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Matt Niskanen - Pittsburgh Penguins
POS: D
AGE, DOB 26, 12/6/1986
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2012 Outlook
Pittsburgh thought enough of Niskanen to offer him a two-year, $4.6 million deal in the offseason, which he readily accepted. The defender rebounded from a weak 2010-11 showing with a consistent game ...Click Here to Join For Outlooks on All Players!

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PIT  3/29/2013
Niskanen tallied an assist and finished plus-2 against Winnipeg on Thursday. With Kris Letang out for at least a...Join Now for Full Analysis!

Stat Snapshot
YEAR GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPA SHG GWG SPCT TOI/G PPTOI/G HITS BLK
2007-08 78 7 19 26 22 36 99 2 - 0 0 7.1 - - - -
2008-09 80 6 29 35 -11 52 111 2 8 0 0 5.4 19:58 2:34 87 64
2009-10 74 3 12 15 -15 18 110 0 5 0 2 2.7 18:16 2:56 113 70
2010-11 45 0 6 6 -1 30 51 0 4 0 0 0.0 15:44 2:08 97 51
2010-11 18 1 3 4 -2 20 26 0 1 0 0 0.0 18:31 1:33 25 15
2011-12 75 4 17 21 9 47 118 3 5 0 0 0.0 17:56 2:23 105 69
2012-13 40 4 10 14 4 12 67 0 2 0 2 0.0 20:21 2:27 49 47

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PIT  3/27/2013
Niskanen makes for a decent speculative play with fellow defender, Kris Letang, placed on the injured reserve list Wednesday. Niskanen has but nine points (4 G, ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  3/22/2013
Niskanen went pointless Friday night but led Pittsburgh defenders with 3:11 of power-play time. One game after registering his firs...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  3/19/2013
Niskanen scored his first goal since Feb. 22 on Tuesday night, a span of 13 games, and it was the game-winner against Washington. The defenseman got a little extra i...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  2/22/2013
Niskanen potted the game-winning goal in Friday's 3-1 win over Florida. He went pointless in his first thre...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  2/13/2013
Niskanen returned to action Wednesday after an eight-game absence, going pointless against Ottawa. Niskanen saw 21:19 of action, inclu...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  2/13/2013
Niskanen (ankle) will play against the Senators on Wednesday. The Pittsburgh defenseman has a goa...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  2/13/2013
The Penguins activated Niskanen (ankle) from IR on Wednesday. Niskanen has said that he's ready t...Join Now for Full Analysis!