
Matt Niskanen 2008-09 season stats
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Compare with…Matt Niskanen played 80 games for the Dallas Stars in the 2008-09 NHL regular season, with 6 goals, 29 assists and 35 points.
2008-09 season stats
2008-09 regular season·
Stars
- GP
- 80
- G
- 6
- A
- 29
- PTS
- 35
- +/-
- -11
- PIM
- 52
- PPG
- 2
- SHG
- 0
- GWG
- 0
- TOI/G
- 19:57
- PPA
- 8
- SHA
- 0
Against other defensemen
2008-09 regular season, 233 NHL defensemen with 20+ games.
- Goals6
Higher than 71% of the other 232 NHL defensemen.
- Assists29
Higher than 87% of the other 232 NHL defensemen.
- Points35
Higher than 84% of the other 232 NHL defensemen.
2008-09 splits
Totals, from the 80 regular-season games in the log.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | SHG: Short-handed goals, scored a man down. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 80 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -11 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Home | 40 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 40 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wins | 36 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 44 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -34 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · PPG · SHG · GWG
By opponent
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | SHG: Short-handed goals, scored a man down. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ANA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| vs CAR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs CBJ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs CGY | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs CHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs COL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs DET | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs EDM | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs FLA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs LA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs MIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| vs MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs NJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs NSH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs NYI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs NYR | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs OTT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs SJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs STL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs VAN | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · PPG · SHG · GWG
2008-09 game log
| G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | SHG: Short-handed goals, scored a man down. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | TOI/G: Average time on ice per game, minutes:seconds. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2009 | L 4-3 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:27 | |
| Apr 9, 2009 | W 3-2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:36 | |
| Apr 7, 2009 | L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | |
| Apr 4, 2009 | W 5-4 OT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 | |
| Apr 2, 2009 | L 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:43 | |
| Mar 31, 2009 | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 | |
| Mar 30, 2009 | @ — | L 6-5 OT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:41 |
| Mar 28, 2009 | L 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:04 | |
| Mar 26, 2009 | L 1-0 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:38 | |
| Mar 24, 2009 | L 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:19 | |
| Mar 21, 2009 | L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | |
| Mar 18, 2009 | L 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | |
| Mar 17, 2009 | L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | |
| Mar 14, 2009 | W 3-2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 | |
| Mar 12, 2009 | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 |
What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · PPG · SHG · GWG
All 80 gamesOnly the last 15 games
| G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | SHG: Short-handed goals, scored a man down. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | TOI/G: Average time on ice per game, minutes:seconds. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2009 | L 4-3 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:27 | |
| Apr 9, 2009 | W 3-2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:36 | |
| Apr 7, 2009 | L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | |
| Apr 4, 2009 | W 5-4 OT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 | |
| Apr 2, 2009 | L 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:43 | |
| Mar 31, 2009 | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 | |
| Mar 30, 2009 | @ — | L 6-5 OT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:41 |
| Mar 28, 2009 | L 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:04 | |
| Mar 26, 2009 | L 1-0 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:38 | |
| Mar 24, 2009 | L 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:19 | |
| Mar 21, 2009 | L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | |
| Mar 18, 2009 | L 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | |
| Mar 17, 2009 | L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | |
| Mar 14, 2009 | W 3-2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 | |
| Mar 12, 2009 | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | |
| Mar 10, 2009 | L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:11 | |
| Mar 8, 2009 | L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | |
| Mar 6, 2009 | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | |
| Mar 5, 2009 | L 5-4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | |
| Mar 3, 2009 | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | |
| Mar 1, 2009 | L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:09 | |
| Feb 28, 2009 | L 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | |
| Feb 26, 2009 | L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | |
| Feb 23, 2009 | L 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:38 | |
| Feb 21, 2009 | L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 | |
| Feb 19, 2009 | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:26 | |
| Feb 16, 2009 | W 3-2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | |
| Feb 14, 2009 | L 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | |
| Feb 13, 2009 | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:27 | |
| Feb 11, 2009 | vs — | L 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 |
| Feb 8, 2009 | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:32 | |
| Feb 6, 2009 | W 10-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:44 | |
| Feb 5, 2009 | L 3-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | |
| Feb 3, 2009 | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:41 | |
| Jan 31, 2009 | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 | |
| Jan 29, 2009 | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:06 | |
| Jan 27, 2009 | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | |
| Jan 21, 2009 | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:38 | |
| Jan 19, 2009 | L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:32 | |
| Jan 17, 2009 | W 3-2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:40 | |
| Jan 15, 2009 | L 5-4 SO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:53 | |
| Jan 12, 2009 | W 5-4 OT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:04 | |
| Jan 10, 2009 | @ — | L 1-0 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:43 |
| Jan 8, 2009 | L 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:07 | |
| Jan 4, 2009 | W 3-2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:21 | |
| Jan 3, 2009 | L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:02 | |
| Dec 31, 2008 | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 | |
| Dec 29, 2008 | L 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | |
| Dec 27, 2008 | W 4-3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:48 | |
| Dec 23, 2008 | W 8-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:11 | |
| Dec 20, 2008 | L 5-4 OT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | |
| Dec 18, 2008 | W 6-5 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:04 | |
| Dec 16, 2008 | vs — | W 2-1 OT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:16 |
| Dec 13, 2008 | L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:01 | |
| Dec 12, 2008 | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:05 | |
| Dec 10, 2008 | vs — | L 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:20 |
| Dec 5, 2008 | W 2-1 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:26 | |
| Dec 3, 2008 | L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:57 | |
| Dec 2, 2008 | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:56 | |
| Nov 30, 2008 | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | |
| Nov 28, 2008 | L 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 | |
| Nov 26, 2008 | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | |
| Nov 20, 2008 | L 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 | |
| Nov 15, 2008 | @ — | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 |
| Nov 13, 2008 | L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:59 | |
| Nov 11, 2008 | L 3-2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | |
| Nov 8, 2008 | L 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | |
| Nov 7, 2008 | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | |
| Nov 1, 2008 | L 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 | |
| Oct 31, 2008 | L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | |
| Oct 29, 2008 | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | |
| Oct 25, 2008 | L 6-5 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 | |
| Oct 23, 2008 | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | |
| Oct 22, 2008 | L 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | |
| Oct 20, 2008 | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:37 | |
| Oct 18, 2008 | L 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | |
| Oct 16, 2008 | L 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | |
| Oct 15, 2008 | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | |
| Oct 11, 2008 | L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 | |
| Oct 10, 2008 | L 5-4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 |
What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM · PPG · SHG · GWG
Source: ESPN public NHL data, 2008-09 season.