Ottawa Senators#33 · D

NikolasMatinpalo

Age

Height

6′3″

Weight

213 lb

Shoots

Born

Espoo, FIN

Draft

Undrafted

Pony per game

−0.05

187 of 233 defencemen

Pony total

−2.69

50 games · 2025-26

Points

0-5-5

G-A-P · 50 GP · 15:38 TOI

IMPACT

−3.5

Goals / 82 · OFF −2.7 · DEF −0.8

Pony score

Game by game 5-game average

Average night

50 games · −0.05 per game

Production−0.06Production+0.01

Play driving+0.01Play driving+0.02

Special teams0.00Special teams−0.01

Usage0.00Usage−0.01

Offence left column, defence right; goals per game above an average defenceman.

Shot map

0 goals on 0.0 xG · +0.0 finishing · 0 attempts

goal (0), taller = higher xGsaved (0)missed (0)

Isolated impact

FewerMore shots23-24 – 25-2625-26Method

Total

−1.0

Goals · std season41st pct D

Goal threat

Penalties

With or without

Together Matinpalo apart Mate apart5v5 · 100+ min25-26Method

Game log

			Scoring					Shooting				5v5		Play						Time
Date	Opp	Pony	G	A	P	SOG	TOI	Res	Res	G

Career

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	28	Ottawa Senators	4	0	0	0	0.00	+2	4	0	4	0.0	18:13

04/15	vsTOR	−0.13	0	0	0	18:39	W3–1	W3–1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	50	52	0	1	0	5	0	+1	18:39	0:00	2:51	28	−0.13
04/12	@NJD	−0.51	0	0	0	20:35	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	38	33	1
04/11	@NYI	+0.07	0	0	0	10:42	W3–0	W3–0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	20	20	0
04/09	vsFLA	−0.04	0	0	1	17:09	W5–1	W5–1	0	0	0	1	1	0.05	0	35	65	4
04/07	vsTBL	−0.06	0	0	2	18:55	W6–2	W6–2	0	0	0	2	2	0.10	0	42	59	1
04/05	vsCAR	+0.11	0	0	0	15:59	W6–3	W6–3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	—	50	74	0
04/04	vsMIN	−0.12	0	0	1	17:39	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	1	1	0.04	0	38	31	0
04/02	vsBUF	−0.31	0	0	2	24:29	W4–1	W4–1	0	0	0	2	2	0.04	0	44	50	2
03/31	@FLA	−0.49	0	0	0	16:36	L3–6	L3–6	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	—	50	42	1
03/28	@TBL	+0.03	0	0	3	16:41	L2–4	L2–4	0	0	0	3	3	0.22	0	28	41	1
03/26	vsPIT	−0.15	0	0	0	18:00	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	—	38	41	3
03/24	@DET	−0.41	0	0	2	19:57	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	2	3	0.10	0	44	57	3
03/23	@NYR	+0.38	0	0	2	18:19	W2–1	W2–1	0	0	0	2	3	0.09	0	50	64	1
03/21	vsTOR	+0.13	0	0	1	14:20	W5–2	W5–2	0	0	0	1	1	0.07	0	71	88	1
03/19	vsNYI	+0.11	1	1	0	12:44	W3–2	W3–2	1	1	1	0	1	0.00	—	39	66
03/18	@WSH	−0.08	0	0	1	10:08	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	0	50	59	0
03/15	vsSJS	−0.06	0	0	1	15:47	W7–4	W7–4	0	0	0	1	5	0.11	0	53	52	2
03/14	vsANA	+0.25	0	0	1	12:20	W2–0	W2–0	0	0	0	1	3	0.16	0	46	73	1
03/11	vsMTL	+0.17	0	0	0	11:51	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	54	50	0
03/09	@VAN	+0.03	0	0	1	13:52	W2–0	W2–0	0	0	0	1	3	0.03	0	67	72	0
01/24	vsCAR	−0.25	0	0	0	15:26	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	35	25	1
01/08	@COL	−0.31	0	0	0	19:40	L2–8	L2–8	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	—	32	14	2
12/29	vsCBJ	+0.08	0	0	0	13:51	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	18	13	2
12/27	@TOR	−0.21	0	0	1	14:31	L5–7	L5–7	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	0	47	34	0
12/23	vsBUF	−0.23	0	0	2	15:17	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	0	0	2	4	0.07	0	50	69	0
12/21	@BOS	−0.04	0	0	0	17:19	W6–2	W6–2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	45	52
12/18	vsPIT	−0.09	0	0	0	18:34	W4–0	W4–0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	33	52
12/15	@WPG	−0.13	0	0	2	13:30	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	2	2	0.09	0	24	31
12/13	@MIN	−0.18	0	0	0	13:48	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	50	40
12/11	@CBJ	+0.13	0	0	0	15:40	W6–3	W6–3	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	—	54	68
12/09	vsNJD	−0.29	0	0	0	13:32	L3–4	L3–4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	69	82
12/06	vsSTL	−0.13	0	0	0	11:03	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	33	7
12/04	vsNYR	−0.17	0	0	2	18:58	L2–4	L2–4	0	0	0	2	3	0.08	0	52	50
12/02	@MTL	−0.06	0	0	0	12:04	W5–2	W5–2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	33	53
11/30	@DAL	+0.11	0	0	0	18:29	L1–6	L1–6	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	58	75
11/28	@STL	+0.40	1	1	2	17:28	L3–4	L3–4	1	1	0	2	4	0.25	0	57	62
11/26	@VGK	−0.11	0	0	0	15:11	W4–3	W4–3	0	0	0	0	4	0.04	—	47	33
11/24	@LAK	+0.44	1	1	2	15:02	L1–2	L1–2	1	1	0	2	5	0.22	0	60	64
11/20	@ANA	−0.03	0	0	1	13:57	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	1	3	0.03	0	50	57
11/15	vsLAK	−0.13	0	0	0	15:34	L0–1	L0–1	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	—	62	54
11/13	vsBOS	+0.31	1	1	0	20:16	W5–3	W5–3	1	1	0	0	5	0.01	—	60	65
11/06	@BOS	−0.08	0	0	2	13:18	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	0	0	2	7	0.03	0	62	59
11/01	@MTL	−0.16	0	0	0	11:29	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	—	42	39
10/28	@CHI	+0.21	1	1	2	15:19	L3–7	L3–7	1	1	0	2	2	0.06	0	35	30
10/27	vsBOS	−0.18	0	0	0	17:31	W7–2	W7–2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	37	42
10/25	@WSH	−0.29	0	0	0	16:01	W7–1	W7–1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	—	42	69
10/23	vsPHI	−0.16	0	0	2	10:55	W2–1	W2–1	0	0	0	2	2	0.04	0	47	28
10/21	vsEDM	−0.12	0	0	0	12:37	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	—	64	66
10/11	@FLA	+0.23	0	0	0	16:45	L2–6	L2–6	0	0	0	0	3	0.01	—	52	53
10/09	@TBL	−0.18	0	0	1	13:35	W5–4	W5–4	0	0	0	1	4	0.01	0	54	44

