Nikolas Matinpalo
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Birth place: Espoo, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg)
Birth place: Espoo, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg)
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Dec 23, 2025 | BUF @ OTT | (3-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:17 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | OTT @ TOR | (5-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:31 | 13:01 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 29, 2025 | CBJ @ OTT | (4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | 11:53 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | OTT @ COL | (2-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:40 | 16:06 | 0:00 | 3:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | CAR @ OTT | (4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 14:42 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 2018‑19 | KooVee Tampere | Mestis | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 20 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.067 | 0.133 | 0.200 | 49 | 4.1 |
| 2019‑20 | KooVee Tampere | Mestis | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.077 | 0.154 | 0.231 | 28 | 3.6 |
| 2019‑20 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 21 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | KooVee Tampere | Mestis | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 22 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.033 | 0.067 | 0.100 | 69 | 1.4 |
| 2021‑22 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 23 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.160 | 110 | 3.6 |
| 2022‑23 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 24 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.137 | 0.176 | 0.314 | 194 | 3.6 |
| 2022‑23 | Team Finland |  | 24 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.105 | 0.211 | 0.316 | ||
| 2023‑24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 25 | 67 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.060 | 0.149 | 0.209 | 69 | 5.8 |
| 2024‑25 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 26 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.083 | 0.250 | 0.333 | 44 | 4.5 |
| 2024‑25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 26 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.024 | 0.073 | 0.098 | 43 | 2.3 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Finland | | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.182 | ||
| 2025‑26 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 27 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.133 | 0.133 | 19 | 0.0 |
| 2025‑26 | Team Finland | | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Liiga Totals | 205 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 121 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.068 | 0.098 | 0.166 | 493 | 2.8 | |||
| AHL Totals | 91 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.066 | 0.176 | 0.242 | 113 | 5.3 | |||
| NHL Totals | 75 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.013 | 0.093 | 0.107 | 64 | 1.6 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.063 | 0.188 | 0.250 | 32 | 3.1 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018‑19 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 38 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Liiga Totals | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.267 | 0.267 | 50 | 0.0 | |||
| AHL Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||
| NHL Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - World Championship 2023 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.250 | 0.375 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Team Finland - 4‑Nations Face‑Off 2025 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Team Finland - World Championship 2025 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Milano Cortina 2026 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 50.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.188 | 0.313 | 24 | 8.3 | |
| 4-Nations Face-Off Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| Olympics Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 50.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Beijer Hockey Games 2023 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Team Finland - Men 2‑Nations 2023 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Team Finland - Men 2‑Nations 2023 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | ||
| Team Finland - Men 2‑Nations 2023 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | ||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Czech Hockey Games 2023 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Men Totals | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.091 | 0.182 | 0.273 | 2 |