Matt Niskanen
DefenseShoots R6-1, 203 lbBorn Fri, Dec 5, 1986 (age 39) · Virginia, MN, USALast team: Philadelphia Flyers
Career
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | DAL | 78 | 7 | 19 | 26 | +22 | 36 | 2 | 99 | 7.1 | 20:30 | 47 | 62 |
| 2008–09 | DAL | 80 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -11 | 52 | 2 | 111 | 5.4 | 19:58 | 87 | 64 |
| 2009–10 | DAL | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -15 | 18 | 0 | 110 | 2.7 | 18:16 | 113 | 70 |
| 2010–11 | DAL | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 30 | 0 | 51 | 0.0 | 15:44 | 97 | 51 |
| PIT | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | 18:31 | 25 | 15 | |
| TOT | 63 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 50 | 0 | 77 | 1.3 | 16:32 | 122 | 66 | |
| 2011–12 | PIT | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | +9 | 47 | 3 | 118 | 3.4 | 17:56 | 105 | 69 |
| 2012–13 | PIT | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +4 | 12 | 0 | 67 | 6.0 | 20:21 | 49 | 47 |
| 2013–14 | PIT | 81 | 10 | 36 | 46 | +33 | 51 | 3 | 162 | 6.2 | 21:18 | 124 | 76 |
| 2014–15 | WSH | 81 | 4 | 27 | 31 | +7 | 47 | 2 | 117 | 3.4 | 22:24 | 142 | 104 |
| 2015–16 | WSH | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | +10 | 38 | 2 | 150 | 3.3 | 24:40 | 157 | 145 |
| 2016–17 | WSH | 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | +20 | 32 | 1 | 154 | 3.2 | 22:11 | 147 | 93 |
| 2017–18 | WSH | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +24 | 36 | 0 | 120 | 5.8 | 22:36 | 117 | 98 |
| 2018–19 | WSH | 80 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -3 | 41 | 1 | 143 | 5.6 | 21:56 | 167 | 137 |
| 2019–20 | PHI | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | +15 | 29 | 4 | 126 | 6.3 | 21:54 | 124 | 84 |
| Career | 13 seasons | 948 | 72 | 284 | 356 | +112 | 489 | 20 | 1554 | 4.6 | 20:54 | 1501 | 1115 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | DAL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 16:23 | 11 | 13 |
| 2010–11 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 12:59 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | PIT | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 18:31 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012–13 | PIT | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 18:55 | 16 | 15 |
| 2013–14 | PIT | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 8.3 | 19:54 | 29 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | WSH | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | 23:47 | 35 | 27 |
| 2015–16 | WSH | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 26:32 | 38 | 27 |
| 2016–17 | WSH | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 4.2 | 22:38 | 45 | 16 |
| 2017–18 | WSH | 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +6 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | 25:26 | 46 | 55 |
| 2018–19 | WSH | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 24:44 | 21 | 16 |
| 2019–20 | PHI | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 23:04 | 30 | 30 |
| Career | 11 seasons | 139 | 6 | 36 | 42 | -2 | 74 | 4 | 184 | 3.3 | 21:43 | 283 | 218 |
Expected goals (unblocked shots)
| Season | Type | G | ixG | G − ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Regular | 1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| 2011–12 | Regular | 3 | 5.2 | -2.2 |
| 2012–13 | Regular | 4 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 2012–13 | Playoffs | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 2013–14 | Regular | 9 | 5.7 | 3.3 |
| 2014–15 | Regular | 3 | 5.8 | -2.8 |
| 2015–16 | Regular | 5 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 2016–17 | Regular | 4 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 2017–18 | Regular | 4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 2018–19 | Regular | 8 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 2019–20 | Regular | 7 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
Game log · 2019–20
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | CHI | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:23 |
| Oct 9 | NJD | W 4–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:29 |
| Oct 12 | @VAN | OTL 2–3 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:58 |
| Oct 15 | @CGY | L 1–3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20:28 |
| Oct 16 | @EDM | L 3–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:13 |
| Oct 19 | DAL | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 |
| Oct 21 | VGK | W 6–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24:30 |
| Oct 24 | @CHI | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23:14 |
| Oct 26 | CBJ | W 7–4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:12 |
| Oct 27 | @NYI | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23:05 |
| Oct 29 | @PIT | L 1–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22:11 |
| Nov 1 | @NJD | W 4–3 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22:14 |
| Nov 2 | TOR | OTL 3–4 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23:07 |
| Nov 5 | CAR | W 4–1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21:26 |
| Nov 7 | MTL | W 3–2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22:22 |
| Nov 9 | @TOR | W 3–2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:13 |
