Regular season and playoffsWSH

Matt Niskanen's 2017-2018 season

Points

NHL#273

Goals

NHL#353

Assists

NHL#200

Plus/minus

+24

NHL#18

Games

82% of 82

Defenceman Matt Niskanen was 30 years old when the 2017-2018 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 68 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 22 assists for 29 points, 0.43 points per game. The season ended with Matt Niskanen winning the Stanley Cup with Washington Capitals against Vegas Golden Knights, after 24 playoff games and 9 points.

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

2017-2018Playoffs

Year 2017
9 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Matt Niskanen plays the 2017-2018 season for Washington Capitals
WSHWashington Capitals
Matt was 30 years old when the 2017-2018 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.
- The game
  WSH5–4OTT
  W
  October 5game 1/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG25:03TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–6WSH
  W
  October 7game 2/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG20:16TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4TBL
  L
  October 9game 3/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG25:55TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–2WSH
  L
  October 11game 4/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:13TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–2NJD
  W
  October 13game 5/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:18TOI
  View the game
- November 2017
- The game
  WSH3–6NSH
  L
  November 14game 19/826
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG20:33TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–6COL
  L
  November 16game 20/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG17:56TOI
  View the game
- The game
  MIN1–3WSH
  W
  November 18game 21/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG21:34TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 18
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 828 of 21 played
  2
  points
  NHL#521
  0
  goals
  NHL#506
  2
  assists
  NHL#426
  +1
  +/-
  NHL#89
  WSH
  11-9-1W-L-OT23Points
  5th in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CGY4–1WSH
  L
  November 20game 22/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:03TOI
  View the game
- The game
  OTT2–5WSH
  W
  November 22game 23/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG21:41TOI
  View the game
- The game
  TBL1–3WSH
  W
  November 24game 24/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-2SOG24:30TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2TOR
  W
  November 25game 25/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG24:14TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  LAK5–2WSH
  L
  November 30game 26/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG22:54TOI
  View the game
- December 2017
- The game
  CBJ3–4WSH
  W
  December 2game 27/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG24:55TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  SJS1–4WSH
  W
  December 4game 28/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG22:12TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–6WSH
  W
  December 6game 29/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-2SOG1SHP21:18TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–4WSH
  W
  December 8game 30/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG24:04TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Matt Niskanen reaches 750 NHL games
in the game against New York Rangers · December 8
Milestone
Matt Niskanen reaches 50 career goals
in the game against New York Rangers · December 8
- The game
  WSH1–3NYI
  L
  December 11game 31/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG18:29TOI
  View the game
- The game
  COL2–5WSH
  W
  December 12game 32/827
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG25:05TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–3BOS
  W
  December 14game 33/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG22:58TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  ANA2–3WSH
  W
  December 16game 34/827
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG25:23TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3DAL
  W
  December 19game 35/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG23:10TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3ARI
  L
  December 22game 36/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG23:52TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–3VGK
  L
  December 23game 37/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG23:41TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–1NYR
  L
  December 27game 38/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG24:31TOI
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–4WSH
  W
  December 28game 39/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG25:02TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NJD2–5WSH
  W
  December 30game 40/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG22:11TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  December 30
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8227 of 41 played
  11
  points
  NHL#339
  3
  goals
  NHL#356
  8
  assists
  NHL#271
  +15
  +/-
  NHL#8
  WSH
  25-13-3W-L-OT53Points
  1st in the Metropolitan·2nd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
Year 2018
8 years ago
- The game
  STL3–4WSH
  W
  January 7game 42/827
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG24:19TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–3WSH
  W
  January 9game 43/828
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG21:23TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CAR3–1WSH
  L
  January 11game 44/827
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG20:58TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3CAR
  W
  January 12game 45/826
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG22:18TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4NJD
  L
  January 18game 46/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG20:40TOI
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–2WSH
  L
  January 19game 47/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG19:26TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–1WSH
  L
  January 21game 48/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG21:14TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2FLA
  W
  January 25game 49/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG22:08TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–5WSH
  W
  January 31game 50/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG24:03TOI
  View the game
- February 2018
- The game
  WSH4–7PIT
  L
  February 2game 51/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG23:04TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–3WSH
  L
  February 4game 52/825
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG22:01TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–2CBJ
  W
  February 6game 53/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG23:17TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CBJ2–4WSH
  W
  February 9game 54/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG21:57TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4WSH
  L
  February 11game 55/827
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG21:56TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4WPG
  L
  February 13game 56/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG26:05TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–2MIN
  W
  February 15game 57/825
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG21:43TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–7CHI
  L
  February 17game 58/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG24:52TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–2BUF
  W
  February 19game 59/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG22:44TOI
  View the game
- The game
  TBL4–2WSH
  L
  February 20game 60/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG27:12TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3FLA
  L
  February 22game 61/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:20TOI
  View the game
- The game
  BUF1–5WSH
  W
  February 24game 62/826
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG23:58TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8248 of 62 played
  21
  points
  NHL#283
  4
  goals
  NHL#410
  17
  assists
  NHL#190
  +16
  +/-
  NHL#15
  WSH
  35-20-7W-L-OT77Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Metropolitan·4th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH1–5CBJ
  L
  February 26game 63/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG20:22TOI
  View the game
- The game
  OTT2–3WSH
  W
  February 27game 64/825
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG22:57TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- March 2018
- The game
  TOR2–5WSH
  W
  March 3game 65/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG24:05TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–4ANA
  L
  March 6game 66/827
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG20:49TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–3LAK
