Regular season and playoffsDAL

Matt Niskanen's 2007-2008 season

Points

NHL#269

Goals

NHL#322

Assists

NHL#223

Plus/minus

+22

NHL#17

Games

95% of 82

Defenceman Matt Niskanen was 20 years old when the 2007-2008 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Dallas Stars. He played 78 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 19 assists for 26 points, 0.33 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 3 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2007-2008Playoffs

Year 2007
19 years ago
NHL debut
October 3
Matt Niskanen makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠4 loss against Colorado Avalanche
DALDallas Stars3–4COLColorado Avalanche
Matt was 20 years old · Pepsi Center, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
15:16
TOI
Swedes on the ice: Loui Eriksson, Joel Lundqvist and Mattias Norström.
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- The game
  DAL3–4COL
  L
  October 3game 1/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:16TOI
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- The game
  BOS1–4DAL
  W
  October 5game 2/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG12:47TOI
  +2 assists
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Milestone
Matt Niskanen records his first NHL assist
in the game against Boston Bruins · October 5
- The game
  DAL1–5NSH
  L
  October 6game 3/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG13:44TOI
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- The game
  LAK1–5DAL
  W
  October 10game 4/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG15:50TOI
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- The game
  CGY3–2DAL
  L
  October 12game 5/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG06:45TOI
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- The game
  DAL1–2CHI
  L
  October 13game 6/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:59TOI
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- The game
  DAL3–2CBJ
  W
  October 17game 7/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:45TOI
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- The game
  ANA1–3DAL
  W
  October 20game 8/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG10:28TOI
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- The game
  DAL1–2LAK
  L
  October 25game 9/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG12:12TOI
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- The game
  DAL5–3PHX
  W
  October 27game 10/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG18:32TOI
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- The game
  SJS4–2DAL
  L
  October 29game 11/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG16:43TOI
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Matt Niskanen scores his first NHL goal
in the game against San Jose Sharks · October 29
- The game
  CHI5–4DAL
  L
  October 31game 12/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG09:42TOI
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- November 2007
- The game
  PHX5–0DAL
  L
  November 2game 13/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG18:21TOI
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- The game
  DAL5–0ANA
  W
  November 5game 14/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP16:53TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL3–1SJS
  W
  November 7game 15/821
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG17:29TOI
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- The game
  DAL2–5PHX
  L
  November 8game 16/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG18:01TOI
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- The game
  DAL5–6LAK
  L
  November 10game 17/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG21:02TOI
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- The game
  SJS4–3DAL
  L
  November 14game 18/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG23:44TOI
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- The game
  COL1–6DAL
  W
  November 16game 19/822
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG18:48TOI
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- The game
  LAK0–3DAL
  W
  November 19game 20/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:00TOI
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- The game
  ANA1–2DAL
  W
  November 21game 21/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP22:35TOI
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  5
  points
  NHL#311
  1
  goals
  NHL#336
  4
  assists
  NHL#241
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#65
  DAL
  10-7-4W-L-OT24Points
  2nd in the Pacific·5th in the Western Conference·10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR1–3DAL
  W
  November 23game 22/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG21:19TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL3–2NYR
  W
  November 25game 23/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP24:43TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL3–2NYI
  W
  November 26game 24/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG17:16TOI
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- The game
  DAL2–4NJD
  L
  November 28game 25/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:41TOI
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- The game
  DAL1–4PIT
  L
  November 30game 26/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG18:19TOI
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- December 2007
- The game
  DAL4–1PHI
  W
  December 1game 27/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:20TOI
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- The game
  DAL2–1CBJ
  W
  December 3game 28/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG13:53TOI
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- The game
  SJS3–2DAL
  L
  December 5game 29/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG21:23TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  OTT4–2DAL
  L
  December 7game 30/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG24:28TOI
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- The game
  EDM4–5DAL
  W
  December 10game 31/823
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-2SOG1PPP23:12TOI
  +3 points
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- The game
  LAK1–4DAL
  W
  December 13game 32/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG20:10TOI
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- The game
  DAL4–2SJS
  W
  December 15game 33/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG23:07TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL2–1EDM
  W
