#15 · Defense · Inactive

Matt Niskanen

Age: 39
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 203 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Virginia, Minnesota, USA

GP: 68
G: 8
A: 25
P: 33
+/-: +15
SOG: 126

Drafted 2005 · Round 1, #28 overall (DAL)

Advanced · 2019–20

CF%: 51.7; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 52.5; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.2; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.005; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 6.5; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +1.5; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 42.2; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 16:51; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

232 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Niskanen is used

#15 · D

Matt Niskanen

How he’s used · 2019–20 · 68 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 0:00; 16:51 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 42.2%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 52.5%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.7%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

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NHL average–

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

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Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2019–20	Philadelphia Flyers	68	8	25	33	+15	29	4	126	6.3	21:54
2019–20 (P)	Philadelphia Flyers	15	1	1	2	0	6	0	11	9.1	23:04
2018–19	Washington Capitals	80	8	17	25	-3	41	1	143	5.6	21:56
2018–19 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	7	0.0	24:44
2017–18	Washington Capitals	68	7	22	29	+24	36	0	120	5.8	22:36
2017–18 (P)	Washington Capitals	24	1	8	9	+6	8	0	32	3.1	25:23
2016–17	Washington Capitals	78	5	34	39	+20	32	1	154	3.3	22:11
2016–17 (P)	Washington Capitals	13	1	3	4	0	19	1	24	4.2	22:38
2015–16	Washington Capitals	82	5	27	32	+10	38	2	150	3.3	24:40
2015–16 (P)	Washington Capitals	12	0	3	3	+3	6	0	17	0.0	26:32
2014–15	Washington Capitals	82	4	27	31	+7	47	2	117	3.4	22:21
2014–15 (P)	Washington Capitals	14	0	4	4	-2	0	0	22	0.0	23:47
2013–14	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	10	36	46	+33	51	3	162	6.2	21:18
2013–14 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	2	7	9	-2	8	2	24	8.3	19:54
2012–13	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	4	10	14	+4	12	0	67	6.0	20:21
2012–13 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	15	0	2	2	-4	11	0	17	0.0	18:55
2011–12	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	4	17	21	+9	47	3	118	3.4	17:56
2011–12 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	1	2	3	+2	6	1	8	12.5	18:31
2010–11	Dallas Stars	45	0	6	6	-1	30	0	51	0.0	15:44
2010–11	Pittsburgh Penguins	18	1	3	4	-2	20	0	26	3.9	18:31
2010–11 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	0	1	1	-3	0	0	5	0.0	12:59
2009–10	Dallas Stars	74	3	12	15	-15	18	0	110	2.7	18:16
2008–09	Dallas Stars	80	6	29	35	-11	52	2	111	5.4	19:58
2007–08	Dallas Stars	78	7	19	26	+22	36	2	99	7.1	20:30
2007–08 (P)	Dallas Stars	16	0	3	3	-2	10	0	17	0.0	16:23

