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USA Matt Niskanen
#15 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 19/20
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 06, 1986
Position
D
Age
38
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Virginia, MN, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2005 round 1 #28 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM

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Matt Niskanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High USHS-MN -* 24* 37* 61* -* -* |
2004-05 Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High USHS-MN 29* 27* 38* 65* 34* -* |
2005-06 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 38* 1* 13* 14* 40* -10* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2006-07 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 39* 9* 22* 31* 42* -16* |
Iowa Stars AHL 13* 0* 3* 3* 6* -4* | Playoffs 12 2 5 7 10 -7
2007-08 Dallas Stars NHL 78* 7* 19* 26* 36* 22* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 10 -2
2008-09 Dallas Stars NHL 80* 6* 29* 35* 52* -11* |
USA WC 9* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2009-10 Dallas Stars NHL 74* 3* 12* 15* 18* -15* |
2010-11 Dallas Stars NHL 45* 0* 6* 6* 30* -1* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18* 1* 3* 4* 20* -2* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -3
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75* 4* 17* 21* 47* 9* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 6 2
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40* 4* 10* 14* 12* 4* | Playoffs 15 0 2 2 11 -4
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81* 10* 36* 46* 51* 33* | Playoffs 13 2 7 9 8 -2
2014-15 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 4* 27* 31* 47* 7* | Playoffs 14 0 4 4 0 -2
2015-16 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 5* 27* 32* 38* 10* | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 6 3
2016-17 Washington Capitals NHL 78* 5* 34* 39* 32* 20* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 19 0
USA WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2017-18 Washington Capitals NHL 68* 7* 22* 29* 36* 24* | Playoffs 24 1 8 9 8 6
2018-19 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 8* 17* 25* 41* -3* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 0
2019-20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68* 8* 25* 33* 29* 15* | Playoffs 15 1 1 2 6 0

Matt Niskanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 13* 0* 3* 3* 0.23* 6* -4* | 1 12 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.58 * 10 * -7 *
NCAA 2 77* 10* 35* 45* 0.58* 82* -26* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 949* 72* 284* 356* 0.38* 489* 112* | 11 140 6 * 36 * 42 * 0.30 * 74 * -2 *
USHS-MN 2 29* 51* 75* 126* 4.34* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 9* 1* 2* 3* 0.33* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matt Niskanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/05/2020
10/05/2020 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Retired
06/14/2019
06/14/2019 Confirmed Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
06/30/2012
06/30/2012 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
02/21/2011
02/21/2011 Confirmed Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins
09/17/2010
09/17/2010 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Iowa Stars

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth

Cult/Star player for Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High

Career transactions
- 2011-01-21 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins w/ James Neal for Alex Goligoski
- 2010-09-16 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Dallas Stars
- 2007-03-19 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Dallas Stars