Nikolas Matinpalo

D · #33 · Ottawa Senators

Nikolas Matinpalo is a defenceman for the Ottawa Senators. Born October 5, 1998 in Espoo, Finland, he stands 6'3", weighs 213 lbs and shoots right. In 111 NHL regular-season games he has 1 goals and 11 assists for 12 points. This season: 0 goals and 3 assists in 16 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

111

Goals

1

Assists

11

Points

12

NHL playoff career

Games

10

Goals

0

Assists

0

Points

0

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.01

Assists / game

0.10

Points / game

0.11

Shots / game

0.86

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

1

2024–25 · Ottawa Senators

Assists

5

2025–26 · Ottawa Senators

Points

5

2025–26 · Ottawa Senators

Shots

43

2024–25 · Ottawa Senators

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Ottawa SenatorsNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Ottawa SenatorsNHL
   • FinlandOG

3. 2024–25

   • Finland4 Nations
   • Belleville SenatorsAHL
   • Ottawa SenatorsNHL
   • FinlandWC

4. 2023–24

   • Belleville SenatorsAHL
   • Ottawa SenatorsNHL

5. 2022–23

   • FinlandEHT
   • ÄssätLiiga
   • FinlandWC

6. 2021–22

   • ÄssätLiiga

7. 2020–21

   • IlvesLiiga
   • ÄssätLiiga
   • KOOVEEMestis

8. 2019–20

   • IlvesLiiga
   • KOOVEEMestis
   • KOOVEESuomen Cup

9. 2018–19

   • IlvesLiiga
   • KOOVEEMestis

10. 2017–18

    • Kiekko-Espoo U20 ChU20 Mestis
    • Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga

11. 2016–17

    • Kiekko-Espoo U20 ChU20 Mestis
    • Kiekko-Espoo U20U20 SM-liiga

12. 2015–16

    • Kiekko-Espoo U18 AkatemiaU18 SM-sarja

13. 2014–15

    • Kiekko-Espoo U18 AkatemiaU18 SM-sarja

14. 2013–14

    • Kiekko-Espoo U16U16 SM-sarja

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Regular	16	0	3	3	12	3	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 15:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
2025–26	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Regular	50	0	5	5	16	-1	37	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 15:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 50 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 37
2025–26	OG	Finland	Regular	5	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	—	0	—	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 4:36 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0.25 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 4
2025–26	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 20:53 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2024–25	4 Nations	Finland	Regular	3	0	0	0	2	-5	3	0	—	0	—	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 13:10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 3
2024–25	AHL	Belleville Senators	Regular	24	2	6	8	10	-4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 24 Goals 2 Pim 10 Plus Minus -4 Points 8
2024–25	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Regular	41	1	3	4	20	-2	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 12:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 41 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0233 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 43
2024–25	WC	Finland	Regular	8	1	1	2	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 3 Points 2
2024–25	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 13:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
2023–24	AHL	Belleville Senators	Regular	67	4	10	14	26	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 67 Goals 4 Pim 26 Plus Minus 15 Points 14
2023–24	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Regular	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 7:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
2023–24	AHL	Belleville Senators	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 0
2022–23	EHT	Finland	Regular	5	1	0	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2022–23	Liiga	Ässät	Regular	51	7	9	16	20	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 51 Goals 7 Pim 20 Plus Minus 2 Points 16
2022–23	WC	Finland	Regular	8	1	2	3	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 5 Points 3
2022–23	Liiga	Ässät	Playoffs	8	0	4	4	4	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 4
2021–22	Liiga	Ässät	Regular	50	4	4	8	20	-4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 50 Goals 4 Pim 20 Plus Minus -4 Points 8
2020–21	Liiga	Ilves	Regular	11	0	0	0	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 0
2020–21	Liiga	Ässät	Regular	30	1	2	3	18	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 30 Goals 1 Pim 18 Plus Minus -2 Points 3
2020–21	Mestis	KOOVEE	Regular	1	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
2019–20	Liiga	Ilves	Regular	33	0	1	1	47	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 33 Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus -1 Points 1
2019–20	Mestis	KOOVEE	Regular	13	1	2	3	10	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 10 Plus Minus 1 Points 3
2019–20	Suomen Cup	KOOVEE	Regular	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2018–19	Liiga	Ilves	Regular	30	2	4	6	10	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 30 Goals 2 Pim 10 Plus Minus 7 Points 6
2018–19	Mestis	KOOVEE	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	-5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -5 Points 0
2018–19	Liiga	Ilves	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	4	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2017–18	U20 Mestis	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	Regular	1	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 2
2017–18	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Regular	52	7	14	21	59	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 52 Goals 7 Pim 59 Plus Minus 17 Points 21
2017–18	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2016–17	U20 Mestis	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	Regular	5	0	1	1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 1
2016–17	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Regular	33	1	6	7	37	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 33 Goals 1 Pim 37 Plus Minus 16 Points 7
2016–17	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2015–16	U18 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia	Regular	47	9	11	20	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 47 Goals 9 Pim 75 Points 20
2014–15	U18 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia	Regular	25	1	2	3	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 25 Goals 1 Pim 16 Points 3
2013–14	U16 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U16	Regular	25	0	4	4	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 25 Goals 0 Pim 12 Points 4
2013–14	U16 SM-sarja	Kiekko-Espoo U16	Playoffs	6	2	0	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 2

NHL game-by-game archive

15 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 2:05 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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