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Matt Niskanen

Regular Season

Season	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
2007-08	DAL	78	7	19	26	+22	36	2	6	0	0	0	0	99	7.1	47	62	27	57	20:30
2008-09	DAL	80	6	29	35	-11	52	2	8	0	0	0	0	111	5.4	87	64	25	49	19:58
2009-10	DAL	74	3	12	15	-15	18	0	6	0	0	2	0	110	2.7	113	70	21	36	18:16
2010-11	DAL	45	0	6	6	-1	30	0	4	0	0	0	0	51	0.0	97	51	4	12	15:44
2010-11	PIT	18	1	3	4	-2	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	3.8	25	15	3	4	18:31
2010-11	TOT	63	1	9	10	-3	50	0	5	0	0	0	0	77	1.3	122	66	7	16	16:32
2011-12	PIT	75	4	17	21	+9	47	3	5	0	0	0	0	118	3.4	105	69	13	20	17:56
2012-13	PIT	40	4	10	14	+4	12	0	2	0	0	2	0	67	6.0	49	47	15	17	20:21
2013-14	PIT	81	10	36	46	+33	51	3	12	0	0	6	0	162	6.2	124	76	19	49	21:18
2014-15	WSH	82	4	27	31	+7	47	2	8	0	1	0	0	117	3.4	143	106	34	76	22:21
2015-16	WSH	82	5	27	32	+10	38	2	14	0	0	3	1	150	3.3	157	145	34	62	24:40
2016-17	WSH	78	5	34	39	+20	32	1	8	0	1	2	0	154	3.2	147	93	36	67	22:11
2017-18	WSH	68	7	22	29	+24	36	0	0	0	1	1	0	120	5.8	117	98	18	73	22:36
2018-19	WSH	80	8	17	25	-3	41	1	1	0	1	1	1	143	5.6	167	137	40	73	21:56
2019-20	PHI	68	8	25	33	+15	29	4	9	1	0	0	0	126	6.3	124	84	14	56	21:54
Career		949	72	284	356	+112	489	20	84	1	4	17	2	1,554	4.6	1,502	1,117	303	651	20:54

Playoffs

Season	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
2007-08	DAL	16	0	3	3	-2	10	0	0	17	0.0	11	13	3	16	16:23
2010-11	PIT	7	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	5	0.0	7	4	1	1	12:59
2011-12	PIT	4	1	2	3	+2	6	1	0	8	12.5	5	8	0	1	18:31
2012-13	PIT	15	0	2	2	-4	11	0	0	17	0.0	16	15	2	8	18:55
2013-14	PIT	13	2	7	9	-2	8	2	4	24	8.3	29	7	2	6	19:54
2014-15	WSH	14	0	4	4	-2	0	0	0	22	0.0	35	27	9	24	23:47
2015-16	WSH	12	0	3	3	+3	6	0	0	17	0.0	38	27	6	10	26:32
2016-17	WSH	13	1	3	4	0	19	1	1	24	4.2	45	16	3	19	22:38
2017-18	WSH	24	1	8	9	+6	8	0	0	32	3.1	47	57	14	12	25:23
2018-19	WSH	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	21	16	4	9	24:44
2019-20	PHI	15	1	1	2	0	6	0	0	11	9.1	30	30	2	18	23:04
Career		140	6	36	42	-2	74	4	5	184	3.3	284	220	46	124	21:44

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More Capitals Stats

Team Leaders

10

Tuch

9

Strome

+/-

+9

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.58

7th

GA/GP

3.08

14th

PP%

18.2

21st

PK%

79.5

15th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	11	2	2	24	20
Devils	9	5	0	18	8
Islanders	7	4	2	16	5
Capitals	8	4	0	16	6
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Penguins	5	6	2	12	-1
Flyers	3	8	4	10	-22
Blue Jackets	5	6	0	10	-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	WSH	3:30 PM
Tue 11/3	DAL	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	FLA	@	WSH	12:30 PM
Tue 11/10	WSH	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WSH	@	NJD	7:00 PM

Last Game

Capitals

8 - 4 - 0

Final

Predators

4 - 4 - 5

Thu 29 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

11

Connor

Assists Leaders

28

McDavid

16

Hughes

16

Jones

Points Leaders

36

McDavid

24

Kaprizov

24

Draisaitl

Hits Leaders

77

Sherwood

68

Trenin

62

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

39

Weegar

38

Kleven

37

Seider

Wins Leaders

9

Kochetkov

8

Wallstedt

7

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.54

Fowler

1.66

Kochetkov

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.942

Fowler

.927

Shesterkin

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.23

4.15

3.73

Goals Against Rankings

2.23

2.29

2.33

Power Play Rankings

35.7

34.0

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

93.5

92.3

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-3

9-5

8-5

Worst Record ATS

5-9

4-7

5-8

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	4	1	19	18
Canadiens	8	3	2	18	5
Panthers	8	4	2	18	5
Lightning	8	3	1	17	6
Senators	8	5	1	17	0
Maple Leafs	7	6	2	16	5
Sabres	6	4	3	15	-7
Red Wings	6	4	3	15	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	11	2	2	24	20
Devils	9	5	0	18	8
Capitals	8	4	0	16	6
Islanders	7	4	2	16	5
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Penguins	5	6	2	12	-1
Blue Jackets	5	6	0	10	-8
Flyers	3	8	4	10	-22

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	9	3	3	21	12
Mammoth	9	5	0	18	5
Avalanche	7	5	1	15	12
Stars	7	5	1	15	5
Blues	6	6	1	13	1
Predators	4	4	5	13	-6
Jets	4	7	3	11	-13
Blackhawks	4	9	0	8	-21
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	9	2	2	20	13
Golden Knights	9	5	1	19	9
Kraken	8	5	1	17	0
Sharks	7	6	1	15	-7
Flames	6	7	0	12	-13
Ducks	5	7	1	11	-7
Kings	4	6	2	10	-8
Canucks	3	11	1	7	-23