Olli Maatta
Minnesota Wild · #3 · Defenseman · age 32 · 6'2" · 207 lb · shoots LBorn 🇫🇮 Jyväskylä, FIN · Drafted 2012 · Rd 1 #22
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.25 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
3 points in 12 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
8HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↓ -1hotter than 29% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
73ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Olli Maatta isn't lighting the lamp, but his 0.20 assists per game and substantial ice time reveal a defenseman who quietly quarterbacks the blue line. He's the steady hand, enabling teammates to shine while reliably steering play in the right direction.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Maatta's scoring rate has slightly increased recently, driven by a fluke goal and an assist, but his ice time has dipped. This suggests a minor bump, not a sustainable surge, meaning he's more of a monitor than a must-watch.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 8 lately — hotter than 29% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 8 · −14 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — below his own pace (1.3 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ▲ 2.4× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 3 | 6 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 14.3% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.8× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +2 | +1.7 | +0.0 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:51 | 20:09 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ WSH | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 19:10 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | vs NYI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:58 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | @ UTA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:25 | 9 |
| Oct 25 | @ VAN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 17 |
| Oct 24 | @ SEA | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 20:05 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points108th of 228 defensemen3leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots169th of 228 defensemen7leader Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus38th of 228 defensemen+4leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game84th of 228 defensemen20:09leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (79th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), shots (14th).
■ Maatta this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 21 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 29 in 2013–14.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MIN | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 | +4 |
| 2025–26 · best |  CGY | 21 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.67 | −1 |
| 2025–26 | UTA | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | −5 |
| 2024–25 | UTA | 70 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.26 | +7 |
| 2024–25 |  DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | DET | 72 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.25 | +14 |
| 2022–23 | DET | 78 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0.29 | −9 |
| 2021–22 |  LAK | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.12 | +17 |
| 2020–21 | LAK | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.10 | −8 |
| 2019–20 |  CHI | 65 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.26 | 0 |
| 2018–19 |  PIT | 60 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.23 | +9 |
| 2017–18 | PIT | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 0.35 | −1 |
| 2016–17 | PIT | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.13 | +17 |
| 2015–16 | PIT | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.28 | +27 |
| 2014–15 | PIT | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.45 | +1 |
| 2013–14 | PIT | 78 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0.37 | +8 |