| Nov 10 | @BOS | W 3–2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23:54 |
| Nov 13 | WSH | OTL 1–2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:26 |
| Nov 15 | @OTT | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:32 |
| Nov 16 | NYI | OTL 3–4 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22:00 |
| Nov 19 | @FLA | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:16 |
| Nov 21 | @CAR | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21:57 |
| Nov 23 | CGY | OTL 2–3 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:31 |
| Nov 25 | VAN | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25:01 |
| Nov 27 | @CBJ | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21:29 |
| Nov 29 | DET | W 6–1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:11 |
| Nov 30 | @MTL | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23:39 |
| Dec 3 | TOR | W 6–1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22:51 |
| Dec 5 | ARI | L 1–3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20:29 |
| Dec 7 | OTT | W 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 26:28 |
| Dec 11 | @COL | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:11 |
| Dec 14 | @MIN | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19:16 |
| Dec 15 | @WPG | L 3–7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20:52 |
| Dec 17 | ANA | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23:26 |
| Dec 19 | BUF | W 6–1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22:00 |
| Dec 23 | NYR | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21:08 |
| Dec 28 | @SJS | L 1–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:12 |
| Dec 29 | @ANA | W 2–1 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:29 |
| Dec 31 | @LAK | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:32 |
| Jan 2 | @VGK | L 4–5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Jan 4 | @ARI | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22:49 |
| Jan 7 | @CAR | OTL 4–5 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23:24 |
| Jan 8 | WSH | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:52 |
| Jan 11 | TBL | L 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:58 |
| Jan 13 | BOS | W 6–5 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20:19 |
| Jan 15 | @STL | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24:41 |
| Jan 16 | MTL | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21:10 |
| Jan 18 | LAK | W 4–1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:30 |
| Jan 21 | PIT | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20:53 |
| Jan 31 | @PIT | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23:22 |
| Feb 1 | COL | W 6–3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24:15 |
| Feb 3 | @DET | W 3–0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22:09 |
| Feb 6 | NJD | L 0–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21:43 |
| Feb 8 | @WSH | W 7–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19:58 |
| Feb 10 | FLA | W 4–1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20:50 |
| Feb 11 | @NYI | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:52 |
| Feb 13 | @FLA | W 6–2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25:01 |
| Feb 15 | @TBL | L 3–5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:45 |
| Feb 18 | CBJ | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:38 |
| Feb 20 | @CBJ | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21:30 |
| Feb 22 | WPG | W 4–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:11 |
| Feb 25 | SJS | W 4–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24:12 |
| Feb 28 | NYR | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21:11 |
| Mar 1 | @NYR | W 5–3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22:22 |
| Mar 4 | @WSH | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:06 |
| Mar 5 | CAR | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:25 |
| Mar 7 | BUF | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22:56 |
| Mar 10 | BOS | L 0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:25 |
| Aug 2 | @BOS | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:20 |
| Aug 6 | WSH | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 |
| Aug 8 | @TBL | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25:33 |
| Aug 12 | MTL | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21:31 |
| Aug 14 | MTL | L 0–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:59 |
| Aug 16 | @MTL | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23:00 |
| Aug 18 | @MTL | W 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23:24 |
| Aug 19 | MTL | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21:18 |
| Aug 24 | NYI | L 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:37 |
| Aug 26 | NYI | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:08 |
| Aug 29 | @NYI | L 1–3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24:15 |
| Aug 30 | @NYI | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:27 |
| Sep 1 | NYI | W 4–3 OT | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24:31 |
| Sep 3 | @NYI | W 5–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 37:05 |
| Sep 5 | NYI | L 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:11 |