Nikolas Matinpalo

DefenseOTTNHL roster

Age 28 · born Oct 5, 1998Espoo, FIN6'3" (191 cm) · 213 lb (97 kg)Shoots rightUndrafted

2026–27 by team

Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SOG	TOI/GP	HIT	BLK	ixG	G−ixG
OTT	9	0	2	2	+5	6	0	6	15:21	6	9	0.2	−0.2

Player Puckigree

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2026–27 · OTT

−0.2goals above replacement · -0.0 wins

EV off−0.2

EV def+0.3

PP0.0

PK−0.1

Finish0.0

Pen−0.3

Workload+0.1

By season

Season	Team	GP	Goals	Wins
2023–24	OTT	4	+0.0	0.0
2024–25	OTT	41	−1.0	-0.2
2025–26	OTT	50	−0.2	-0.0
2026–27	OTT	9	−0.2	-0.0

Goals above a replacement-level player (someone outside a team’s regular rotation): how he did against an average player, plus credit for the workload a replacement would otherwise take. About 6.2 goals make one win. Hover a part for what it measures. How it’s built: How it works.

At 5-on-5

OTT · 109 min

xGF%62.4CF%50.8GF–GA5–1Rel xGF%+11.5OZ%34

Most common linemates

Dylan Cozens32 min75.0
Fabian Zetterlund31 min76.9
Stephen Halliday30 min57.7
Warren Foegele30 min68.6
Drake Batherson29 min81.7
Tim Stützle27 min60.6

Game log

Average Imprint 0.45 over 9 games, best 1.4.

Date	Team	Opponent	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	TOI	Imprint
Oct 22	OTT	vs SJS	1	1	0	1	0	16:53	0.2
Oct 21	OTT	vs FLA	1	1	+3	0	2	13:13	1.4
Oct 17	OTT	@ PHI	0	0	0	1	0	16:58	0.3
Oct 12	OTT	@ NJD	0	0	0	0	0	2:19	0.2
Oct 10	OTT	vs NSH	0	0	0	0	0	15:55	0.3
Oct 8	OTT	vs PHI	0	0	0	0	0	17:12	-0.1
Oct 6	OTT	@ DET	0	0	0	2	2	16:35	0.2
Oct 5	OTT	@ BOS	0	0	+2	1	2	20:15	0.3
Oct 3	OTT	@ TOR	0	0	0	1	0	18:48	1.3

NHL career

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2026–27	NHL	OTT	9	0	2	2	6	+5
2025–26	NHL	Ottawa Senators	50	0	5	5	16	-1
2024–25	NHL	Ottawa Senators	41	1	3	4	20	-2
2023–24	NHL	Ottawa Senators	4	0	0	0	0	+1

NHL playoffs

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2025–26	NHL	Ottawa Senators	4	0	0	0	2	+1
2024–25	NHL	Ottawa Senators	6	0	0	0	2	+1

Other leagues

Junior, college, minor-league, European and international seasons from NHL records. Some seasons may be missing. Refreshed Oct 22.

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2025–26	OG	Finland	5	1	0	1	0	+2
2024–25	4 Nations	Finland	3	0	0	0	2	-5
2024–25	WC	Finland	8	1	1	2	4	+3
2024–25	AHL	Belleville Senators	24	2	6	8	10	-4
2023–24 (playoffs)	AHL	Belleville Senators	7	0	0	0	4	+1
2023–24	AHL	Belleville Senators	67	4	10	14	26	+15
2022–23 (playoffs)	Liiga	Ässät	8	0	4	4	4	-2
2022–23	WC	Finland	8	1	2	3	0	+5
2022–23	EHT	Finland	5	1	0	1	2	+1
2022–23	Liiga	Ässät	51	7	9	16	20	+2
2021–22	Liiga	Ässät	50	4	4	8	20	-4
2020–21	Liiga	Ässät	30	1	2	3	18	-2
2020–21	Mestis	KOOVEE	1	0	1	1	0	0
2020–21	Liiga	Ilves	11	0	0	0	6	+2
2019–20	Mestis	KOOVEE	13	1	2	3	10	+1
2019–20	Suomen Cup	KOOVEE	3	0	0	0	0	—
2019–20	Liiga	Ilves	33	0	1	1	47	-1
2018–19 (playoffs)	Liiga	Ilves	7	0	0	0	4	-1
2018–19	Mestis	KOOVEE	2	0	0	0	0	-5
2018–19	Liiga	Ilves	30	2	4	6	10	+7
2017–18 (playoffs)	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	4	0	0	0	2	-1
2017–18	U20 Mestis	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	1	1	1	2	2	—
2017–18	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	52	7	14	21	59	+17
2016–17 (playoffs)	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	2	0	1	1	0	+1
2016–17	U20 Mestis	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	5	0	1	1	8	—
2016–17	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	33	1	6	7	37	+16
2015–16	U18 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia	47	9	11	20	75	—
2014–15	U18 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia	25	1	2	3	16	—
2013–14 (playoffs)	U16 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U16	6	2	0	2	4	—
2013–14	U16 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U16	25	0	4	4	12	—

Source: NHL.com data. Player status per the NHL player registry.