Sullivan is the only American-born head coach to win 400 games with a single franchise.
Mike Sullivan has reached another career milestone and has won his 400th game behind the bench of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Sullivan’s 400th win with the Penguins came on Sunday when the Penguins defeated the Minnesota Wild, snapping a 4-game losing streak the team had been on.
Congratulations to Mike Sullivan on becoming the 14th head coach in NHL history – and ninth fastest – to win 400 games with a single franchise
Sullivan is the only American-born head coach to accomplish the feat. pic.twitter.com/pi9vTjKcxR
— Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) March 9, 2025
In addition to the 400 wins with the Penguins, Sullivan also won 70 games as the head coach of the Boston Bruins across two seasons in the mid-2000s.
Sullivan’s 400 wins with the Penguins make him the 14th coach in NHL history to reach that achievement with a single franchise and the ninth fastest to do so (737 games.)
Sullivan is the only American-born head coach to win 400 games with a single franchise.
With 470 career wins total, Sullivan ranks 33rd on the NHL’s all time wins list.
Sullivan has been at the helm behind the bench for the Penguins since December 2015 when he took over for Mike Johnston and quickly turned things around for the team, leading them to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017.
He is under contract with the Penguins through the end of the 2026-27 season.