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Nikolas Matinpalo

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D · 6'3", 213 lb · 28 years old · Shoots right · Espoo, FIN

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	SOG	TOI
Oct 17	@PHI	1	16:58
Oct 12	@NJD	0	2:19
Oct 10	NSH	0	15:55
Oct 8	PHI	0	17:12
Oct 6	@DET	2	16:35

Against his position

This playerAverage defencemen

Against 233 defencemen, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 602.22138th

Blocks / 604.44110th

Takeaways / 600.55143rd

Giveaways / 604.99204th

Penalty minutes4108th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Ottawa Senators	7	0	0	0	+2	5	–	15:26
2025-26	Ottawa Senators	50	0	5	5	-1	37	–	15:38
2024-25	Ottawa Senators	41	1	3	4	-2	43	2.3	12:37
2023-24	Ottawa Senators	4	0	0	0	+1	2	–	7:00
Career		102	1	8	9	0	87	1.1	14:04

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2025-26	OG	Finland	5	1	0	1
2024-25	AHL	Belleville Senators	24	2	6	8
2024-25	WC	Finland	8	1	1	2
2024-25	4 Nations	Finland	3	0	0	0
2023-24	AHL	Belleville Senators	67	4	10	14
2022-23	Liiga	Ässät	51	7	9	16
2022-23	EHT	Finland	5	1	0	1
2022-23	WC	Finland	8	1	2	3
2021-22	Liiga	Ässät	50	4	4	8
2020-21	Liiga	Ilves	11	0	0	0
2020-21	Mestis	KOOVEE	1	0	1	1
2020-21	Liiga	Ässät	30	1	2	3
2019-20	Liiga	Ilves	33	0	1	1
2019-20	Suomen Cup	KOOVEE	3	0	0	0
2019-20	Mestis	KOOVEE	13	1	2	3
2018-19	Liiga	Ilves	30	2	4	6
2018-19	Mestis	KOOVEE	2	0	0	0
2017-18	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	52	7	14	21
2017-18	U20 Mestis	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	1	1	1	2
2016-17	U20 SM-liiga	Kiekko-Espoo U20	33	1	6	7
2016-17	U20 Mestis	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	5	0	1	1
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

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