  L
  March 8game 67/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG19:32TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–0SJS
  W
  March 10game 68/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG23:39TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WPG2–3WSH
  W
  March 12game 69/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG25:14TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH7–3NYI
  W
  March 15game 70/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-0SOG22:28TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–6WSH
  W
  March 16game 71/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG22:19TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–6PHI
  L
  March 18game 72/825
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG23:54TOI
  View the game
- The game
  DAL3–4WSH
  W
  March 20game 73/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG25:29TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–0DET
  W
  March 22game 74/827
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG23:40TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH6–4MTL
  W
  March 24game 75/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:20TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2NYR
  W
  March 26game 76/825
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG22:49TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–3WSH
  W
  March 28game 77/827
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG25:03TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CAR4–1WSH
  L
  March 30game 78/826
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG22:46TOI
  View the game
- April 2018
- The game
  WSH3–1PIT
  W
  April 1game 79/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG18:28TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–2STL
  W
  April 2game 80/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG22:45TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NSH4–3WSH
  L
  April 5game 81/826
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG21:05TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NJD3–5WSH
  W
  April 7game 82/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG20:54TOI
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 7
Matt Niskanen closes the 2017-2018 season with 29 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Points
29
NHL#273
Games
68of 82
83%
Goals
7
NHL#353
Assists
22
NHL#200
P/GP
0.43
NHL#266
+/-
+24
NHL#18
Events
750
NHL games
50
career goals
1×
First star
1×
Second star
1×
Third star
5 days later
Playoffs
April 12
Washington Capitals are in the playoffs
First round
April 12
Washington Capitals meet Columbus Blue Jackets
WSHvsCBJ
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
Christian Djoos
André Burakovsky
Swedes on Columbus Blue Jackets
Alexander Wennberg
View the whole round
- Game 1
  CBJ4–3WSH
  L
  April 123
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG28:00TOI
  View the game
- Columbus Blue Jacketslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  CBJ5–4WSH
  L
  April 152
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG26:50TOI
  View the game
- Columbus Blue Jacketslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 3
  WSH3–2CBJ
  W
  April 172
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG37:17TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Columbus Blue Jacketslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
- Game 4
  WSH4–1CBJ
  W
  April 192
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG24:29TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withColumbus Blue Jackets
- Game 5
  CBJ3–4WSH
  W
  April 213
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG33:16TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead3–2againstColumbus Blue Jackets
- Game 6
  WSH6–3CBJ
  W
  April 233
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG26:53TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
First round
April 23
Washington Capitals knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–2
WSH4–2CBJ
Advance
6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
3 days later
Second round
April 26
Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins
WSHvsPIT
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
Christian Djoos
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Patric Hörnqvist
Carl Hagelin
View the whole round
- Game 1
  PIT3–2WSH
  L
  April 263
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:14TOI
  View the game
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  PIT1–4WSH
  W
  April 293
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG23:31TOI
  View the game
- May 2018
- Washington Capitalsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  WSH4–3PIT
  W
  May 13
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG21:12TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  WSH1–3PIT
  L
  May 34
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG23:59TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 5
  PIT3–6WSH
  W
  May 54
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-2SOG25:10TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 6
  WSH2–1PIT
  W
  May 73
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG29:38TOI
  View the game
Second round
May 7
Washington Capitals knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2
WSH4–2PIT
Advance
6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
4 days later
Conference final
May 11
Washington Capitals meet Tampa Bay Lightning
WSHvsTBL
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
André Burakovsky
Christian Djoos
Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
Victor Hedman
Anton Strålman
View the whole round
- Game 1
  WSH4–2TBL
  W
  May 114
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG25:48TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 2
  WSH6–2TBL
  W
  May 134
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG23:10TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–0againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 3
  TBL4–2WSH
  L
  May 154
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG21:24TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 4
  TBL4–2WSH
  L
  May 175
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG24:18TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 5
  WSH2–3TBL
  L
  May 194
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG19:44TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Tampa Bay Lightninglead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- Game 6
  TBL0–3WSH
  W
  May 215
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG24:12TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalsare3–3withTampa Bay Lightning
- Game 7
  WSH4–0TBL
  W
  May 235
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG23:36TOI
  View the game
Conference final
May 23
Washington Capitals knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–3
WSH4–3TBL
Advance
7Games4Points0Goals4Assists
5 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 28
Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas Golden Knights
WSHvsVGK
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
André Burakovsky
Christian Djoos
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  WSH4–6VGK
  L
  May 284
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG24:08TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  WSH3–2VGK
  W
  May 304
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG27:13TOI
  View the game
- June 2018
- Washington Capitalsare1–1withVegas Golden Knights
- Game 3
  VGK1–3WSH
  W
  June 24
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG27:16TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 4
  VGK2–6WSH
  W
  June 44
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG21:43TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead3–1againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 5
  WSH4–3VGK
  W
  June 74
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG24:06TOI
  View the game
June 7
Stanley Cup Champions
Washington Capitals
beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 in the final
5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
June 7
Matt Niskanen ends the 2017-2018 playoffs with 9 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Points
9
NHL#37
Games
24
Goals
1
NHL#105
Assists
8
NHL#25
P/GP
0.38
NHL#70
+/-
+6
NHL#15
Events
100
playoff games
4 i rad
games with a point
CBJ4–2→PIT4–2→TBL4–3→VGK4–1

Matt Niskanen plays the 2017-2018 season for Washington Capitals

1/4 into the season

Matt Niskanen reaches 750 NHL games

Matt Niskanen reaches 50 career goals

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Matt Niskanen closes the 2017-2018 season with 29 points

Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

Washington Capitals meet Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–2

Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

Washington Capitals meet Tampa Bay Lightning

Washington Capitals knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–3

Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas Golden Knights

Washington Capitals

Matt Niskanen ends the 2017-2018 playoffs with 9 points