1 G · 8 A · 95 GP
0.095 P/GP · 0 PPP · 13:58 ATOI
Ottawa Senators#33Active
Nikolas Matinpalo
D · 6′3″ / 213 lb · Shoots R · Espoo, FIN · Age 28 · Undrafted
9Career points
0.095Career P/GP
95Games played
1Goals
3 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-265points
The latest read.
5 points in 50 games in 2025-26. Career: 9 points across 95 games.
50GP
0goals
5assists
5points
37shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
0 G · 0 A · 10 GP
0.000 P/GP · 0 PPP · 16:12 ATOI
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-25vs CARPlayoff16:01 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-23vs CARPlayoff19:21 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-20@ CARPlayoff31:03 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-18@ CARPlayoff17:08 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-15vs TOR18:39 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
Milestone watch.
The next round number on the league's own fileleague milestone watch · api.nhle.com · fetched 2026-10-07
5away from 100 games playedGames Played · 95 now · regular season
Published by the league, not computed here: the milestone and the current total are both on the NHL milestone feed, and the number printed is the difference. Playoff milestone rows are held out, because a playoff total read as a career total is a false statement.
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastofficial NHL landing
Nikolas Matinpalo was never selected in an NHL Entry Draft, so there is no slot to price. Undrafted careers are not a slot outcome and the page leaves the comparison empty rather than filling it with a stand-in.
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 3 seasons
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Career
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart3 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Peak | Ottawa Senators | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 43 |
| 2023-24 | Ottawa Senators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 |
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | WC | Finland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 67 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | EHT | Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | Liiga | Ässät | 51 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | WC | Finland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Liiga | Ässät | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Liiga | Ässät | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Liiga | Ilves | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Liiga | Ässät | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | Mestis | KOOVEE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Liiga | Ilves | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Mestis | KOOVEE | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | Suomen Cup | KOOVEE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Liiga | Ilves | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | Mestis | KOOVEE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Liiga | Ilves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | U20 Mestis | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | U20 SM-liiga | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | 52 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2017-18 | U20 SM-liiga | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | U20 Mestis | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Showing the 24 most recent pre-NHL rows of 30.
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 95 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 76 to 114); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 29 of them cleared the band.
Alexander AlexeyevD · 2018 #31 · active80 GP · 1 G · 7 A · 8 P0.100 P/GP · +0.005Jacob MoverareD · 2016 #112 · retired109 GP · 2 G · 9 A · 11 P0.101 P/GP · +0.006Dylan McIlrathD · 2010 #10 · active105 GP · 3 G · 6 A · 9 P0.086 P/GP · −0.009Libor HajekD · 2016 #37 · active110 GP · 4 G · 8 A · 12 P0.109 P/GP · +0.014William LagessonD · 2014 #91 · active107 GP · 0 G · 12 A · 12 P0.112 P/GP · +0.017
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed92.8mph65.0
149.4 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed23.1mph95.1
37.2 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated170.4km41.0
105.9 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game5.0km39.5
3.1 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph44bursts75.3
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time40.5%32.0
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time17.3%10.2
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time42.2%23.6
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal37shots40.4
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal4shots59.3
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
R Point80 G59th
L Point60 G55th
R Circle50 G65th
Low Slot40 G62th
Center Point30 G26th
Outside L30 G61th
Beyond Red Line20 G42th
L Circle20 G42th
Outside R20 G54th
High Slot10 G24th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G56th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Crease00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
4high danger0 G · 0.0%
8mid danger0 G · 0.0%
17long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 37 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.BOS2 points7 GP · 0 G · 2 A7 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CBJ1 points5 GP · 1 G · 0 A4 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.MTL1 points6 GP · 0 G · 1 A2 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.TOR0 points12 GP · 0 G · 0 A8 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.TBL0 points6 GP · 0 G · 0 A7 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.FLA0 points5 GP · 0 G · 0 A1 shots · 0 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.BOS0.29 P/GP7 GP · 0 G · 2 A7 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.CBJ0.20 P/GP5 GP · 1 G · 0 A4 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.MTL0.17 P/GP6 GP · 0 G · 1 A2 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.TOR0.00 P/GP12 GP · 0 G · 0 A8 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.TBL0.00 P/GP6 GP · 0 G · 0 A7 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.FLA0.00 P/GP5 GP · 0 G · 0 A1 shots · 0 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Nikolas Matinpalo has faced 41 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing.
The room.
Every current Ottawa Senators teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory