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Matt Niskanen
Matt Niskanen
Defenseman  - PIT
Number: 2
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 209
Shoots: Right
Born: Dec 6, 1986  (Age 26)
Birthplace: Virginia, MN, United States
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Drafted: DAL / 2005 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 1st (28th overall)
2012-2013 SEASON STATISTICS
Season GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%
Regular Season 40 4 10 14 4 12 0 0 2 67   6.0
LEAGUE RANK 343rd 305th 245th 281st 155th 446th 321st 78th 77th 265th 456th
Playoff Stats 11 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 14 0.0
  LEAGUE RANK 1st 163rd 81st 138th 126th 53rd 60th 12th 57th 106th 163rd
Last 5 Games
Game G A P +/- PIM PP SH S S% Shifts TOI PPP
May 24 '13   OTT @ PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17:43 0
May 22 '13   PIT @ OTT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 16:21 0
May 19 '13   PIT @ OTT 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0.0 33 26:54 0
May 17 '13   OTT @ PIT 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 0.0 24 20:44 0
May 14 '13   OTT @ PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 23 18:44 0
Career Regular Season Statistics
Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%
2003-2004 Virginia Blue Devils-High-MN 24 37 61
2004-2005 Virginia Blue Devils-High-MN 29 27 38 65 34
2005-2006 U. Of Minnesota-Duluth-WCHA 38 1 13 14 40
2005-2006 United States-WJC-A 7 0 0 0 6
2006-2007 U. Of Minnesota-Duluth-WCHA 39 9 22 31 42
2006-2007 Iowa Stars-AHL 13 0 3 3 -4 6 0 0 0
2007-2008 Stars 78 7 19 26 22 36 2 0 0 99 7.1
2008-2009 Stars 80 6 29 35 -11 52 2 0 0 111 5.4
2008-2009 United States-WC-A 9 1 2 3 2
2009-2010 Stars 74 3 12 15 -15 18 0 0 2 110 2.7
2010-2011 Stars 45 0 6 6 -1 30 0 0 0 51 0.0
2010-2011 Penguins 18 1 3 4 -2 20 0 0 0 26 3.8
2011-2012 Penguins 75 4 17 21 9 47 3 0 0 118 3.4
2012-2013 Penguins 40 4 10 14 4 12 0 0 2 67 6.0
NHL Totals 410 25 96 121 6 215 7 0 4 582 4.3
Career Playoff Statistics
Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%
2005-2006 U. Of Minnesota-Duluth-WCHA
2006-2007 U. Of Minnesota-Duluth-WCHA
2006-2007 Iowa Stars-AHL 12 2 5 7 -7 10 1 1 0
2007-2008 Stars 16 0 3 3 -2 10 0 0 0 17 0.0
2010-2011 Penguins 7 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
2011-2012 Penguins 4 1 2 3 2 6 1 0 0 8 12.5
2012-2013 Penguins 11 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 14 0.0
NHL Totals 38 1 8 9 -3 25 1 0 0 44 2.3
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