NikolasMatinpalo
Defence #33 Ottawa Senators
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 213 lb
- Shoots
- R
- NHL seasonsSeasons
- 4
- Born
- Espoo, FIN
- Draft
- Undrafted
Cap hit this season
$875K
0.8% of the cap · 2-year deal worth $1.75M
- Term
- Final season
- Ends
- 2026-27
- Then
- UFA
When it ends he can sign with any team.
| Season | Cap hit | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27Now | $875K | $925K |
Earlier seasons of this deal (1)
| Season | Cap hit | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $875K | $825K |
- Signed
- May 5, 2025
- By
- Steve Staios, general manager
- Agent at signing
- Murray Koontz
- In all
- $1,750,000 over 2 years
- He has to clear waivers before he can be sent to the minors.
This season
No goals yet this season.
His season and career
Stories
No stories about Nikolas Matinpalo yet.
This season in the NHL
- plus-minus+2134th of 7044th on the Senators
- ice time15:26367th of 70413th on the Senators
League ranks as of Oct 21, 2026, 4:37 AM (Ottawa time).
NHL EDGE
Tracked by the NHL with sensors in the puck and on every player.
33.2 km/h
34th percentile in the NHL · at PHI, Oct 17
144.1 km/h
72nd percentile in the NHL · vs PHI, Oct 8
The mark on each bar is the middle of the NHL, the 50th percentile.
- 33.2km/h34th percentile in the NHL · at PHI, Oct 17League average 33.7 km/h
- 144.1km/h72nd percentile in the NHL · vs PHI, Oct 8League average 135.4 km/h
- 24.7km this season33rd percentile in the NHLLeague average 32.4 km
- 38.5%19th percentile in the NHLLeague average 41.3%
Where he shoots from
Tap an area for its numbers.
Shots on goal from each area, shaded by his NHL percentile there.
Every area as a list
- Behind the Net: 0 shots, 97th percentile in the NHL.
- Beyond Red Line: 0 shots, 64th percentile in the NHL.
- Center Point: 0 shots, 37th percentile in the NHL.
- Crease: 0 shots, 95th percentile in the NHL.
- High Slot: 0 shots, 60th percentile in the NHL.
- L Circle: 1 shot, 82nd percentile in the NHL.
- L Corner: 0 shots, 98th percentile in the NHL.
- L Net Side: 0 shots, 92nd percentile in the NHL.
- L Point: 0 shots, 45th percentile in the NHL.
- Low Slot: 0 shots, 68th percentile in the NHL.
- Offensive Neutral Zone: 0 shots, 90th percentile in the NHL.
- Outside L: 0 shots, 64th percentile in the NHL.
- Outside R: 2 shots, 95th percentile in the NHL.
- R Circle: 0 shots, 63rd percentile in the NHL.
- R Corner: 0 shots, 98th percentile in the NHL.
- R Net Side: 0 shots, 90th percentile in the NHL.
- R Point: 2 shots, 78th percentile in the NHL.
Honours
- Signed as a free agent
- 102 career NHL games
- , not yetFirst hat trick of the season
- , not yetFirst multi-point game of the season
- , not yetFirst game-winning goal of the season
- , not yetFirst power-play goal of the season
- , not yet41 points until 50
Career milestones
- Points941 until 50 career points
- Goals124 until 25 career goals
- Assists842 until 50 career assists
- Games10298 until 200 career games
This season against last
0 points so far, 5 all of last season.
2026-270
Last season5
Stats
2026-27
7 GP- 0
- 0
- 0
- +2
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 5
- 0.0%
- 15:26
Last season
50 GP- 0
- 5
- 5
- -1
- 16
- 0
- 0
- 37
- 0.0%
- 15:38
NHL career
102 GP- 1
- 8
- 9
- 0
- 40
- 0
- 0
- 87
- 1.1%
- 14:04
Playoffs
10 GP- 0
- 0
- 0
- +2
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 4
- 0.0%
- 16:12
Last five games
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 2 SOG@ DET Tue Oct 6
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 0 SOGvs PHI Thu Oct 8
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 0 SOGvs NSH Sat Oct 10
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 0 SOG@ NJD Mon Oct 12
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 1 SOG@ PHI Sat Oct 17
2026-27 game log
| Date | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Oct 17 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:58 |
| Mon Oct 12 | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:19 |
| Sat Oct 10 | vs NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| Thu Oct 8 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:12 |
| Tue Oct 6 | @ DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:35 |
| Mon Oct 5 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 20:15 |
| Sat Oct 3 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:48 |
Season by season
- 2026-27Ottawa SenatorsNHL
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- +2
- 2025-26FinlandOG
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 1
- +2
- 2025-26Ottawa SenatorsNHL
- 50
- 0
- 5
- 5
- -1
- 2025-26 PlayoffsOttawa SenatorsNHL
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- +1
- 2024-25Finland4 Nations
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- -5
- 2024-25FinlandWC
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 2
- +3
- 2024-25Belleville SenatorsAHL
- 24
- 2
- 6
- 8
- -4
- 2024-25Ottawa SenatorsNHL
- 41
- 1
- 3
- 4
- -2
- 2024-25 PlayoffsOttawa SenatorsNHL
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- +1
- 2023-24Belleville SenatorsAHL
- 67
- 4
- 10
- 14
- +15
- 2023-24Ottawa SenatorsNHL
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- +1
- 2023-24 PlayoffsBelleville SenatorsAHL
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- +1
- 2022-23FinlandWC
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 3
- +5
- 2022-23FinlandEHT
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 1
- +1
- 2022-23ÄssätLiiga
- 51
- 7
- 9
- 16
- +2
- 2022-23 PlayoffsÄssätLiiga
- 8
- 0
- 4
- 4
- -2
- 2021-22ÄssätLiiga
- 50
- 4
- 4
- 8
- -4
- 2020-21ÄssätLiiga
- 30
- 1
- 2
- 3
- -2
- 2020-21KOOVEEMestis
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 2020-21IlvesLiiga
- 11
- 0
- 0
- 0
- +2
- 2019-20KOOVEEMestis
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 3
- +1
- 2019-20KOOVEESuomen Cup
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- –
- 2019-20IlvesLiiga
- 33
- 0
- 1
- 1
- -1
- 2018-19KOOVEEMestis
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- -5
- 2018-19IlvesLiiga
- 30
- 2
- 4
- 6
- +7
- 2018-19 PlayoffsIlvesLiiga
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- -1
- 2017-18Kiekko-Espoo U20 ChU20 Mestis
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- –
- 2017-18Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga
- 52
- 7
- 14
- 21
- +17
- 2017-18 PlayoffsKiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- -1
- 2016-17Kiekko-Espoo U20 ChU20 Mestis
- 5
- 0
- 1
- 1
- –
- 2016-17Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga
- 33
- 1
- 6
- 7
- +16
- 2016-17 PlayoffsKiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 1
- +1
- 2015-16Kiekko-Espoo U18 AkatemiaU18 SM-sarja
- 47
- 9
- 11
- 20
- –
- 2014-15Kiekko-Espoo U18 AkatemiaU18 SM-sarja
- 25
- 1
- 2
- 3
- –
- 2013-14Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja
- 25
- 0
- 4
- 4
- –
- 2013-14 PlayoffsKiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 2
- –
Stats and ranks from the NHL.