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Nikolas Matinpalo has 4 points (0 goals, 4 assists) in 28 games for the Ottawa Senators this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 8 points (1 goals, 7 assists) in 73 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators.

He has no points in 6 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 27.3 yrs (05.10.1998)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
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The 27-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Senators controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nikolas Matinpalo is off the ice, the Senators control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 21% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 26% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 245th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 166th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    28.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    -0.04
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    15.06
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.00
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.43
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.14
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.12
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.23
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    1.85
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.21
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.85
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.71
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    4.55
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.85
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.28
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.26
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    0.00
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.875M
Player Contract Value: $1.900M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 29.7 yrs (05.10.1998)
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Nikolas Matinpalo
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
18.12.2025 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 1 18:34 0 2
21.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 17:19 0 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 15:16 2 0.0% 2
27.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 -1 14:31 1 0.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 13:50 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Senators 4 0 0 0 1 7:00 2 0.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 41 1 3 4 -2 12:37 43 2.3% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Senators 28 0 4 4 -1 15:03 19 0.0% 10
Season Projection 69 0 10 10 -2 15:03 47 0.0% 25
Total 73 1 7 8 -2 64 1.6% 30
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 6 0 0 0 1 13:04 3 0.0% 2
Total 6 0 0 0 1 3 0.0% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nikolas Matinpalo Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 191 cm / 97 kg 0.14 0.11 55 73 $0.875M
87% Steven Santini Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.11 0.18 55 78 $0.775M
87% Simon Benoit Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.08 0.10 53 77 $1.350M
86% Connor Murphy Team Logo D 32.8 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.14 0.21 54 75 $4.400M
85% Conor Timmins Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.18 0.27 56 73 $2.200M
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