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Matt Niskanen

Capitals
D
Position
Dec 6, 1986
Birthdate
6'1"
Height
203 lbs
Weight
13 years
Experience
Career Regular Season
72
Goals
284
Assists
356
Points
+112
+/-
4.6
Shot %
949
Games
1,502
HIT
1,117
BKS
303
TKA
489
PIM
Career Playoffs
6
Goals
36
Assists
42
Points
-2
+/-
3.3
Shot %
140
Games
284
HIT
220
BKS
46
TKA
74
PIM

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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2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Rangers Rangers
1
1
0
2
1
Penguins Penguins
1
0
0
2
7
Devils Devils
1
0
0
2
1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
1
0
0
2
3
Flyers Flyers
0
1
1
1
-8
Hurricanes Hurricanes
0
0
1
1
-1
Islanders Islanders
0
1
0
0
-1
Capitals Capitals
0
0
0
0
0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/2
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Sat
10/3
WSH WSH
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/7
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Fri
10/9
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sun
10/11
SEA SEA
@
WSH WSH
5:00 PM

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

3

Rossi

Marco Rossi

3

Podkolzin

Vasily Podkolzin
Assists Leaders

6

McDavid

Connor McDavid

4

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

4

Hronek

Filip Hronek
Points Leaders

8

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

7

McDavid

Connor McDavid

4

Hronek

Filip Hronek
Hits Leaders

10

Bennett

Sam Bennett

10

Tippett

Owen Tippett

10

Joseph

Mathieu Joseph
Blocks Leaders

10

Murphy

Connor Murphy

7

Pettersson

Marcus Pettersson

7

Gavrikov

Vladislav Gavrikov
Wins Leaders

1

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

1

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

1

Askarov

Yaroslav Askarov
Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

0.00

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

0.00

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

1.000

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

1.000

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

8.00

Oilers

7.00

Penguins

7.00
Goals Against Rankings
Mammoth

0.00

Penguins

0.00

Bruins

0.00
Power Play Rankings
Avalanche

80.0

Mammoth

66.7

Blue Jackets

66.7
Penalty Kill Rankings
Mammoth

100.0

Kraken

100.0

Golden Knights

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Mammoth

1-0

Kraken

1-0

Golden Knights

1-0

Wild

1-0

Blue Jackets

1-0

Sharks

1-0
Worst Record ATS
Predators

0-1

Lightning

0-1

Hurricanes

0-1

Devils

0-1

Flames

0-1

Sabres

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Mammoth Mammoth
1
0
0
2
6
Avalanche Avalanche
1
0
0
2
4
Wild Wild
1
0
0
2
2
Stars Stars
0
0
0
0
0
Blues Blues
0
0
0
0
0
Jets Jets
0
0
0
0
0
Predators Predators
0
1
0
0
-2
Blackhawks Blackhawks
0
2
0
0
-9
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
1
0
1
3
1
Kraken Kraken
1
0
0
2
5
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
0
2
3
Sharks Sharks
1
0
0
2
1
Canucks Canucks
1
1
0
2
-1
Ducks Ducks
0
0
0
0
0
Kings Kings
0
1
0
0
-4
Flames Flames
0
1
0
0
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Panthers Panthers
1
0
1
3
0
Bruins Bruins
1
0
0
2
3
Canadiens Canadiens
1
0
0
2
1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
1
1
0
2
0
Red Wings Red Wings
0
0
0
0
0
Senators Senators
0
0
0
0
0
Sabres Sabres
0
1
0
0
-3
Lightning Lightning
0
1
0
0
-4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Penguins Penguins
1
0
0
2
7
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
1
0
0
2
3
Devils Devils
1
0
0
2
1
Rangers Rangers
1
1
0
2
1
Hurricanes Hurricanes
0
0
1
1
-1
Flyers Flyers
0
1
1
1
-8
Capitals Capitals
0
0
0
0
0
Islanders Islanders
0
1
0
0
-1

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/2
NYR NYR
@
DET DET
6:30 PM
Fri
10/2
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Fri
10/2
BOS BOS
@
WPG WPG
8:00 PM
Fri
10/2
STL STL
@
DAL DAL
9:00 PM
Fri
10/2
ANA ANA
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM