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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
0	5	5	-3	2	19:48

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Niskanen posts two assists in return: Stars D Matt Niskanen returned to the lineup Wednesday against the Maple Leafs after missing two games with a head injury. He managed two assists and a plus-2 rating in 19:00 of ice time. Niskanen has three assists in his last four games.
(Updated 10/29/2009).

Injury Report

No information available at this time (Updated 11/10/09).

Fantasy Analysis

The 22-year-old Niskanen has been a solid contributor on the Stars' blue line since his rookie season in 2007-08. He definitely gets the job done at both ends of the ice for Dallas, but his offensive production can sometimes be spotty. Niskanen passes as a low-end Fantasy defenseman when healthy.
(Updated 10/29/2009).

D Matt Niskanen returned Wednesday after missing the last two games with a head injury. He had two assists, his first multi-point game of the season. 10/29/2009

Niskanen had two assists Wednesday in a 4-3 overtime victory over Toronto.
10/29/2009

Advice

Niskanen had just two assists entering play Wednesday.

Injury Report

No information available at this time (Updated 11/10/09).

Fantasy Analysis

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Situational Stats
11/6/2009 vs VAN
Situation	GP	G	A	PTS	PP	SH
in NOV	1	0	0	0	0	0
at home	7	0	3	3	0	0
vs. VAN	1	0	0	0	0	0
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Last 6 Games
	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
10/28	TOR	0	2	2	2	19:00
10/30	FLA	0	1	1	0	17:20
10/31	NSH	0	0	0	-1	22:39
11/04	CGY	0	0	0	0	15:34
11/06	VAN	0	0	0	0	16:12
11/07	MIN	0	0	0	0	21:41
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Two Week Schedule

NOVEMBER
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4 CGY L 2 - 3 (OT)	5	6 VAN W 2 - 1	7 @MIN L 2 - 3
8	9	10	11	12 @SJ Tickets	13	14 @PHO Tickets
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CAREER STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2007-08	Dallas	78	7	19	26	22	2	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09	Dallas	80	6	29	35	-11	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-10	Dallas	15	0	5	5	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
		173	13	53	66	8	4	0	0	0

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2007-08	Dallas	99	7.1	1597:56	1774	181:43	170:30	36	0	0	18
2008-09	Dallas	111	5.4	1597:01	2020	204:01	150:46	52	2	1	16
2009-10	Dallas	27	0.0	297:38	336	61:34	4:18	2	0	0	1
		237	5.5	3492:35	4130	447:18	325:34	90	2	1	35

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2007-08	Dallas	16	0	3	3	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
		16	0	3	3	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0

MORE POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2007-08	Dallas	17	0.0	262:13	323	29:17	19:52	10	0	0	5
		17	0.0	262:13	323	29:17	19:52	10	0	0	5

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