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Matt Niskanen's 2012-2013 season

Points

NHL#281

Goals

NHL#305

Assists

NHL#245

Plus/minus

NHL#155

Games

83% of 48

Defenceman Matt Niskanen was 25 years old when the 2012-2013 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 40 of a possible 48 games and scored 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points, 0.35 points per game. The season was cut to 48 games by the lockout. In the playoffs he played 15 games for 2 points.

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

2012-2013Playoffs

Year 2013
13 years ago
Season opener
January 19
Matt Niskanen plays the 2012-2013 season for Pittsburgh Penguins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Matt was 26 years old when the 2012-2013 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.
- The game
  PIT3–1PHI
  W
  January 19game 1/481
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP23:12TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT6–3NYR
  W
  January 20game 2/483
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG19:01TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–2PIT
  L
  January 23game 3/481
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG19:48TOI
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- The game
  PIT2–4WPG
  L
  January 25game 4/481
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG22:50TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–1OTT
  W
  January 27game 5/482
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG06:39TOI
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- Checkpoint
  January 27
  1/4 into the season
  Game 12 of 485 of 12 played
  3
  points
  NHL#273
  1
  goals
  NHL#215
  2
  assists
  NHL#233
  -1
  +/-
  NHL#136
  PIT
  8-4-0W-L-OT16Points
  2nd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
- February 2013
- The game
  OTT2–4PIT
  W
  February 13game 14/484
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:19TOI
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- The game
  PIT3–1WPG
  W
  February 15game 15/481
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG21:18TOI
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- The game
  PIT4–3BUF
  W
  February 17game 16/48
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG23:03TOI
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- The game
  PHI6–5PIT
  L
  February 20game 17/482
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-1SOG20:03TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  FLA1–3PIT
  W
  February 22game 18/481
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG19:54TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TBL3–5PIT
  W
  February 24game 19/482
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:45TOI
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- The game
  PIT4–6FLA
  L
  February 26game 20/48
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG19:53TOI
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- The game
  PIT1–4CAR
  L
  February 28game 21/48
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG20:10TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- March 2013
- The game
  PIT7–6MTL
  W
  March 2game 22/48
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG22:39TOI
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- The game
  TBL3–4PIT
  W
  March 4game 23/482
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:32TOI
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- The game
  PIT5–4PHI
  W
  March 7game 24/482
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:17TOI
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  March 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 24 of 4816 of 24 played
  6
  points
  NHL#308
  3
  goals
  NHL#210
  3
  assists
  NHL#347
  -2
  +/-
  NHL#158
  PIT
  16-8-0W-L-OT32Points
  1st in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT5–4TOR
  W
  March 9game 25/481
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG21:40TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–6PIT
  W
  March 10game 26/481
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG18:44TOI
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- The game
  BOS2–3PIT
  W
  March 12game 27/48
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:18TOI
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- The game
  PIT3–1TOR
  W
  March 14game 28/481
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG17:26TOI
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- The game
  NYR0–3PIT
  W
  March 16game 29/483
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG15:06TOI
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- The game
  BOS1–2PIT
  W
  March 17game 30/48
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:43TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–2PIT
  W
  March 19game 31/482
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG19:30TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–2NYI
  W
  March 22game 32/48
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG23:17TOI
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- The game
  PHI1–2PIT
  W
  March 24game 33/48
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG24:44TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL0–1PIT
  W
  March 26game 34/48
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:35TOI
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- The game
  WPG0–4PIT
  W
  March 28game 35/482
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG18:11TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI0–2PIT
  W
  March 30game 36/481
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG21:08TOI
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  March 30
  3/4 into the season
  Game 36 of 4828 of 36 played
  10
  points
  NHL#278
  4
  goals
  NHL#244
  6
  assists
  NHL#287
  +4
  +/-
  NHL#47
  PIT
  28-8-0W-L-OT56Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
- April 2013
- The game
  BUF4–1PIT
  L
  April 2game 37/481
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG22:56TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–6NYR
  L
  April 3game 38/484
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG20:53TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–2PIT
