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Matt Niskanen

Pittsburgh Penguins
Position D
Age 39
Height 6'1"
Weight 203LBS
Shoots R
Birth Place Virginia, MN, USA
Born Dec 5, 1986

Key Insights

2013-14
The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +33 on the season.

6th in the league
He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 1.25 assists an hour of ice time.

159th in the league
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.52 points an hour.

163rd in the league
A lot of his goals arrive when the game is on the line

Niskanen has 6 game winners this season.

10 goals in total
He gives the puck away more than he should

19 takeaways against 49 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.39 takeaways per giveaway
He rarely wins the puck back on his own

He takes the puck back 0.66 times an hour.

674th in the league

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 5, 1986
Birth Place Virginia, MN, USA
Height 6'1"
Weight 203 LBS
Shoots/Catches R