NHL careerWSHVANTBLLast NHL game 2010
Matt Pettinger's NHL career
Points
123
Games
422
Goals
65
Assists
58
P/GP
0.29
Plus/minus
-55
Left winger Matt Pettinger was drafted 43th overall by Washington Capitals in 2000. He played 9 seasons for 3 clubs, 2000-2010. That came to 422 games and 123 points, 65 goals and 58 assists.
Below: the whole of Matt Pettinger's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20002000 NHL Draft
Matt Pettinger is drafted 43 overall by Washington Capitals
First off the board- 1Rick DiPietroNYI
- 2Dany HeatleyATL
- 3Marian GaborikMIN
Swedes from the same draft
Niklas Kronwall953 GP · 432 P- Henrik Lundqvist887 GP · 0 P
- Niclas Wallin614 GP · 79 P
- 5 months later · 1 season2000-2001 seasonNHL debut
Matt Pettinger makes his NHL debut in 1–0 win against New York Islanders
Matt was 20 years old ·
MCI Center, USASwedes on the ice:
Kenny Jönsson, Mats Lindgren, Calle Johansson, among others.Year 2001Season2000-2001
Matt Pettinger's first NHL season: 0 points
Events72games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2000-2001PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins2–4 - Year 2002
- Season
2002-2003
Matt Pettinger plays only 1 game for 0 points
Events81games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2002-2003PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning2–4 - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Matt Pettinger scores 38 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2005-2006EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 2007
- Year 2009
- Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Matt Pettinger's last season: 3 points
Events73games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2009-2010PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks1 of 12 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–2Second roundCHIChicago Blackhawks2–4 - The career
Matt Pettinger played his last NHL game in 2010
The career ended after 9 seasons, the last of them with Vancouver Canucks.