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Matt Niskanen

Capitals
D
Position
Dec 6, 1986
Birthdate
6'1"
Height
203 lbs
Weight
Virginia
MN
Rnd 1, #28
2005 Draft
13 years
Experience

Awards

Stanley Cup
2018

Summary

Matt Niskanen played 13 seasons for 4 teams, including the Capitals and Penguins. He had 72 goals, 284 assists and a plus-minus of +112 in 949 games. He won 1 Stanley Cup.

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Team Leaders

G

9

Wilson

Tom Wilson

A

10

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+11

Strome

Dylan Strome
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.88

21st

GA/GP

2.38

1st

PP%

15.4

28th

PK%

74.5

25th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
11
4
1
23
7
Hurricanes Hurricanes
11
5
0
22
14
Penguins Penguins
9
5
3
21
9
Rangers Rangers
8
7
2
18
-2
Flyers Flyers
8
5
2
18
4
Islanders Islanders
8
6
2
18
0
Capitals Capitals
8
7
1
17
7
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
8
7
1
17
-1
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/13
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Sat
11/15
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
LAK LAK
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Wed
11/19
EDM EDM
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Thu
11/20
WSH WSH
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

8 - 7 - 1

4

Final

1

CAR Hurricanes

11 - 5 - 0

Tue 11 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

12

Caufield

Cole Caufield

12

Horvat

Bo Horvat
Assists Leaders

18

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

18

Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

17

Makar

Cale Makar
Points Leaders

32

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

26

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

26

Carlsson

Leo Carlsson
+/- Leaders

+16

Trouba

Jacob Trouba

+15

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

+14

Makar

Cale Makar
Goals Against Leaders

1.56

Thompson

Logan Thompson

2.18

Vladar

Dan Vladar

2.25

Dobes

Jakub Dobes

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

4.00

Ducks

3.94

Hurricanes

3.69
Goals Against Rankings
Capitals

2.38

Avalanche

2.41

Blackhawks

2.50
Power Play Rankings
Penguins

35.7

Stars

32.8

Oilers

32.6
Penalty Kill Rankings
Lightning

89.6

Sabres

89.6

Avalanche

88.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Penguins

14-3

Blackhawks

13-3

Bruins

14-4

Sharks

13-4

Kraken

12-4

Blue Jackets

11-5
Worst Record ATS
Oilers

4-13

Panthers

4-12

Stars

5-12

Maple Leafs

5-12

Golden Knights

5-10

Lightning

5-10

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
11
1
5
27
25
Stars Stars
10
4
3
23
-1
Jets Jets
10
6
0
20
10
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
11
4
1
23
14
Kings Kings
8
5
4
20
-2
Kraken Kraken
7
4
5
19
-6
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
10
4
2
22
6
Bruins Bruins
11
7
0
22
3
Senators Senators
8
5
4
20
-2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
11
4
1
23
7
Hurricanes Hurricanes
11
5
0
22
14
Penguins Penguins
9
5
3
21
9

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/15
WPG WPG
@
PHI PHI
5-2
Wed
10/15
NYR NYR
@
TOR TOR
1-2
Wed
10/15
NSH NSH
@
MTL MTL
2-3
Wed
10/15
VAN VAN
@
DAL DAL
5-3
Wed
10/15
PIT PIT
@
LAK LAK
4-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/12
BUF BUF
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Wed
11/12
NJD NJD
@
CHI CHI
9:30 PM
Thu
11/13
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Thu
11/13
LAK LAK
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Thu
11/13
ANA ANA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM