) this season for 19th place all-time. He won’t have the games available to pass anyone else....Unless of course he comes back next year.