Matt Niskanen
#15
Inactive, former
Defenseman
Philadelphia Flyers
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Philadelphia Flyers
Player Information
The 38-year-old had 33 points (8 goals, 25 assists) in 68 games in his last season. Selected by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round (No. 28) of the 2005 NHL Draft, he had 356 points (72 goals, 284 assists) in 949 regular-season games for the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers and 42 points (6 goals, 36 assists) in 140 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
| Country: |  USA |
| Age: | 38.8 yrs (06.12.1986) |
| Height / Weight: | 185 cm / 92 kg |
| Shoots: | |
| Drafted: | 28th in 2005 |
| Draft Team: |
 Dallas Stars
|
| Awards: | Stanley Cup (1x) |
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79
Overall Rating
Season by Season Ratings:
Recent Games
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 |
Stars
|
78 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 20:30 | 99 | 7.1% | 36 |
| 2008-09 |
Stars
|
80 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -11 | 19:58 | 111 | 5.4% | 52 |
| 2009-10 |
Stars
|
74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -15 | 18:16 | 110 | 2.7% | 18 |
| 2010-11 |
Stars
|
45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 15:43 | 51 | 0.0% | 30 |
| 2010-11 |
Penguins
|
18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 18:31 | 26 | 3.8% | 20 |
| 2011-12 |
Penguins
|
75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 17:55 | 118 | 3.4% | 47 |
| 2012-13 |
Penguins
|
40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 20:21 | 67 | 6.0% | 12 |
| 2013-14 |
Penguins
|
81 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 33 | 21:18 | 162 | 6.2% | 51 |
| 2014-15 |
Capitals
|
82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 22:21 | 117 | 3.4% | 47 |
| 2015-16 |
Capitals
|
82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 24:40 | 150 | 3.3% | 38 |
| 2016-17 |
Capitals
|
78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 20 | 22:10 | 154 | 3.2% | 32 |
| 2017-18 |
Capitals
|
68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 22:36 | 120 | 5.8% | 36 |
| 2018-19 |
Capitals
|
80 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -3 | 21:55 | 143 | 5.6% | 41 |
| 2019-20 |
Flyers
|
68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 21:53 | 126 | 6.3% | 29 |
| Total | 949 | 72 | 284 | 356 | 112 | 1554 | 4.6% | 489 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 |
Stars
|
16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 16:22 | 17 | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010-11 |
Penguins
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 12:58 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2011-12 |
Penguins
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18:31 | 8 | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2012-13 |
Penguins
|
15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 18:55 | 17 | 0.0% | 11 |
| 2013-14 |
Penguins
|
13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 19:53 | 24 | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2014-15 |
Capitals
|
14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 23:46 | 22 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2015-16 |
Capitals
|
12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26:31 | 17 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2016-17 |
Capitals
|
13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22:37 | 24 | 4.2% | 19 |
| 2017-18 |
Capitals
|
24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25:22 | 32 | 3.1% | 8 |
| 2018-19 |
Capitals
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24:43 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2019-20 |
Flyers
|
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23:04 | 11 | 9.1% | 6 |
| Total | 140 | 6 | 36 | 42 | -2 | 184 | 3.3% | 74 | ||
