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NikolasMatinpalo
- Born
- Oct 5, 1998 (28)
- Birthplace
- 🇫🇮 Espoo
- Nation
- Finland
- Height
- 191 cm / 6'3"
- Weight
- 97 kg / 213 lb
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
6
GP
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2026-27 regular season
Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | Kiekko-Espoo U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia | U18 SM-sarja | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | – | |||||
| 2015-16 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia | U18 SM-sarja | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 75 | – | |||||
| 2016-17 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 37 | +16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 Mestis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – | |||||
| 2017-18 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 52 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 59 | +17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 Mestis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | |||||
| 2018-19 | Ilves | Liiga | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | |||||
| 2019-20 | Ilves | Liiga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | -1 | |||||
| 2019-20 | KOOVEE | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2019-20 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | +1 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Ilves | Liiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2 | |||||
| 2020-21 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Ässät | Liiga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | -2 | |||||
| 2021-22 | Ässät | Liiga | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -4 | |||||
| 2022-23 | Ässät | Liiga | 51 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | +2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Finland | EHT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | |||||
| 2022-23 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +5 | |||||
| 2023-24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |||||
| 2023-24 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 67 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | +15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -4 | |||||
| 2024-25 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +3 | |||||
| 2024-25 | Finland | 4 Nations | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | |||||
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Finland | OG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | |||||
| 2026-27 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2 | |||||
| NHL totals | 4 seasons | 101 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Non-NHL rows cover junior, European and international play as recorded by the NHL. International tournaments (WJC, WC, OG) are listed under their own league codes.
NHL season detail regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | EVG | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | OTG | S | S% | TOI/GP | FO% | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | OTT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7:00 | – | 0.00 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.3 | 12:37 | – | 0.10 |
| 2025-26 | OTT | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0.0 | 15:38 | – | 0.10 |
| 2026-27 | OTT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 15:11 | – | 0.00 |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | S | HITS | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | @  NJD | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:19 |
| Oct 10 | vs  NSH | W 3–2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:55 |
| Oct 8 | vs  PHI | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:12 |
| Oct 6 | @  DET | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16:35 |
| Oct 5 | @  BOS | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:15 |
| Oct 3 | @  TOR | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:48 |
| Apr 25 | vs  CAR | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16:01 |
| Apr 23 | vsCAR | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:21 |
| Apr 20 | @CAR | L 2–3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31:03 |
| Apr 18 | @CAR | L 0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Apr 15 | vsTOR | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:39 |
| Apr 12 | @NJD | L 3–4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:35 |
| Apr 11 | @  NYI | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:42 |
| Apr 9 | vs  FLA | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17:09 |
| Apr 7 | vs  TBL | W 6–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:55 |