  W
  April 5game 39/484
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG25:58TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–3CAR
  W
  April 9game 40/481
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:43TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PIT6–3TBL
  W
  April 11game 41/481
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP24:17TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–1FLA
  W
  April 13game 42/482
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG15:30TOI
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–6PIT
  W
  April 17game 43/481
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG18:29TOI
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PIT3–2BOS
  W
  April 20game 44/482
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG17:54TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–1OTT
  W
  April 22game 45/484
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG23:37TOI
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–2PIT
  L
  April 23game 46/481
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG22:25TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–3NJD
  L
  April 25game 47/484
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:32TOI
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- The game
  CAR3–8PIT
  W
  April 27game 48/481
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG15:19TOI
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 27
Matt Niskanen closes the 2012-2013 season with 14 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Points
14
NHL#281
Games
40of 48
83%
Goals
4
NHL#305
Assists
10
NHL#245
P/GP
0.35
NHL#308
+/-
+4
NHL#155
Events
25
career goals
2×
First star
4 days later
Playoffs
May 1
Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
First round
May 1
Pittsburgh Penguins meet New York Islanders
PITvsNYI
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Douglas Murray
Swedes on New York Islanders
David Ullström
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- Game 1
  NYI0–5PIT
  W
  May 11
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG17:54TOI
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
- Game 2
  NYI4–3PIT
  L
  May 32
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG18:50TOI
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- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withNew York Islanders
- Game 3
  PIT5–4NYI
  W
  May 52
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG18:59TOI
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
- Game 4
  PIT4–6NYI
  L
  May 72
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG19:12TOI
  View the game
- Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withNew York Islanders
- Game 5
  NYI0–4PIT
  W
  May 91
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG19:26TOI
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
- Game 6
  PIT4–3NYI
  W
  May 111
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG20:41TOI
  +1 assist
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First round
May 11
Pittsburgh Penguins knock New York Islanders out 4–2
PIT4–2NYI
Advance
6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
3 days later
Second round
May 14
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Ottawa Senators
PITvsOTT
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Douglas Murray
Swedes on Ottawa Senators
Daniel Alfredsson
Erik Karlsson
Jakob Silfverberg
Mika Zibanejad
Robin Lehner
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- Game 1
  OTT1–4PIT
  W
  May 145
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG18:44TOI
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
- Game 2
  OTT3–4PIT
  W
  May 176
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-3SOG20:44TOI
  +1 assist
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
- Game 3
  PIT1–2OTT
  L
  May 195
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG26:54TOI
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
- Game 4
  PIT7–3OTT
  W
  May 226
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:21TOI
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstOttawa Senators
- Game 5
  OTT2–6PIT
  W
  May 245
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG17:43TOI
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Second round
May 24
Pittsburgh Penguins knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1
PIT4–1OTT
Advance
5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
8 days later
Conference final
June 1
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins
PITvsBOS
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Douglas Murray
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  BOS3–0PIT
  L
  June 11
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG14:55TOI
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  BOS6–1PIT
  L
  June 31
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG17:07TOI
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  PIT1–2BOS
  L
  June 51
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG20:19TOI
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- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  PIT0–1BOS
  L
  June 71
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:50TOI
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Conference final
June 7
Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0
PIT0–4BOS
Eliminated
4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
June 7
Matt Niskanen ends the 2012-2013 playoffs with 2 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Points
2
NHL#152
Games
15
Goals
0
NHL#173
Assists
2
NHL#101
P/GP
0.13
NHL#121
+/-
-4
NHL#309
NYI4–2→OTT4–1→BOS0–4

Matt Niskanen plays the 2012-2013 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Matt Niskanen closes the 2012-2013 season with 14 points

Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins meet New York Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins knock New York Islanders out 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins meet Ottawa Senators

Pittsburgh Penguins knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

Matt Niskanen ends the 2012-2013 playoffs with 2 points