Matt Niskanen
Matt Niskanen
Born: December 6, 1986
Virginia, MN USA
Position: D
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 194
Shoot/Catch: Right
Career: 2007-2019
Minor league statistics
Matt Niskanen scored 72 goals and recorded 284 assists in his 949-game career with the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the ice during the 2019 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 78 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 7.1 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 80 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 52 | -11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 5.4 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | -15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 2.7 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0.0 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 3.4 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 6.0 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 51 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 162 | 6.2 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 3.4 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 3.3 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 3.2 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 5.8 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 80 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 41 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 5.6 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 6.3 |
| Totals | 949 | 72 | 284 | 356 | 489 | 112 | 20 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1554 | 4.6 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Totals | 140 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 74 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 3.3 |
