
Matt Niskanen
#15 · D · Inactive
6'1" · 203 lb · Born Dec 6, 1986 · Virginia, Minnesota, USA · Shoots R
Drafted 2005 · Round 1, #28 overall by DAL
2019-20 regular season
68
GP
8
G
25
A
33
PTS
15
+/-
29
PIM
Career regular season
949
GP
72
G
284
A
356
PTS
112
+/-
489
PIM
NHL regular season, year by year
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Dallas Stars | 78 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20:30 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| 2008-09 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -11 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| 2009-10 | Dallas Stars | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -15 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 2010-11 | Dallas Stars | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 2012-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:21 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 33 | 51 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 6 | 0 | 162 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22:21 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24:40 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22:11 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 2017-18 | Washington Capitals | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:36 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 80 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -3 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 21:54 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
NHL playoffs, year by year
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Dallas Stars | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| 2012-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:47 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:38 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 2017-18 | Washington Capitals | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:23 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:44 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:04 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
Trade history
- Jun 14, 2019
Washington Capitals→
Philadelphia Flyers
In exchange for Radko Gudas
Trade data auto-compiled from public records; may be incomplete for older or minor moves.
