Matt Niskanen

Matt Niskanen blocks shot with face, gets 15 stitches, come back, gets assist, looks like he has fruit punch mouth

Ex-Cap defender Matt Niskanen sure had a day yesterday. In Philadelphia’s 6-1 blowout win over the Detroit Red Wings, Niskanen had the following stat line:

17 minutes on ice
2 assist
FIFTEEN STITCHES AFTER HE BLOCKED A PUCK WITH HIS FACE

This is going to be one of those stories where we get in trouble from our advertising network because the content is gory. Enjoy.

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By Peter Hassett 2 months ago

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A first look at Matt Niskanen in a Philadelphia Flyers jersey

Former Capital and Stanley Cup Champion Matt Niskanen was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Radko Gudas over the offseason. On Wednesday, the Flyers shared the first glimpse of Niskanen practicing in Flyers’ orange and… it doesn’t feel right, y’all.

In mid-June, Flyers’ beat reporter Sam Carchidi tweeted that the Flyers had “given Niskanen a nickname: Nisky.” Hopefully, the Flyers will use the creative energy they didn’t spend on his nickname to come up with better puns than “Nisky business” as the season goes on.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 5 months ago

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Matt Niskanen has ‘no regrets’ and made ‘a lot of great memories’ in DC

Matt Niskanen was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday in exchange for Radko Gudas. Niskanen had been with the Capitals for five years, and formed close ties with his teammates.

In an open, emotional interview with The Fan 106.7, he talked about the experience of being traded again and what he thinks the Capitals’ Stanley Cup reunion will be like nine years from now.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 8 months ago

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The Radko Gudas / Matt Niskanen trade is a classic Brian MacLellan move

I really like Washington’s trade on Friday of Matt Niskanen to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Radko Gudas. The trade has every hallmark of an expert-tier Brian MacLellan move: an under-appreciated target player acquired to address a specific team need.

In this case, it was two needs: defensive stability and cap relief.

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By Peter Hassett 8 months ago

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Tom Wilson and Jakub Vrana say goodbye to Matt Niskanen on social media

Matt Niskanen was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Radko Gudas on Friday morning in a move that freed up cap space, potentially for a Carl Hagelin re-signing.

Nisky’s Capitals teammates took to social media to say goodbye and wish him the best.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 8 months ago

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Capitals trade Matt Niskanen to Philadelphia for Radko Gudas

In the first big trade of the offseason, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers have swapped defenders.

The Capitals have traded Matt Niskanen to the Flyers in exchange for Radko Gudas.

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By Rachel Cohen 8 months ago

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Matt Niskanen: 2018-19 season review

Matt Niskanen has been considered Washington’s number-one defender for years, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.

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By Peter Hassett 8 months ago

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Former Capital Justin Williams goes after Matt Niskanen

The playoffs have started and the goodwill between the Capitals and their former teammate Justin Williams seems to have already come to an end.

Five minutes into the second period of Thursday night’s match, Matt Niskanen laid Hurricanes star Sebastian Aho out with a big hit. Williams was furious.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 10 months ago

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Jakub ‘Baby Face’ Vrana looks exactly the same as he did in his youth hockey photo

The Washington Capitals held their annual team picture day at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday, though it contained very few hijinks compared to years past.

Those hijinks were saved for the locker room, where NBC4’s Sherree Burruss challenged Jakub Vrana, Matt Niskanen, Braden Holtby, and Lars Eller to pick out their teammates in their youth hockey team photographs.

For some of them, that was easier said than done.

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By Donya Abramo 10 months ago

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