Matt Niskanen
a.k.a. "Matthew Niskanen"
#15 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 19/20
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Matt Niskanen Facts
- Date of Birth
- Dec 06, 1986
- Age
- 39
- Place of Birth
- Virginia, MN, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- D
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 91 kg / 201 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Status
- Retired
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-04 |  Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High | USHS-MN | - | 24 | 37 | 61 | - | - | |||||||
| 04-05 | Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High | USHS-MN | 29 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 34 | - | |||||||
| 05-06 | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 38 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 40 | -10 | |||||||
| USA U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 06-07 | 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 | |
| 07-08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 22 | Playoffs | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 |
| 08-09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 80 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 52 | -11 | |||||||
| USA | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 09-10 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | -15 | |||||||
| 10-11 | 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 | |
| 11-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 9 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 12-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | Playoffs | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -4 |
| 13-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 51 | 33 | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -2 |
| 14-15 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 47 | 7 | Playoffs | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -2 |
| 15-16 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 10 | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 16-17 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 20 | Playoffs | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| USA | WCup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | ||||||||
| 17-18 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 24 | Playoffs | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| 18-19 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 41 | -3 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 15 | Playoffs | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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Matt Niskanen Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 2006-2007 | |
| 2007-2008 | |
| 2013-2014 | |
| 2017-2018 |
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Retired06/14/2019
07/01/2014
06/30/2012
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02/21/2011
09/17/2010
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Matt Niskanen 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
- 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