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Pittsburgh Penguins Eastern Conference Metropolitan Division
 
Matt Nieto • #83 • LW
Status:Knee surgery - left, injured reserve
Ht/Wt:5'11", 185 lbs.
Born:Nov 5, 1992 (32 yrs) in Long Beach, CA
Experience:10 years
Drafted:Drafted by San Jose in 2011 (2/47).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2023.
Shoots:L
11/14/2024
3:54pm
Back from conditioning stint
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Nieto (knee) was recalled from his conditioning assignment Thursday.
11/09/2024
5:05pm
Starting conditioning assignment
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Nieto (knee) was sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan Saturday.
11/04/2024
5:55pm
Cleared for contact
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Nieto (knee) was a full-contact participant at practice Monday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
09/18/2024
6:59pm
Is month-to-month
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Nieto (knee) is considered to be month-to-month, per Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday.
05/15/2024
4:31pm
Has knee surgery
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Nieto underwent reconstructive MCL surgery on his left knee surgery May 2, the team announced Wednesday. He's expected to require six-to-seven months to recover.
04/19/2024
5:11pm
Suffers secondary injury
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Nieto (knee) sustained an undisclosed injury while rehabbing from his knee surgery. The center could find himself heading back under the knife ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
04/18/2024
7:18pm
Ends season on shelf
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Nieto (knee) was unable to get back onto the ice for the Penguins this season, missing 60 games total.
01/04/2024
6:12pm
Out 6-8 weeks
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Nieto underwent successful laparoscopic surgery Thursday and is expected to miss the next 6-8 weeks.
01/02/2024
10:46pm
Shifts to LTIR
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Nieto (lower body) was moved to long-term injured reserve Tuesday, per CapFriendly.
01/02/2024
6:13pm
Return not imminent
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Nieto (lower body) is still considered out "longer-term" according to coach Mike Sullivan, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports Tuesday.
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