Nikolas Matinpalo #33

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Ottawa Senators

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Player Information

The 27-year-old has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 11 games for the Ottawa Senators this season. Undrafted, he has 6 points (1 goals, 5 assists) in 56 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators. He also has 0 playoff points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 6 games.

Country:	FIN
Age:	27.1 yrs (05.10.1998)
Height / Weight:	191 cm / 96 kg
Shoots:	R
Drafted:	Undrafted
Awards:	-

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57

Overall Rating

Offense:Off: 235th of 267 Defensemen

Defense:Def: 261st of 267 Defensemen

Season by Season Ratings:

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Actual AAV:	$0.875M
Player Contract Value:	$0.800M
Remaining:	2 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2028 UFA
Age at the end:	28.7 yrs (05.10.1998)

Nikolas Matinpalo

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
28.10.2025	Blackhawks	1	0	1	1	0	15:19	2	0.0%	0
01.11.2025	Canadiens	1	0	0	0	1	11:28	0		0
06.11.2025	Bruins	1	0	0	0	1	13:18	2	0.0%	2
13.11.2025	Bruins	1	0	1	1	2	20:16	0		0
15.11.2025	Kings	1	0	0	0	0	15:34	0		0
Total		5	0	2	2	4		4	0.0%	2

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2023-24	Senators	4	0	0	0	1	7:00	2	0.0%	0
2024-25	Senators	41	1	3	4	-2	12:37	43	2.3%	20
2025-26	Senators	11	0	2	2	1	14:50	7	0.0%	4
Season Projection		74	0	13	13	7	14:50	47	0.0%	27
Total		56	1	5	6	0		52	1.9%	24

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	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		D	27.1 yrs	191 cm / 96 kg	0.18	0.11	56	58	$0.875M
85%	Elias Pettersson		D	21.8 yrs	188 cm / 84 kg	0.10	0.10	55	56
83%	P.O Joseph		D	26.4 yrs	188 cm / 84 kg	0.11	0.20	56	61	$0.775M
82%	Victor Mancini		D	23.5 yrs	191 cm / 104 kg	0.00	0.22	60	60	$0.870M
82%	Haydn Fleury		D	29.4 yrs	193 cm / 93 kg	0.00	0.14	56	65	$0.950M

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