Nikolas Matinpalo
Ottawa Senators · #33 · Defenseman · age 28 · 6'3" · 213 lb · shoots RBorn 🇫🇮 Espoo, FIN · Undrafted
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.21 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
3 points in 14 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
11HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↓ -11hotter than 48% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
70ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 35 after the game against LAK, 11 now — still hotter than 48% of defensemen (average defenseman 15).
Now 11 · +11 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 5 | 4 | 6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | −1 | +1.4 | +0.0 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 15:14 | 15:19 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ ANA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:19 | 11 |
| Oct 31 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 18:53 | 22 |
| Oct 29 | @ LAK | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 12:37 | 35 |
| Oct 27 | @ VGK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 12:43 | 22 |
| Oct 24 | vs NYR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 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 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists78th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots129th of 228 defensemen11leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus38th of 228 defensemen+4leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game175th of 228 defensemen15:19leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (75th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Matinpalo this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 18 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 5 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | OTT | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.21 | +4 |
| 2025–26 · best | OTT | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.10 | −1 |
| 2024–25 | OTT | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.10 | −2 |
| 2023–24 | OTT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | +1 |