Defence · #33 · OTT

Nikolas Matinpalo

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 213 lb
Born: Oct 5, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Espoo, Finland
Draft: Undrafted

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; OTT
TOI: 260; 15:19 a game
CF%: 45.1; 207–252
xGF%: 44.7; 10.0–12.3
GF%: 40.0; 10–15

2026-27 individual

G: 0
A1: 1
A2: 2
P: 3
iSF: 15
Sh%: 0.0
ixG: 0.48
G−ixG: -0.48

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	0.0	1.2	-1.2	6.5
On-ice Sh%	10.0	8.8	+1.2	10.9
PDO	96.7	99.8	-3.0	99.7
G−ixG	-0.48	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.8. 15 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts30.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net39.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 260 min.

His attempts

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on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

21 unblocked · 15 SOG · 0 G · 0.48 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	0	0	–	20.6
High slot	0	0	–	18.2
Circles	7	5	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	13	9	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2023-24 OTT	OTT	4	28	51.8	66.7	57.1	+14.8	1.25	0.94	14.3	93.8	108.0
2024-25 OTT	OTT	41	517	47.7	47.1	47.4	-5.8	18.47	20.46	7.6	92.5	100.1
2025-26 OTT	OTT	50	781	42.3	41.5	46.6	-10.3	31.75	36.40	9.3	89.9	99.2
2026-27 OTT	OTT	17	260	45.1	40.0	44.7	-9.9	9.99	12.34	10.0	86.7	96.7
Total OTT	OTT	112	1587	44.7	43.3	46.7	-7.8	61.46	70.14	9.0	90.3	99.3

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Matinpalo without	Without Matinpalo	With	Matinpalo without	Without Matinpalo	With	Matinpalo without	Without Matinpalo	With	Matinpalo without	Without Matinpalo
KlevenTyler Kleven D	86	128	205	56.9 3.4–2.6	55.9 +0.9	44.5 +12.4	56.3 81–63	50.7 +5.6	45.8 +10.5	42.9 3–4	62.5 5–3	53.8 7–6
CozensDylan Cozens C	66	148	180	63.4 3.2–1.8	52.8 +10.6	45.0 +18.4	53.7 66–57	52.5 +1.2	51.1 +2.6	60.0 3–2	50.0 5–5	66.7 4–2
ZetterlundFabian Zetterlund LW	61	154	170	76.3 2.8–0.9	49.8 +26.5	59.0 +17.3	58.5 55–39	50.9 +7.6	53.6 +4.9	75.0 3–1	45.5 5–6	54.5 6–5
StützleTim Stützle C	58	156	204	68.0 2.6–1.2	52.3 +15.8	54.7 +13.3	53.7 51–44	52.6 +1.1	48.9 +4.8	83.3 5–1	33.3 3–6	64.7 11–6
BathersonDrake Batherson RW	56	158	184	63.5 3.2–1.8	52.8 +10.6	50.7 +12.8	55.2 64–52	51.8 +3.4	45.8 +9.3	80.0 4–1	40.0 4–6	62.5 10–6
AmadioMichael Amadio RW	53	161	198	52.9 1.9–1.7	57.4 -4.5	48.2 +4.7	51.4 37–35	53.3 -1.9	48.6 +2.8	25.0 1–3	63.6 7–4	52.2 12–11
HallidayStephen Halliday C	53	161	108	45.9 2.1–2.5	60.9 -15.0	53.3 -7.3	46.3 44–51	55.2 -8.9	53.3 -7.0	25.0 1–3	63.6 7–4	40.0 4–6
YakemchukCarter Yakemchuk D	50	164	145	41.6 1.6–2.2	61.2 -19.6	40.9 +0.7	44.2 42–53	56.0 -11.8	43.2 +1.0	50.0 2–2	54.5 6–5	36.4 4–7

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 17 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 vs WSH · L 2-3 OT	vs WSH	L 2-3 OT	65.4	–	73.0	17	0.54	0.20	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-07 vs UTA · W 4-2	vs UTA	W 4-2	35.5	0.0	34.6	17	0.49	0.93	0.0	88.9	88.9
2026-11-04 @ BUF · W 2-1	@ BUF	W 2-1	38.9	–	43.9	12	0.36	0.46	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-01 @ ANA · L 3-6	@ ANA	L 3-6	53.8	0.0	56.6	16	0.76	0.59	0.0	77.8	77.8
2026-10-31 @ SJS · W 5-1	@ SJS	W 5-1	63.6	0.0	64.0	19	1.26	0.71	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-29 @ LAK · L 5-6 OT	@ LAK	L 5-6 OT	52.0	50.0	39.0	13	0.52	0.81	28.6	66.7	95.2
2026-10-27 @ VGK · L 1-4	@ VGK	L 1-4	51.6	0.0	34.7	13	0.51	0.96	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-24 vs NYR · W 7-4	vs NYR	W 7-4	48.0	50.0	53.8	16	1.01	0.87	40.0	75.0	115.0
2026-10-22 vs SJS · L 2-6	vs SJS	L 2-6	39.4	–	36.5	17	0.41	0.71	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-21 vs FLA · W 5-1	vs FLA	W 5-1	61.1	75.0	71.1	13	0.46	0.19	50.0	50.0	100.0
2026-10-17 @ PHI · L 1-3	@ PHI	L 1-3	38.5	33.3	34.9	17	0.79	1.48	14.3	87.5	101.8
2026-10-12 @ NJD · W 4-1	@ NJD	W 4-1	25.0	–	72.6	2	0.05	0.02	0.0	–	–
2026-10-10 vs NSH · W 3-2 SO	vs NSH	W 3-2 SO	38.9	0.0	39.0	16	0.14	0.23	0.0	50.0	50.0
2026-10-08 vs PHI · W 2-1	vs PHI	W 2-1	27.3	0.0	11.1	17	0.15	1.21	0.0	90.9	90.9
2026-10-06 @ DET · L 3-5	@ DET	L 3-5	43.3	–	41.7	17	0.50	0.70	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-05 @ BOS · W 4-1	@ BOS	W 4-1	57.1	100.0	51.2	20	0.85	0.81	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-10-03 @ TOR · W 3-2	@ TOR	W 3-2	26.8	0.0	44.2	19	1.17	1.48	0.0	87.5	87.5