  December 18game 34/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG24:03TOI
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- The game
  DAL2–3VAN
  L
  December 20game 35/829
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG21:12TOI
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- The game
  DAL3–2CGY
  W
  December 21game 36/826
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG19:25TOI
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- The game
  MTL1–4DAL
  W
  December 23game 37/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG22:24TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MIN3–8DAL
  W
  December 26game 38/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG24:44TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL4–5DAL
  W
  December 29game 39/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG23:27TOI
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- The game
  NSH1–0DAL
  L
  December 31game 40/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:56TOI
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Year 2008
18 years ago
- The game
  DAL1–4DET
  L
  January 2game 41/8210
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG23:10TOI
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- Checkpoint
  January 2
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 82
  14
  points
  NHL#236
  2
  goals
  NHL#378
  12
  assists
  NHL#151
  +13
  +/-
  NHL#6
  DAL
  23-14-4W-L-OT50Points
  1st in the Pacific·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  DAL3–6MIN
  L
  January 3game 42/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG26:22TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET3–0DAL
  L
  January 5game 43/8210
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG21:35TOI
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- The game
  MIN1–3DAL
  W
  January 7game 44/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-3SOG19:07TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DAL3–1CHI
  W
  January 9game 45/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:21TOI
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- The game
  DAL2–4STL
  L
  January 10game 46/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG20:37TOI
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- The game
  DAL3–4LAK
  L
  January 12game 47/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP27:47TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DAL2–4ANA
  L
  January 15game 48/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG24:08TOI
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- The game
  DAL4–2SJS
  W
  January 17game 49/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG21:30TOI
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- The game
  CBJ1–3DAL
  W
  January 19game 50/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG23:33TOI
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- The game
  ANA2–5DAL
  W
  January 20game 51/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG24:30TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CBJ4–2DAL
  L
  January 22game 52/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG25:24TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–1DAL
  L
  January 24game 53/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG22:33TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DAL4–3VAN
  W
  January 29game 54/829
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG25:21TOI
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- February 2008
- The game
  DAL4–1EDM
  W
  February 1game 55/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG23:20TOI
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- The game
  DAL2–1CGY
  W
  February 2game 56/824
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG23:32TOI
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- The game
  VAN2–3DAL
  W
  February 5game 57/827
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG24:52TOI
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- The game
  DAL1–0MIN
  W
  February 7game 58/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG24:24TOI
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- The game
  STL2–6DAL
  W
  February 9game 59/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP20:55TOI
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHX1–2DAL
  W
  February 11game 60/825
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG23:20TOI
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- The game
  DAL2–5PHX
  L
  February 14game 61/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG23:22TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DAL4–2ANA
  W
  February 15game 62/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:03TOI
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- Checkpoint
  February 15
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 82
  22
  points
  NHL#223
  6
  goals
  NHL#277
  16
  assists
  NHL#183
  +13
  +/-
  NHL#13
  DAL
  36-21-5W-L-OT77Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Pacific·2nd in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET0–1DAL
  W
  February 17game 63/8210
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG24:49TOI
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- The game
  CGY3–2DAL
  L
  February 20game 64/826
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:25TOI
  View the game
- The game
  EDM2–5DAL
  W
  February 22game 65/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG19:29TOI
  View the game
- The game
  DAL6–3NSH
  W
  February 23game 66/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-2SOG21:40TOI
  +1 assist
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- March 2008
- The game
  PHX2–1DAL
  L
  March 5game 70/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:45TOI
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- The game
  DAL1–3COL
  L
  March 8game 71/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG18:14TOI
  View the game
- The game
  DAL3–5DET
  L
  March 13game 73/829
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG20:40TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–3DAL
  L
  March 15game 74/829
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG25:47TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ANA2–1DAL
  L
  March 19game 75/825
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG25:14TOI
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–2DAL
  L
  March 22game 76/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP21:35TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DAL2–3SJS
  L
  March 27game 77/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:51TOI
