Nikolas Matinpalo
D · #33
· Ottawa Senators
· 6'3" · 213 lb
· R-handed
· 27 yrs
Compare with
Season
50
Games
0–5–5
G–A–P
37
Shots
49 / 55
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$875,000
Term2025-26 → 2026-27 (2 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Signed at age26
Signing GMSteve Staios
AgentMurray Koontz
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
46.0%28th
xGF% (5v5)
51.2%68th
Points/60 (5v5)
0.385th
Goals Above Expected
-1.511th
Shooting %
0.0%
Ice Time / Game
15:38
Offensive-zone starts
42%
Takeaways / Giveaways
11 / 38
Archetype — how these are computed →
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
HD suppression
7.4/60
92th
Shot suppression
58.1/60
23th
D-zone starts
58%
84th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26 G on shots
%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+1 shot (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
37
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
0
Shooting %
0.0%
Shots / GP
0.7
xG
0.1
Shot Danger Mix
High danger3%
Medium danger16%
Low danger81%
Top Scoring Zones
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Senators | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024-25 | WC | Finland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2024-25 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Senators | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 67 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Senators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022-23 | WC | Finland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2022-23 | EHT | Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2022-23 | Liiga | Ässät | 51 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Liiga | Ässät | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 2020-21 | Liiga | Ässät | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2020-21 | Mestis | KOOVEE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2020-21 | Liiga | Ilves | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019-20 | Mestis | KOOVEE | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2019-20 | Suomen Cup | KOOVEE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019-20 | Liiga | Ilves | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2018-19 | Mestis | KOOVEE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018-19 | Liiga | Ilves | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | U20 Mestis | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2017-18 | U20 SM-liiga | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | 52 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | U20 Mestis | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | U20 SM-liiga | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | U18 SM-sarja | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — |
| 2014-15 | U18 SM-sarja | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2013-14 | U16 SM-sarja | Kiekko-Espoo U16 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |