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2016-17 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #2 MATT NISKANEN Washington Capitals · Defense
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #2017-08471702
Matt Niskanen in action
2 D Defense
96 OVR
Matt Niskanen Washington Capitals
2016-17 · 78 GP · 5 G · 34 A · 39 PTS
2017-18
2015-16

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.52 a game, 86th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
78
G
5
A
34
P
39
+/-
+20
PIM
32
PPP
9
SHP
1
GWG
2
S
154
TOI
22:10
HIT
147
BLK
93
TK
36
FO%
—

2016-17 ranks

  • 5th Assists on the Capitals
  • 3rd Corsi For % on the Capitals
  • 4th Hits on the Capitals

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2016-17. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 78

Goals / 60
0.17

49th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
5.34

79th percentile of defense

Playmaking 93

Points / 60
1.35

87th percentile of defense

Assists / 60
1.18

91st percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.12

76th percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 98

Corsi For %
54.3%

93rd percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
1.25

85th percentile of defense

Physicality 67

Hits / 60
5.10

65th percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
3.23

16th percentile of defense

PIM / 60
1.11

33rd percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2016-17 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

L 95OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals 1 of his goals D 95OVR Dmitry Orlov Capitals 1 of his goals C 87OVR Evgeny Kuznetsov Capitals 1 of his goals R 57OVR Tom Wilson Capitals 1 of his goals

Set up most

L 95OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals Set up 7 goals R 92OVR Justin Williams Capitals Set up 5 goals R 97OVR T.J. Oshie Capitals Set up 4 goals C 91OVR Nicklas Backstrom Capitals Set up 3 goals
Scored on most
Jaroslav Halak 2 goals Steve Mason 2 goals Sergei Bobrovsky 1 goal
Best game
January 21, 2017 vs DAL: 3A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2016-17, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

L 44OVR Tom Pyatt Senators Hit him 4 times C 70OVR Brandon Dubinsky Blue Jackets Hit him 3 times R 99OVR Patric Hornqvist Penguins Hit him 3 times L 92OVR Jeff Skinner Hurricanes Hit him 3 times

Hit most by

L 71OVR Chris Kunitz Penguins Hit by him 8 times C 80OVR Boone Jenner Blue Jackets Hit by him 4 times C 45OVR Chris VandeVelde Flyers Hit by him 3 times R 68OVR Leo Komarov Maple Leafs Hit by him 3 times

2016-17 Washington Capitals

55-19-8 · 118 points · 1st of 30

Top teammates

G 98OVR Braden Holtby Capitals 63 GP · 42 W · .925 SV% · 2.07 GAA D 98OVR Kevin Shattenkirk Capitals 80 GP · 13 G · 43 A · 56 PTS R 97OVR T.J. Oshie Capitals 68 GP · 33 G · 23 A · 56 PTS D 95OVR Dmitry Orlov Capitals 82 GP · 6 G · 27 A · 33 PTS L 95OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals 82 GP · 33 G · 36 A · 69 PTS G 94OVR Philipp Grubauer Capitals 24 GP · 13 W · .926 SV% · 2.04 GAA