Total	25 GP	−2.00	0	1	1	21		13–9–3	13–9–3	0	1	1	0	1	21	43	1.25				27	25	6	23	8	−1	−2.00
Per GP		−0.08	0.00	0.04	0.04	0.8	16:08			0.00	0.04	0.04	0.00	0.04	0.8	1.7	0.05	0	43	52	1.1	1.0	0.2	0.9	0.3
Total	50 GP	−2.69	0	5	5	37		25–19–6	25–19–6	0	5	5	0	1	37	100	2.27				49	55	11	38	16
Per GP		−0.05	0.00	0.10	0.10	0.7	15:38			0.00	0.10	0.10	0.00	0.02	0.7	2.0	0.05	0	46	52	1.0	1.1	0.2	0.8	0.3

Season	Age	League · team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2025-26	27	OG · Finland	5	1	0	1	0.20	+2	0	0	4	25.0	4:36
2024-25	26	AHL · Belleville Senators	24	2	6	8	0.33	-4	10	—	—	—	—
2024-25	26	WC · Finland	8	1	1	2	0.25	+3	4	—	—	—	—
2024-25	26	4 Nations · Finland	3	0	0	0	0.00	-5	2	0	3	0.0	13:10
2023-24	25	AHL · Belleville Senators	67	4	10	14	0.21	+15	26	—	—	—	—
2022-23	24	Liiga · Ässät	51	7	9	16	0.31	+2	20	—	—	—	—
2022-23	24	EHT · Finland	5	1	0	1	0.20	+1	2	—	—	—	—
2022-23	24	WC · Finland	8	1	2	3	0.38	+5	0	—	—	—	—
2021-22	23	Liiga · Ässät	50	4	4	8	0.16	-4	20	—	—	—	—
2020-21	22	Liiga · Ilves	11	0	0	0	0.00	+2	6	—	—	—	—
2020-21	22	Mestis · KOOVEE	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	0	—	—	—	—
2020-21	22	Liiga · Ässät	30	1	2	3	0.10	-2	18	—	—	—	—
2019-20	21	Liiga · Ilves	33	0	1	1	0.03	-1	47	—	—	—	—
2019-20	21	Suomen Cup · KOOVEE	3	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	—	—	—	—
2019-20	21	Mestis · KOOVEE	13	1	2	3	0.23	+1	10	—	—	—	—
2018-19	20	Liiga · Ilves	30	2	4	6	0.20	+7	10	—	—	—	—
2018-19	20	Mestis · KOOVEE	2	0	0	0	0.00	-5	0	—	—	—	—
2017-18	19	U20 SM-liiga · Kiekko-Espoo U20	52	7	14	21	0.40	+17	59	—	—	—	—
2017-18	19	U20 Mestis · Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	1	1	1	2	2.00	—	2	—	—	—	—
2016-17	18	U20 SM-liiga · Kiekko-Espoo U20	33	1	6	7	0.21	+16	37	—	—	—	—
2016-17	18	U20 Mestis · Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	5	0	1	1	0.20	—	8	—	—	—	—
2015-16	17	U18 SM-sarja · Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia	47	9	11	20	0.43	—	75	—	—	—	—
2014-15	16	U18 SM-sarja · Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia	25	1	2	3	0.12	—	16	—	—	—	—
2013-14	15	U16 SM-sarja · Kiekko-Espoo U16	25	0	4	4	0.16	—	12	—	—	—	—