The only game Matt Niskanen has missed since mid-February 2013 was the regular-season finale a year later, when the Pittsburgh Penguins decided to give him a bit of rest before the playoffs began.
That’s a stretch of 234 appearances in 235 games for Niskanen, who, despite his own durability, still has a special regard for the 412-game streak that fellow defenseman John Carlson had snapped on Monday.
“Incredible,” Niskanen said. “It’s incredible.”
Carlson’s streak, which dated to April 9, 2010, the end of his rookie season, ended when he sat out of the Washington Capitals‘ road victory over the Buffalo Sabres because of an unspecified leg injury.