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- The game
  DAL7–2LAK
  W
  March 29game 78/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG16:54TOI
  View the game
- The game
  DAL2–3ANA
  L
  March 30game 79/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG20:45TOI
  View the game
- April 2008
- The game
  DAL4–2PHX
  W
  April 3game 80/826
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG1PPP19:30TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PHX4–2DAL
  L
  April 4game 81/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:52TOI
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- The game
  SJS2–4DAL
  W
  April 6game 82/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG23:31TOI
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 6
Matt Niskanen closes the 2007-2008 season with 26 points
DALDallas Stars
Points
26
NHL#269
Games
78of 82
95%
Goals
7
NHL#322
Assists
19
NHL#223
P/GP
0.33
NHL#330
+/-
+22
NHL#17
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
4 days later
Playoffs
April 10
Dallas Stars are in the playoffs
First round
April 10
Dallas Stars meet Anaheim Ducks
DALvsANA
Swedes on Dallas Stars
Loui Eriksson
Joel Lundqvist
Mattias Norström
Nicklas Grossmann
Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
Samuel Påhlsson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  DAL4–0ANA
  W
  April 105
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG22:07TOI
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- Dallas Starslead1–0againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 2
  DAL5–2ANA
  W
  April 125
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:49TOI
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- Dallas Starslead2–0againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 3
  ANA4–2DAL
  L
  April 155
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG14:22TOI
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- Dallas Starslead2–1againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 4
  ANA1–3DAL
  W
  April 175
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG19:02TOI
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- Dallas Starslead3–1againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 5
  DAL2–5ANA
  L
  April 185
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG23:13TOI
  +1 assist
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- Dallas Starslead3–2againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 6
  ANA1–4DAL
  W
  April 205
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG17:42TOI
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First round
April 20
Dallas Stars knock Anaheim Ducks out 4–2
DAL4–2ANA
Advance
6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
5 days later
Second round
April 25
Dallas Stars meet San Jose Sharks
DALvsSJS
Swedes on Dallas Stars
Mattias Norström
Loui Eriksson
Joel Lundqvist
Nicklas Grossmann
Swedes on San Jose Sharks
Douglas Murray
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- Game 1
  DAL3–2SJS
  W
  April 255
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG20:59TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Dallas Starslead1–0againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 2
  DAL5–2SJS
  W
  April 275
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG10:53TOI
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- Dallas Starslead2–0againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 3
  SJS1–2DAL
  W
  April 295
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG13:47TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Dallas Starslead3–0againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 4
  SJS2–1DAL
  L
  April 305
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG12:31TOI
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- May 2008
- Dallas Starslead3–1againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 5
  DAL2–3SJS
  L
  May 25
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG19:24TOI
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Second round
May 4
Dallas Stars knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2
DAL4–2SJS
Advance
5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
4 days later
Conference final
May 8
Dallas Stars meet Detroit Red Wings
DALvsDET
Swedes on Dallas Stars
Joel Lundqvist
Loui Eriksson
Nicklas Grossmann
Mattias Norström
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Henrik Zetterberg
Tomas Holmström
Niklas Kronwall
Nicklas Lidström
Mikael Samuelsson
Johan Franzén
Andreas Lilja
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- Game 2
  DAL1–2DET
  L
  May 109
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:41TOI
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- Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstDallas Stars
- Game 3
  DET5–2DAL
  L
  May 129
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG12:19TOI
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- Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstDallas Stars
- Game 4
  DET1–3DAL
  W
  May 149
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:18TOI
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- Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstDallas Stars
- Game 5
  DAL2–1DET
  W
  May 179
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG07:58TOI
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- Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstDallas Stars
- Game 6
  DET4–1DAL
  L
  May 1910
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG16:08TOI
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Conference final
May 19
Detroit Red Wings knock Dallas Stars out 4–2
DAL2–4DET
Eliminated
5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 19
Matt Niskanen ends the 2007-2008 playoffs with 3 points
DALDallas Stars
Points
3
NHL#118
Games
16
Goals
0
NHL#173
Assists
3
NHL#78
P/GP
0.19
NHL#101
+/-
-2
NHL#239
Events
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff assist
ANA4–2→SJS4–2→DET2–4

Matt Niskanen makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠4 loss against Colorado Avalanche

Matt Niskanen records his first NHL assist

Matt Niskanen scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Matt Niskanen closes the 2007-2008 season with 26 points

Dallas Stars are in the playoffs

Dallas Stars meet Anaheim Ducks

Dallas Stars knock Anaheim Ducks out 4–2

Dallas Stars meet San Jose Sharks

Dallas Stars knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2

Dallas Stars meet Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings knock Dallas Stars out 4–2

Matt Niskanen ends the 2007-2008 playoffs with 3 points