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Mar 10	vsBOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	24:25
Sat, Mar 7	vsBUF	0	0	0	+1	0	0	22:56
Thu, Mar 5	vsCAR	0	0	0	+4	1	0	19:25
Wed, Mar 4	@WSH	0	0	0	+2	0	0	22:06
Sun, Mar 1	@NYR	1	0	1	+1	3	2	22:22
Fri, Feb 28	vsNYR	0	0	0	+2	3	0	21:11
Tue, Feb 25	vsSJS	0	1	1	+3	3	0	24:12
Sat, Feb 22	vsWPG	0	1	1	+2	0	0	21:11
Thu, Feb 20	@CBJ	0	1	1	0	2	0	21:30
Tue, Feb 18	vsCBJ	0	0	0	+1	1	0	21:38
Sat, Feb 15	@TBL	0	1	1	-2	0	0	21:45
Thu, Feb 13	@FLA	0	2	2	+1	1	0	25:01
Tue, Feb 11	@NYI	0	0	0	-1	1	0	20:52
Mon, Feb 10	vsFLA	0	1	1	0	3	0	20:50
Sat, Feb 8	@WSH	0	1	1	0	2	0	19:58
Thu, Feb 6	vsNJD	0	0	0	0	3	0	21:43
Mon, Feb 3	@DET	1	0	1	+1	4	0	22:09
Sat, Feb 1	vsCOL	1	1	2	+4	3	0	24:15
Fri, Jan 31	@PIT	0	2	2	0	1	0	23:22
Tue, Jan 21	vsPIT	0	0	0	+1	3	0	20:53
Sat, Jan 18	vsLAK	0	1	1	-1	0	0	21:30
Thu, Jan 16	vsMTL	0	0	0	-1	4	0	21:10
Wed, Jan 15	@STL	0	1	1	0	2	2	24:41
Mon, Jan 13	vsBOS	0	0	0	-1	3	2	20:19
Sat, Jan 11	vsTBL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	21:58
Wed, Jan 8	vsWSH	0	0	0	+2	2	0	23:52
Tue, Jan 7	@CAR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	23:24
Sat, Jan 4	@ARI	0	0	0	-2	0	0	22:49
Thu, Jan 2	@VGK	0	1	1	0	3	0	19:36
Tue, Dec 31	@LAK	0	0	0	-1	0	0	19:32
Sun, Dec 29	@ANA	0	0	0	-1	3	2	23:29
Sat, Dec 28	@SJS	0	0	0	-2	1	2	20:12
Mon, Dec 23	vsNYR	0	0	0	0	2	0	21:08
Thu, Dec 19	vsBUF	1	1	2	+1	3	0	22:00
Tue, Dec 17	vsANA	0	0	0	+1	2	2	23:26
Sun, Dec 15	@WPG	1	0	1	-1	4	0	20:52
Sat, Dec 14	@MIN	0	0	0	-1	3	2	19:16
Wed, Dec 11	@COL	0	0	0	0	2	2	22:11
Sat, Dec 7	vsOTT	0	0	0	+1	4	0	26:28
Thu, Dec 5	vsARI	1	0	1	0	3	0	20:29
Tue, Dec 3	vsTOR	0	1	1	+2	0	0	22:51
Sat, Nov 30	@MTL	0	0	0	+1	2	0	23:39
Fri, Nov 29	vsDET	0	2	2	+4	3	0	17:11
Wed, Nov 27	@CBJ	0	0	0	-2	2	0	21:29
Mon, Nov 25	vsVAN	0	0	0	0	3	0	25:01
Sat, Nov 23	vsCGY	0	0	0	0	0	0	25:31
Thu, Nov 21	@CAR	0	0	0	+1	2	0	21:57
Tue, Nov 19	@FLA	0	0	0	-3	2	0	22:16
Sat, Nov 16	vsNYI	0	1	1	0	2	0	22:00
Fri, Nov 15	@OTT	0	0	0	-1	1	0	22:32
Wed, Nov 13	vsWSH	0	0	0	0	3	2	20:26
Sun, Nov 10	@BOS	0	0	0	-1	3	0	23:54
Sat, Nov 9	@TOR	0	0	0	-2	0	0	20:13
Thu, Nov 7	vsMTL	0	0	0	0	2	0	22:22
Tue, Nov 5	vsCAR	0	2	2	+2	1	0	21:26
Sat, Nov 2	vsTOR	0	0	0	-1	2	2	23:07
Fri, Nov 1	@NJD	0	1	1	+1	1	5	22:14
Tue, Oct 29	@PIT	0	0	0	-2	0	0	22:11
Sun, Oct 27	@NYI	0	0	0	-1	4	0	23:05
Sat, Oct 26	vsCBJ	0	1	1	+2	2	2	18:12
Thu, Oct 24	@CHI	0	0	0	+3	1	0	23:14
Mon, Oct 21	vsVGK	1	0	1	+1	5	0	24:30
Sat, Oct 19	vsDAL	0	0	0	-1	2	2	19:34
Wed, Oct 16	@EDM	0	0	0	-2	2	0	19:13
Tue, Oct 15	@CGY	1	0	1	0	2	0	20:28
Sat, Oct 12	@VAN	0	1	1	0	1	0	19:58
Wed, Oct 9	vsNJD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	20:29
Fri, Oct 4	vsCHI	0	0	0	+1	1	0	20:23

	Team / League										TOI
2016–17	USA · WCup	3	0	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2008–09	USA · WC-A	9	1	2	3	–	2	–	–	–	–
2006–07	U. Minn-Duluth · WCHA	39	9	22	31	–	42	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Iowa · AHL	13	0	3	3	-4	6	0	–	–	–
2006–07 (P)	Iowa · AHL	12	2	5	7	-7	10	1	–	–	–
2005–06	U. Minn-Duluth · WCHA	38	1	13	14	–	40	–	–	–	–
2005–06	USA · WJC-A	7	0	0	0	–	6	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Virginia · High-MN	29	27	38	65	–	34	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Virginia · High-MN	–	24	37	61	–	–	–	–	–	–