Matt Niskanen

D · #15

Matt Niskanen was a defenceman. Born December 6, 1986 in Virginia, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 6'1", weighed 203 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 2005 (round 1, 28th overall) by the Dallas Stars. In 949 NHL regular-season games he had 72 goals and 284 assists for 356 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

949

Goals

72

Assists

284

Points

356

NHL playoff career

Games

140

Goals

6

Assists

36

Points

42

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.08

Assists / game

0.30

Points / game

0.38

Shots / game

1.64

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

10

2013–14 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Assists

36

2013–14 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Points

46

2013–14 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Shots

162

2013–14 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2019–20

   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL

2. 2018–19

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

3. 2017–18

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

4. 2016–17

   • Washington CapitalsNHL
   • USAWCup

5. 2015–16

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

6. 2014–15

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

7. 2013–14

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

8. 2012–13

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

9. 2011–12

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

10. 2010–11

    • Dallas StarsNHL
    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

11. 2009–10

    • Dallas StarsNHL

12. 2008–09

    • Dallas StarsNHL
    • USAWC-A

13. 2007–08

    • Dallas StarsNHL

14. 2006–07

    • IowaAHL
    • U. Minn-DuluthWCHA

15. 2005–06

    • U. Minn-DuluthWCHA
    • USAWJC-A

16. 2004–05

    • VirginiaHigh-MN

17. 2003–04

    • VirginiaHigh-MN

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2019–20	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	68	8	25	33	29	15	126	4	13	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 25 Avg Toi 21:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 68 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus 15 Points 33 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.063 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 126
2019–20	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	15	1	1	2	6	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 23:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.091 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
2018–19	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	80	8	17	25	41	-3	143	1	2	0	1	1	1	All stats Assists 17 Avg Toi 21:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 80 Goals 8 Ot Goals 1 Pim 41 Plus Minus -3 Points 25 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0559 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 143
2018–19	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 24:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2017–18	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	68	7	22	29	36	24	120	0	0	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 22 Avg Toi 22:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 68 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 24 Points 29 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0583 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 120
2017–18	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	24	1	8	9	8	6	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 25:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 24 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 6 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0313 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 32
2016–17	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	78	5	34	39	32	20	154	1	9	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 34 Avg Toi 22:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 78 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus 20 Points 39 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.0325 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 154
2016–17	WCup	USA	Regular	3	0	0	0	0	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0
2016–17	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	19	0	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 22:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0417 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
2015–16	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	5	27	32	38	10	150	2	16	0	0	3	1	All stats Assists 27 Avg Toi 24:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 82 Goals 5 Ot Goals 1 Pim 38 Plus Minus 10 Points 32 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.0333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 150
2015–16	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	12	0	3	3	6	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 26:32 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
2014–15	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	4	27	31	47	7	117	2	10	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 27 Avg Toi 22:21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 82 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 7 Points 31 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.0342 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 117
2014–15	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	14	0	4	4	0	-2	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 23:47 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
2013–14	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	81	10	36	46	51	33	162	3	15	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 36 Avg Toi 21:18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 81 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 51 Plus Minus 33 Points 46 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0617 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 162
2013–14	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	13	2	7	9	8	-2	24	2	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 19:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -2 Points 9 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
2012–13	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	40	4	10	14	12	4	67	0	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 10 Avg Toi 20:21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 40 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 4 Points 14 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0597 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 67
2012–13	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	15	0	2	2	11	-4	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 18:55 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 11 Plus Minus -4 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
2011–12	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	75	4	17	21	47	9	118	3	8	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 17 Avg Toi 17:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 75 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 9 Points 21 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.0339 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 118
2011–12	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	6	2	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 18:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
2010–11	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	45	0	6	6	30	-1	51	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 15:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 45 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus -1 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 51
2010–11	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	18	1	3	4	20	-2	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 18:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0385 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
2010–11	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0	-3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 12:59 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
2009–10	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	74	3	12	15	18	-15	110	0	6	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 18:16 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 74 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -15 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0273 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 110
2008–09	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	80	6	29	35	52	-11	111	2	10	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 29 Avg Toi 19:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 80 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus -11 Points 35 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.0541 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 111
2008–09	WC-A	USA	Regular	9	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 3
2007–08	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	78	7	19	26	36	22	99	2	8	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 19 Avg Toi 20:30 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 78 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 22 Points 26 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.0707 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 99
2007–08	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	16	0	3	3	10	-2	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 16:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
2006–07	AHL	Iowa	Regular	13	0	3	3	6	-4	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2006–07	WCHA	U. Minn-Duluth	Regular	39	9	22	31	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 39 Goals 9 Pim 42 Points 31
2006–07	AHL	Iowa	Playoffs	12	2	5	7	10	-7	—	1	—	1	—	0	—	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Pim 10 Plus Minus -7 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 1
2005–06	WCHA	U. Minn-Duluth	Regular	38	1	13	14	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 38 Goals 1 Pim 40 Points 14
2005–06	WJC-A	USA	Regular	7	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 0
2004–05	High-MN	Virginia	Regular	29	27	38	65	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 29 Goals 27 Pim 34 Points 65
2003–04	High-MN	Virginia	Regular	—	24	37	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Goals 24 Points 61

NHL game-by-game archive

68 imported games.

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Profile updated Oct 12, 10:15 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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