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Alexei Kovalev Traded to Penguins

In the aftermath of Monday's trade that saw the Penguins send Alex Goligoski to Dallas for James Neal and Matt Niskanen, Pittsburgh general manager Ray Shero made it pretty clear he would still like to add another forward to his roster. On Thursday, he did just that by sending a conditional draft pick to the Ottawa...

James Neal, Matt Niskanen Traded to Pittsburgh for Alex Goligoski

On Monday morning TSN's Darren Dreger caused quite a stir when he reported on trade talks between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars that involved a potential James Neal for Alex Goligoski swap. Soon, Penguins beat writers were all over the news and it was a hot topic of discussion for much of the morning. By Monday...

Trevor Daley Reportedly Signs 6-Year Extension With Dallas Stars

As of Wednesday the Dallas Stars own the top spot in the NHL's Pacific Division and are a top-10 team in terms of goals allowed per game. A nice start for a team that had some goaltending, and even defensive, questions coming into the season. The team locked up one of their leading rearguards to a long-term contract...

Loui Eriksson Latest To Break Out the 'Peter Forsberg Move'

Lost in all of the excitement that was Sidney Crosby fighting Matt Niskanen on Wednesday night was the fact the Dallas Stars pounded the Penguins on the scoreboard, picking up a dominant 5-2 win. Leading the way for Dallas was Loui Eriksson who scored a pair of goals in the victory, including a penalty shot goal in the...

Sidney Crosby Fights Matt Niskanen

Probably not the start the Penguins were looking for this season. Or expecting. They're basically a .500 team, their starting goaltender has played so poorly that he's losing playing time to Brent Johnson, their best defensive forward and penalty killer, Jordan Staal, suffered a broken hand just as he was set to make his...

Matt Niskanen News From the Web

04/25/12 PenguinsÃ¢ early playoff exit still hasnÃ¢t sunk in Source: Valley News Dispatch - Tarentum PA The bags were packed, but the sticks, skates and sweaters werenÃ¢t the only baggage the Penguins shouldered into the offseason.
04/19/12 Former Bulldog Niskanen Scores in Pittsburgh Rout Source: CBS/NBC - CBS 3/NBC 6 Northland's News Center - Duluth MN Former UMD defenseman Matt Niskanen scored his first-ever playoff goal in the NHL on Wednesday night, scoring for Pittsburgh in a 10-3 win over Philadelphia.
04/16/12 Flyers dominate power play again in Game 3 win over... Source: The Art of Eating The special teams battle, overwhelmingly in favor of the Flyers in this series, again saw Philadelphia dominate.
04/16/12 Flyers dominate power play again Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA The special teams battle, overwhelmingly in favor of the Flyers in this series, again saw Philadelphia dominate.
04/14/12 Penguins Report: 4/14/12 Source: NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins All of the Pens accounted for at practice ( 11:44 AM ).

Background on Matt Niskanen

Matthew Norman Niskanen (born December 6, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League.

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