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Matt Niskanen's 2018-2019 season

Points
25
NHL#320
Goals
8
NHL#320
Assists
17
NHL#293
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#544
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Defenceman Matt Niskanen was 31 years old when the 2018-2019 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 8 goals and 17 assists for 25 points, 0.31 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 2 points.

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

2018-2019Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Matt Niskanen plays the 2018-2019 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Matt was 31 years old when the 2018-2019 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS0–7WSH
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG21:48TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH6–7PIT
      L
      game 2/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG22:07TOI
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    • The game
      VGK2–5WSH
      W
      game 3/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG23:46TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH0–6NJD
      L
      game 4/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG19:46TOI
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    • The game
      TOR4–2WSH
      L
      game 5/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:42TOI
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    • The game
      NYR3–4WSH
      W
      game 6/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG23:14TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA6–5WSH
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG25:57TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH5–2VAN
      W
      game 8/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:06TOI
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    • The game
      WSH1–4EDM
      L
      game 9/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:32TOI
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    • The game
      WSH4–3CGY
      W
      game 10/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG26:40TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • November 2018
    • The game
      WSH4–6MTL
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG24:59TOI
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      DAL4–3WSH
      L
      game 12/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG21:16TOI
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    • The game
      EDM2–4WSH
      W
      game 13/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:10TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2WSH
      W
      game 14/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:43TOI
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    • The game
      CBJ2–1WSH
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP28:29TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      ARI4–1WSH
      L
      game 16/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG22:04TOI
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    • The game
      WSH5–2MIN
      W
      game 17/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG22:47TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3WPG
      L
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:45TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2COL
      W
      game 19/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG20:28TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–4MTL
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4WSH
      W
      game 21/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:47TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      10
      points
      NHL#185
      3
      goals
      NHL#209
      7
      assists
      NHL#158
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#195
      WSH
      11-7-3W-L-OT25Points
      3rd in the Metropolitan·8th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–3WSH
      W
      game 22/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG22:33TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      W
      game 23/827
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG22:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1NYI
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–6WSH
      W
      game 25/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP21:45TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Matt Niskanen reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · November 30

    • The game
      ANA6–5WSH
      L
      game 26/829
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG21:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5VGK
      L
      game 27/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG22:47TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2ARI
      W
      game 28/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG22:35TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–0CBJ
      W
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG19:40TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6WSH
      W
      game 30/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:16TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–5CAR
      W
      game 31/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4WSH
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:37TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–1WSH
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2WSH
      W
      game 34/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG21:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–0OTT
      W
      game 35/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG22:03TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–3WSH
      W
      game 36/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5STL
      L
      game 39/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG21:23TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2DAL
      L
      game 40/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:44TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2DET
      W
      game 41/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG20:00TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8239 of 41 played
      16
      points
      NHL#235
      5
      goals
      NHL#262
      11
      assists
      NHL#200
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#156
      WSH
      25-12-4W-L-OT54Points
      1st in the Metropolitan·3rd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–5WSH
      W
      game 42/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2BOS
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:09TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ2–1WSH
      L
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:59TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–1WSH
      L
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG20:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–7NSH
      L
      game 46/826
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG20:07TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–0WSH
      L
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:32TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–8CHI
      L
      game 48/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG20:16TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS7–6WSH
      L
      game 49/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG22:38TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–6TOR
      L
      game 50/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG21:27TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 2019
    • The game
      CGY3–4WSH
      W
      game 51/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0WSH
      L
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3WSH
      W
      game 53/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:43TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–4WSH
      W
      game 54/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG20:10TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA5–4WSH
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG23:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6WSH
      W
      game 56/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG21:40TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3CBJ
      L
      game 57/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–1SJS
      W
      game 58/826
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG23:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5ANA
      L
      game 59/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:59TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2LAK
      W
      game 60/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG23:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2TOR
      W
      game 61/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG22:06TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      L
      game 62/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:54TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played
      22
      points
      NHL#262
      8
      goals
      NHL#251
      14
      assists
      NHL#248
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#248
      WSH
      34-21-7W-L-OT75Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Metropolitan·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–6WSH
      W
      game 63/828
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG24:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–7WSH
      W
      game 64/826
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG20:48TOI
      View the game
    • March 2019
    • The game
      WSH3–1NYI
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYR
      W
      game 66/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:33TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3PHI
      W
      game 67/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG21:01TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD0–3WSH
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG22:34TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG1–3WSH
      W
      game 69/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG20:09TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      L
      game 70/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG22:27TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2PHI
      W
      game 71/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG22:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–6TBL
      L
      game 72/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1NJD
      W
      game 73/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:18TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL5–4WSH
      L
      game 74/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG23:21TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–1WSH
      L
      game 75/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:53TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3WSH
      W
      game 76/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:24TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–4WSH
      W
      game 77/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG20:43TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2CAR
      W
      game 78/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:00TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–3TBL
      W
      game 79/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG23:08TOI
      View the game
    • April 2019
    • The game
      WSH3–5FLA
      L
      game 80/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG20:11TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2WSH
      W
      game 81/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:25TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0WSH
      L
      game 82/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG20:57TOI
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Matt Niskanen closes the 2018-2019 season with 25 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    25
    NHL#320
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#320
    Assists
    17
    NHL#293
    P/GP
    0.31
    NHL#390
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#544
    Events
    250
    career assists
    2×
    Second star
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Carolina Hurricanes

    WSHvsCAR
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CAR2–4WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG24:36TOI
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      CAR3–4WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:51TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 3
      WSH0–5CAR
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:24TOI
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 4
      WSH1–2CAR
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG20:06TOI
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 5
      CAR0–6WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:20TOI
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 6
      WSH2–5CAR
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG23:16TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 7
      CAR4–3WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG37:35TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Carolina Hurricanes knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4CAR
    Eliminated
    7Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Matt Niskanen ends the 2018-2019 playoffs with 2 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    2
    NHL#154
    Games
    7
    Goals
    0
    NHL#190
    Assists
    2
    NHL#112
    P/GP
    0.29
    +/-
    0
    NHL#128
    CAR3–4