Matt Niskanen

Philadelphia Flyers

39 y.o.

Defense

🏒Right Shot

United States

Drafted28th Overallby

Dallas Starsin2005

Career Summary

Matt Niskanen played 13 NHL SEASONS from 2007-08 to 2019-20 for the Stars, Penguins, Capitals, and Flyers. Across his NHL career, Niskanen recorded 72 GOALS and 284 ASSISTS for 356 CAREER POINTS. In the playoffs, Niskanen added 6 GOALS and 42 POINTS in 140 games. A 1-TIME STANLEY CUP champion.

Statistics

Per game

International

Regular Season Stats


2003-04	High-MN	Virginia	-	24	37	61	-	-	-	-
2004-05	High-MN	Virginia	29	27	38	65	-	-	-	34
2005-06	WCHA	U. Minn-Duluth	38	1	13	14	-	-	-	40
2006-07	WCHA	U. Minn-Duluth	39	9	22	31	-	-	-	42
2006-07	AHL	Iowa	13	0	3	3	-4	-	-	6
2007-08	NHL	Dallas Stars	78	7	19	26	22	99	7.1%	36
2008-09	NHL	Dallas Stars	80	6	29	35	-11	111	5.4%	52
2009-10	NHL	Dallas Stars	74	3	12	15	-15	110	2.7%	18
2010-11	NHL	Dallas Stars	45	0	6	6	-1	51	0.0%	30
2010-11	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	18	1	3	4	-2	26	3.9%	20
2011-12	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	4	17	21	9	118	3.4%	47
2012-13	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	4	10	14	4	67	6.0%	12
2013-14	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	10	36	46	33	162	6.2%	51
2014-15	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	4	27	31	7	117	3.4%	47
2015-16	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	5	27	32	10	150	3.3%	38
2016-17	NHL	Washington Capitals	78	5	34	39	20	154	3.3%	32
2017-18	NHL	Washington Capitals	68	7	22	29	24	120	5.8%	36
2018-19	NHL	Washington Capitals	80	8	17	25	-3	143	5.6%	41
2019-20	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	68	8	25	33	15	126	6.3%	29

NHL Totals	–	949	72	284	356	112	1554	4.6%	489

AHL Totals	–	13	0	3	3	-4	-	-	6

Scores a goal every 8.5 games

Records an assist every 2.7 games

Earns a point every 2.1 games

Takes 1.9 shots per game

Gets at least 2 PIMs every 4.7 games

Scores a PP goal every 17.0 games

Earns a PP point every 5.2 games

Playoff Stats


2006-07	AHL	Iowa	12	2	5	7	-7	-	-	10
2007-08	NHL	Dallas Stars	16	0	3	3	-2	17	0.0%	10
2010-11	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	0	1	1	-3	5	0.0%	0
2011-12	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	2	3	2	8	12.5%	6
2012-13	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	15	0	2	2	-4	17	0.0%	11
2013-14	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	2	7	9	-2	24	8.3%	8
2014-15	NHL	Washington Capitals	14	0	4	4	-2	22	0.0%	0
2015-16	NHL	Washington Capitals	12	0	3	3	3	17	0.0%	6
2016-17	NHL	Washington Capitals	13	1	3	4	0	24	4.2%	19
2017-18	NHL	Washington Capitals	24	1	8	9	6	32	3.1%	8
2018-19	NHL	Washington Capitals	7	0	2	2	0	7	0.0%	0
2019-20	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	15	1	1	2	0	11	9.1%	6

NHL Totals	–	140	6	36	42	-2	184	3.3%	74

AHL Totals	–	12	2	5	7	-7	-	-	10

Scores a goal every 15.0 games

Records an assist every 15.0 games

Earns a point every 7.5 games

Takes a shot every 1.4 games

Gets at least 2 PIMs every 5.0 games

Last 5 Games

Season	Opponent	Date	G	A	P	+/-	S	Shifts	TOI
Playoffs	vs NYI	Sep 5	0	0	0	-2	1	29	21:11
Playoffs	@ NYI	Sep 3	0	0	0	3	1	50	37:05
Playoffs	vs NYI	Sep 1	1	0	1	2	1	35	24:31
Playoffs	@ NYI	Aug 30	0	0	0	-2	1	27	20:27
Playoffs	@ NYI	Aug 29	0	1	1	0	1	28	24:15

Awards

Year	Award
2017-18	Stanley Cup