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Matt Niskanen

#15 · Defence · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Dec 6, 1986 in Virginia, Minnesota, USA · 6'1", 203 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 28th overall in 2005 by DAL (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Anton Babchuk CAR · 35 P in 72 GP Adrian Aucoin CGY · 34 P in 81 GP Ed Jovanovski PHX · 36 P in 82 GP Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJS · 36 P in 82 GP Fedor Tyutin CBJ · 34 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402007-08: 26 points2607-082008-09: 35 points3508-092009-10: 15 points1509-102010-11: 10 points1010-112011-12: 21 points2111-122012-13: 14 points1412-132013-14: 46 points4613-142014-15: 31 points3114-152015-16: 32 points3215-162016-17: 39 points3916-172017-18: 29 points2917-182018-19: 25 points2518-192019-20: 33 points3319-20

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 DAL 78 7 19 26 22 36 99 47 0.33
2008-09 DAL 80 6 29 35 -11 52 111 87 0.44
2009-10 DAL 74 3 12 15 -15 18 110 113 0.20
2010-11 DAL 45 0 6 6 -1 30 51 97 0.13 $1.5M
2010-11 PIT 18 1 3 4 -2 20 26 25 0.22
2011-12 PIT 75 4 17 21 9 47 118 105 0.28 $1.5M
2012-13 PIT 40 4 10 14 4 12 67 49 0.35 $2.3M
2013-14 PIT 81 10 36 46 33 51 162 124 0.57 $2.3M
2014-15 WSH 82 4 27 31 7 47 117 143 0.38 $5.75M
2015-16 WSH 82 5 27 32 10 38 150 157 0.39 $5.75M
2016-17 WSH 78 5 34 39 20 32 154 147 0.50 $5.75M
2017-18 WSH 68 7 22 29 24 36 120 117 0.43 $5.75M
2018-19 WSH 80 8 17 25 -3 41 143 167 0.31 $5.75M
2019-20 PHI 68 8 25 33 15 29 126 124 0.49 $5.75M
13 seasons Career 949 72 284 356 112 489 1554 1502 0.38

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 DAL 16 0 3 3 -2 10 17 11 0.19
2010-11 PIT 7 0 1 1 -3 0 5 7 0.14
2011-12 PIT 4 1 2 3 2 6 8 5 0.75
2012-13 PIT 15 0 2 2 -4 11 17 16 0.13
2013-14 PIT 13 2 7 9 -2 8 24 29 0.69
2014-15 WSH 14 0 4 4 -2 0 22 35 0.29
2015-16 WSH 12 0 3 3 3 6 17 38 0.25
2016-17 WSH 13 1 3 4 0 19 24 45 0.31
2017-18 WSH 24 1 8 9 6 8 32 47 0.38
2018-19 WSH 7 0 2 2 0 0 7 21 0.29
2019-20 PHI 12 1 1 2 -4 4 11 26 0.17
11 seasons Playoffs 137 6 36 42 -6 72 184 280 0.31

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 6 29 35 -11 52 111 87 0.44 5.4 19:58

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2020-21 $5.75M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.75M
2014-15 to 2020-21 $5.75M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.3M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $1.5M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2009 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 28:27
Apr 9, 2009 @ COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 25:36
Apr 7, 2009 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 20:40
Apr 4, 2009 vs STL W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 19:12
Apr 2, 2009 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 23:43
Mar 31, 2009 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 22:47
Mar 30, 2009 @ PHX L 5-6 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 22:41
Mar 28, 2009 vs FLA L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 23:04
Mar 26, 2009 vs LAK L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23:38
Mar 24, 2009 vs VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 19:19
Mar 21, 2009 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:54
Mar 18, 2009 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:44
Mar 17, 2009 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:26
Mar 14, 2009 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20:46
Mar 12, 2009 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 19:35
Mar 10, 2009 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 19:11
Mar 8, 2009 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18:13
Mar 6, 2009 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:54
Mar 5, 2009 @ LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:39
Mar 3, 2009 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 18:45
Mar 1, 2009 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:09
Feb 28, 2009 vs ANA L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 19:03
Feb 26, 2009 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:08
Feb 23, 2009 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 22:38
Feb 21, 2009 vs CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:19
Feb 19, 2009 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:26
Feb 16, 2009 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:33
Feb 14, 2009 @ CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 19:54
Feb 13, 2009 vs VAN W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 23:27
Feb 11, 2009 vs PHX L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 19:39
Feb 8, 2009 vs NSH W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:32
Feb 6, 2009 vs NYR W 10-2 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 22:44
Feb 5, 2009 @ COL L 2-3 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 20:35
Feb 3, 2009 vs CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 23:41
Jan 31, 2009 @ CBJ W 7-3 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 21:32
Jan 29, 2009 @ DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 22:06
Jan 27, 2009 vs ATL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:28
Jan 21, 2009 @ FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 0 5 2 2 15:38
Jan 19, 2009 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 20:32
Jan 17, 2009 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 21:40
Jan 15, 2009 vs BUF L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23:53
Jan 12, 2009 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 21:04
Jan 10, 2009 @ PHX L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:43
Jan 8, 2009 @ DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 22:07
Jan 4, 2009 @ VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 26:21
Jan 3, 2009 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 23:02
Dec 31, 2008 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:52
Dec 29, 2008 vs SJS L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 18:30
Dec 27, 2008 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:48
Dec 23, 2008 @ TOR W 8-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:11
Dec 20, 2008 @ OTT L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 20:40
Dec 18, 2008 vs CBJ W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 26:04
Dec 16, 2008 vs PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 25:16
Dec 13, 2008 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 21:01
Dec 12, 2008 vs DET W 3-1 0 1 1 3 0 3 4 24:05
Dec 10, 2008 vs PHX L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 19:20
Dec 5, 2008 vs COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 24:26
Dec 3, 2008 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:57
Dec 2, 2008 @ CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:56
Nov 30, 2008 vs EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 16:34
Nov 28, 2008 vs SJS L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 18:09
Nov 26, 2008 @ MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:02
Nov 20, 2008 vs CHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:50
Nov 15, 2008 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:29
Nov 13, 2008 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:59
Nov 11, 2008 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:17
Nov 8, 2008 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:43
Nov 7, 2008 @ ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:51
Nov 1, 2008 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 15 1 0 12:19
Oct 31, 2008 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 13:01
Oct 29, 2008 vs MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 14:24
Oct 25, 2008 vs WSH L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:31
Oct 23, 2008 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:03
Oct 22, 2008 @ NJD L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 20:15
Oct 20, 2008 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:37
Oct 18, 2008 vs COL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:13
Oct 16, 2008 @ STL L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:27
Oct 15, 2008 vs NSH W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:43
Oct 11, 2008 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:33
Oct 10, 2008 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 20:35