PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen told the team Monday he would retire with a year left on his deal.
He had 33 points in 68 games for the Flyers last season.
Niskanen played five seasons with the Washington Capitals, and won a Stanley Cup with them in 2018.
Niskanen signed with the Capitals as a free agent in 2014. He scored 29 goals and had 127 assists for 156 points with the Capitals from 2014 to 2019. He played all 82 games in each of his first two seasons in Washington.
The Capitals traded Niskanen in June 2019 for Radko Gudas.