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Nikolas Matinpalo
Defenseman #33 Senators
Player Information

Nikolas Matinpalo has 4 points (0 goals, 4 assists) in 29 games for the Ottawa Senators this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 8 points (1 goals, 7 assists) in 74 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: 27.3 yrs (05.10.1998)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 96 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

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.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 230th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 137th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.21
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.41
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.14
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.11
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.19
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.04
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.33
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.86
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.68
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.49
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.95
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.22
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.875M
Player Contract Value: $2.500M
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
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
08.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 1 19:40 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 29 0 4 4 0 15:13 19 0.0% 10
Season Projection 67 0 9 9 0 15:12 44 0.0% 23
Total 74 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 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 / 96 kg 0.14 0.11 54 77 $0.875M
90% Steven Santini Team Logo D 30.9 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.11 0.18 52 79 $0.775M
88% Simon Benoit Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.08 0.10 50 76 $1.350M
88% Nick Seeler Team Logo D 32.6 yrs 191 cm / 89 kg 0.14 0.16 55 79 $2.700M
88% Ilya Lyubushkin Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.21 0.15 51 76 $3.250M
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