Regular season and playoffsOTT

Nikolas Matinpalo's 2025-2026 season

Points

NHL#662

Goals

NHL#748

Assists

NHL#607

Plus/minus

-1

NHL#463

Games

60% of 82

Defenceman Nikolas Matinpalo was 26 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 50 of a possible 82 games and scored 0 goals and 5 assists for 5 points, 0.10 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs

Year 2025
1 year ago
Season opener
October 9
Nikolas Matinpalo plays the 2025-2026 season for Ottawa Senators
OTTOttawa Senators
Nikolas was 27 years old when the 2025-2026 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.
- The game
  OTT5–4TBL
  W
  October 9game 1/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG13:35TOI
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- The game
  OTT2–6FLA
  L
  October 11game 2/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:45TOI
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- The game
  EDM3–2OTT
  L
  October 21game 7/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:37TOI
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- The game
  PHI1–2OTT
  W
  October 23game 8/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG10:55TOI
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- The game
  OTT7–1WSH
  W
  October 25game 9/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:01TOI
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- The game
  BOS2–7OTT
  W
  October 27game 10/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG17:31TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–7CHI
  L
  October 28game 11/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG15:19TOI
  +1 assist
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- November 2025
- The game
  OTT3–4MTL
  L
  November 1game 13/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG11:29TOI
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- The game
  OTT2–3BOS
  L
  November 6game 14/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG13:18TOI
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- The game
  BOS3–5OTT
  W
  November 13game 18/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG20:16TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK1–0OTT
  L
  November 15game 19/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:34TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–2ANA
  W
  November 20game 20/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:57TOI
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- Checkpoint
  November 20
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 8212 of 21 played
  2
  points
  NHL#556
  0
  goals
  NHL#549
  2
  assists
  NHL#473
  +1
  +/-
  NHL#95
  OTT
  11-6-4W-L-OT26Points
  3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  OTT1–2LAK
  L
  November 24game 22/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG15:02TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  OTT4–3VGK
  W
  November 26game 23/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:11TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–4STL
  L
  November 28game 24/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG17:28TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  OTT1–6DAL
  L
  November 30game 25/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG18:29TOI
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- December 2025
- The game
  OTT5–2MTL
  W
  December 2game 26/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:04TOI
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- The game
  NYR4–2OTT
  L
  December 4game 27/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG18:58TOI
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- The game
  STL2–1OTT
  L
  December 6game 28/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG11:03TOI
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- The game
  NJD4–3OTT
  L
  December 9game 29/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG13:32TOI
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- The game
  OTT6–3CBJ
  W
  December 11game 30/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:40TOI
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- The game
  OTT2–3MIN
  L
  December 13game 31/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG13:48TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–2WPG
  W
  December 15game 32/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG13:30TOI
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- The game
  PIT0–4OTT
  W
  December 18game 33/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG18:34TOI
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- The game
  OTT6–2BOS
  W
  December 21game 35/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG17:19TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–2OTT
  L
  December 23game 36/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG15:17TOI
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- The game
  OTT5–7TOR
  L
  December 27game 37/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG14:31TOI
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- The game
  CBJ4–1OTT
  L
  December 29game 38/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG13:51TOI
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- Checkpoint
  December 29
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8228 of 41 played
  4
  points
  NHL#580
  0
  goals
  NHL#653
  4
  assists
  NHL#502
  -1
  +/-
  NHL#154
  OTT
  20-16-5W-L-OT45Points
  8th in the Atlantic·15th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
Year 2026
this year
- The game
  OTT2–8COL
  L
  January 8game 43/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG19:40TOI
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- The game
  CAR4–1OTT
  L
  January 24game 51/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:26TOI
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- Checkpoint
  January 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8230 of 62 played
  4
  points
  NHL#641
  0
  goals
  NHL#708
  4
  assists
  NHL#577
  0
  +/-
  NHL#134
  OTT
  31-22-9W-L-OT71Points
  2 out of a spot
  6th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
- March 2026
- The game
  OTT2–0VAN
  W
  March 9game 63/828
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:52TOI
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- The game
  MTL3–2OTT
  L
  March 11game 64/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG11:51TOI
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- The game
  ANA0–2OTT
  W
  March 14game 65/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG12:20TOI
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- The game
  SJS4–7OTT
  W
  March 15game 66/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG15:47TOI
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- The game
  OTT1–4WSH
  L
  March 18game 67/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG10:08TOI
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- The game
  NYI2–3OTT
  W
  March 19game 68/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1SHP12:44TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–5OTT
  W
  March 21game 69/825
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG14:20TOI
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- The game
  OTT2–1NYR
  W
  March 23game 70/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:19TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–2DET
  W
  March 24game 71/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG19:57TOI
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- The game
  PIT4–3OTT
  L
  March 26game 72/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG18:00TOI
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- The game
  OTT2–4TBL
  L
  March 28game 73/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG16:41TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–6FLA
  L
  March 31game 74/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG16:36TOI
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- April 2026
- The game
  BUF1–4OTT
  W
  April 2game 75/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG24:29TOI
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- The game
  MIN4–1OTT
  L
  April 4game 76/826
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG17:39TOI
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- The game
  CAR3–6OTT
  W
  April 5game 77/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:59TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–6OTT
  W
  April 7game 78/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:55TOI
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- The game
  FLA1–5OTT
  W
  April 9game 79/826
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG17:09TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–0NYI
  W
  April 11game 80/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG10:42TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–4NJD
  L
  April 12game 81/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG20:35TOI
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- The game
  TOR1–3OTT
  W
  April 15game 82/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG18:39TOI
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The season in numbers
April 15
Nikolas Matinpalo closes the 2025-2026 season with 5 points
OTTOttawa Senators
Points
5
NHL#662
Games
50of 82
61%
Goals
0
NHL#748
Assists
5
NHL#607
P/GP
0.10
NHL#661
+/-
-1
NHL#463
Events
5
career best in points
5
career best in assists
3 days later
Playoffs
April 18
Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs
First round
April 18
Ottawa Senators meet Carolina Hurricanes
OTTvsCAR
Swedes on Ottawa Senators
Fabian Zetterlund
Linus Ullmark
Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  OTT0–2CAR
  L
  April 182
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG17:08TOI
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- Carolina Hurricaneslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
- Game 2
  OTT2–3CAR
  L
  April 202
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG31:03TOI
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- Carolina Hurricaneslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
- Game 3
  CAR2–1OTT
  L
  April 232
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG19:21TOI
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- Carolina Hurricaneslead3–0againstOttawa Senators
- Game 4
  CAR4–2OTT
  L
  April 252
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG16:01TOI
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First round
April 25
Carolina Hurricanes knock Ottawa Senators out 4–0
OTT0–4CAR
Eliminated
4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
April 25
Nikolas Matinpalo ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 0 points
OTTOttawa Senators
Points
0
NHL#258
Games
4
Goals
0
NHL#180
Assists
0
NHL#231
P/GP
0.00
+/-
+1
NHL#89
CAR0–4

Nikolas Matinpalo plays the 2025-2026 season for Ottawa Senators

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Nikolas Matinpalo closes the 2025-2026 season with 5 points

Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

Ottawa Senators meet Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes knock Ottawa Senators out 4–0

Nikolas Matinpalo ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 0 points