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Nikolas Matinpalo
Defenseman #33 Senators $0.875M
Player Information

Nikolas Matinpalo has 4 points (0 goals, 4 assists) in 30 games for the Ottawa Senators this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 8 points (1 goals, 7 assists) in 75 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators.

He has no points in 6 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 27.4 yrs (05.10.1998)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 96 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 27-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Senators controlling 48% 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 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 238th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 148th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.22
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.39
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.13
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.11
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.17
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.97
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.36
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.76
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.66
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.34
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.92
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.45
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.875M
Player Contract Value: $2.200M
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
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
08.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 1 19:40 0 0
24.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 15:25 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 2
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 30 0 4 4 0 15:13 19 0.0% 10
Season Projection 55 0 7 7 0 15:13 35 0.0% 18
Total 75 1 7 8 -1 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 Match
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 27.4 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.13 0.11 53 76 $0.875M
89% Simon Benoit Team Logo D 27.4 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.06 0.10 50 76 $1.350M
89% Trevor van Riemsdyk Team Logo D 34.6 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.16 0.21 56 78 $3.000M
88% Steven Santini Team Logo D 31 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.11 0.18 52 81 $0.775M
88% Ilya Lyubushkin Team Logo D 31.9 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.14 51 73 $3.250M
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