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2014-15 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #2 MATT NISKANEN Washington Capitals · Defense
NM Season grade
7
Card #2015-08471702
Matt Niskanen in action
2 D Defense
87 OVR
Matt Niskanen Washington Capitals
2014-15 · 82 GP · 4 G · 27 A · 31 PTS
2015-16
2013-14

Season Report

7 Near Mint 7

Game Score 0.36 a game, 67th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
82
G
4
A
27
P
31
+/-
+7
PIM
47
PPP
10
SHP
1
GWG
0
S
117
TOI
22:21
HIT
143
BLK
106
TK
34
FO%
—

2014-15 ranks

  • 5th Assists on the Capitals

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2014-15. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 66

Goals / 60
0.13

40th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
3.83

49th percentile of defense

Playmaking 84

Points / 60
1.01

67th percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.88

74th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.12

75th percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 87

Corsi For %
51.9%

67th percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
1.11

76th percentile of defense

Physicality 67

Hits / 60
4.68

58th percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
3.47

22nd percentile of defense

PIM / 60
1.54

54th percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2014-15 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 87OVR Nicklas Backstrom Capitals 4 of his goals L 78OVR Marcus Johansson Capitals 2 of his goals R 80OVR Troy Brouwer Capitals 1 of his goals D 68OVR Karl Alzner Capitals 1 of his goals

Set up most

L 97OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals Set up 5 goals L 74OVR Andre Burakovsky Capitals Set up 4 goals RC L 78OVR Marcus Johansson Capitals Set up 3 goals C 70OVR Evgeny Kuznetsov Capitals Set up 3 goals RC
Scored on most
Tuukka Rask 1 goal Ben Bishop 1 goal Chad Johnson 1 goal
Best game
November 28, 2014 vs NYI: 3A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2014-15, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

C 52OVR Scott Laughton Flyers 1 fight RC

Hit most

C 92OVR Brock Nelson Islanders Hit him 4 times C 94OVR Eric Staal Hurricanes Hit him 3 times C 83OVR Darren Helm Red Wings Hit him 3 times L 94OVR Alexander Steen Blues Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

L 54OVR Matt Martin Islanders Hit by him 6 times L 89OVR Chris Kunitz Penguins Hit by him 4 times R 54OVR David Clarkson Blue Jackets Hit by him 4 times L 57OVR Kyle Clifford Kings Hit by him 4 times

2014-15 Washington Capitals

45-26-11 · 101 points · 9th of 30

Top teammates

L 97OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals 81 GP · 53 G · 28 A · 81 PTS D 96OVR John Carlson Capitals 82 GP · 12 G · 43 A · 55 PTS G 96OVR Braden Holtby Capitals 73 GP · 41 W · .923 SV% · 2.22 GAA D 95OVR Mike Green Capitals 72 GP · 10 G · 35 A · 45 PTS C 87OVR Nicklas Backstrom Capitals 82 GP · 18 G · 60 A · 78 PTS C 81OVR Eric Fehr Capitals 75 GP · 19 G · 14 A · 33 PTS