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Matt Niskanen

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: December 6, 1986 in Virginia, Minnesota

Drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2007-08 21 DAL NHL 78 7 19 26 9 22 36 5 2 0 0 99 7.1 1598 20:30
2008-09 22 DAL NHL 80 6 29 35 11 -11 52 4 2 0 0 111 5.4 1598 19:58
2009-10 23 DAL NHL 74 3 12 15 5 -15 18 3 0 0 2 110 2.7 1351 18:16
2010-11 24 TOT NHL 63 1 9 10 3 -3 50 1 0 0 0 77 1.3 1041 16:32
2010-11 24 DAL NHL 45 0 6 6 2 -1 30 0 0 0 0 51 0.0 708 15:44
2010-11 24 PIT NHL 18 1 3 4 1 -2 20 1 0 0 0 26 3.8 333 18:31
2011-12 25 PIT NHL 54 3 14 17 5 9 35 0 3 0 0 95 3.2 996 18:27
Career NHL 349 20 83 103 33 2 191 13 7 0 2 492 4.1 6585 18:52

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2007-08 21 DAL NHL 78 0.09 0.24 0.33 0.11 0.46 1.27 8 20 28 10 80 12 57 11 22 1.8 5.4 7.2
2008-09 22 DAL NHL 80 0.08 0.36 0.44 0.14 0.65 1.39 6 29 35 11 78 18 90 19 -11 2.3 2.5 4.8
2009-10 23 DAL NHL 74 0.04 0.16 0.20 0.07 0.24 1.49 3 13 16 5 49 18 49 3 -15 0.3 1.3 1.7
2010-11 24 TOT NHL 63 0.02 0.14 0.16 0.05 0.79 1.22 1 9 10 3 35 9 30 1 -3 0.0 2.0 2.0
2010-11 24 DAL NHL 45 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.04 0.67 1.13 0 6 6 2 28 8 21 0 -1 -0.2 1.4 1.2
2010-11 24 PIT NHL 18 0.06 0.17 0.22 0.08 1.11 1.44 1 3 4 1 7 1 9 1 -2 0.2 0.6 0.8
2011-12 25 PIT NHL 54 0.06 0.26 0.31 0.10 0.65 1.76 5 23 28 9 9 1.1 2.9 4.0
Career NHL 349 0.06 0.24 0.30 0.09 0.55 1.41 23 94 117 38 242 57 226 34 2 5.5 14.0 19.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2007-08 21 DAL NHL 16 0 3 3 -2 10 0 0 0 0 17 0.0 262 16:23
2010-11 24 PIT NHL 7 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 91 12:59
Career NHL 23 0 4 4 -5 10 0 0 0 0 22 0.0 353 15:21

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2004-05 18 Virginia Blue Devils High-MN 29 27 38 65 34
2005-06 19 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 38 1 13 14 40 1 0 0 0
2005-06 19 United States WJC-A 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
2006-07 20 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 39 9 22 31 42 2 7 0 1
2006-07 20 Iowa Stars AHL 13 0 3 3 -4 6 0 0 0 0
2008-09 22 United States WC-A 9 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 13 0 3 3 -4 6 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season High-MN 29 27 38 65 34
Career 1 Season WC-A 9 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 77 10 35 45 82 3 7 0 1
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2006-07 20 Iowa Stars AHL 12 2 5 7 -7 10 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season AHL 12 2 5 7 -7 10 0 1 1 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 4 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4
Matt Niskanen 7.2 4.8 2.0 1.7
Des Smith 96.1 5.3 3.5 1.6 1.3
Dave Manson 93.3 7.2 4.3 1.9 1.3
Cy Wentworth 92.0 4.7 3.7 1.7 1.4
Noel Picard 91.9 7.2 4.3 2.3 1.4
Mike Christie 91.4 7.7 4.6 2.7 1.9
Pat Egan 90.7 5.8 4.4 1.5 1.4
Robert Nordmark 89.7 6.8 3.6 1.7 1.6
Zarley Zalapski 89.0 7.0 5.5 2.7 1.9
Bill Nyrop 87.5 7.4 5.5 3.4 2.1
Dick Tarnstrom 87.3 6.6 6.0 2.2 1.6
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Matt Niskanen 7.2 4.8 2.0 1.7
Robert Nordmark 87.1 6.8 3.6 1.7 1.6
Bill Nyrop 85.2 7.4 5.5 3.4 2.1
John Miszuk 84.9 6.3 4.2 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.2
Jack Johnson 84.6 6.2 5.4 1.7 1.4 -0.3
Lubomir Sekeras 83.9 6.9 4.5 2.3 0.4
Larry Goodenough 83.7 8.2 4.7 2.6 2.3 1.1 0.3
Kari Eloranta 82.4 6.4 5.9 2.2 1.4 1.1
Barry Long 81.7 6.0 4.1 2.3 2.1 0.3
Andy Greene 81.7 8.0 4.4 2.9 2.0 1.2
Andre Dore 81.3 6.5 4.9 4.0 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.0

Transactions

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February 21, 2011: Traded to Pittsburgh by Dallas with James Neal for Alex Goligoski, February 21, 2011.

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