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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3/29/2013 |
| Niskanen tallied an assist and finished plus-2 against Winnipeg on Thursday. |
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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 |
2:16 |
49 |
47 |
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3/27/2013 |
| Niskanen makes for a decent speculative play with fellow defender, Kris Letang, placed on the injured reserve list Wednesday. |
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3/22/2013 |
| Niskanen went pointless Friday night but led Pittsburgh defenders with 3:11 of power-play time. |
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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. |
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2/22/2013 |
| Niskanen potted the game-winning goal in Friday's 3-1 win over Florida. |
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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! |
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