Nikolas Matinpalo
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Nikolas Matinpalo

OTT · D · Age 28
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 0-0-0
Limited sample IN LINE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,10 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,09
Actual P/G 0,00 Limited sample
Deployment 17 #6 among D on team
Driver 28 #7 among D on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
Ottawa Senators Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #19 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #19 0,72 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Average EV OZ #15 · shot diff #21
Power-play environment Above Average PP OZ #14
Pace & activity Poor #30 NHL · 12,8 bursts/g · 54,8 km/g · 38,8 attempts/g

Balanced environment · average offensive process · above average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G16:40
PP TOI/G0:01
SOG/G1,00
5v5 roleObserved role
D3Defense pair

Nikolas Matinpalo · Hoyt Stanley

Pair time · last game
9:01
TOI · With this pair · last game
77%
TOI · With this pair · last 3
21%
TOI · With this pair · season
16%
Trend
+5 percentage points ↑+5 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role

No stable power-play unit established from available opportunities.

PP share · last game
0%
PP share · last 3
0%
PP share · season
0%
First-unit starts · last 3
0 / 11
Trend
StableStable
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
84% · 1:27
Own goalie pulled
9% · 0:05

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Observed · High confidence · 15 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
0
A
0
PTS
0
P/G
0,00
SOG/G
1,00
TOI/G
16:40
PP TOI/G
0:01
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 28
Deployment 17
Offensive Driver Below average · limited sample
28
Shot Creation Below average · limited sample
32
Play Creation Below average · limited sample
29
Deployment Low · limited sample
17
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,09 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,00 vs baseline −0,09
Expected P/G 0,10 vs baseline +0,00

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Limited Deployment is constraining current fantasy opportunity.

The role is materially weaker than the top usage profiles at the position.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,10.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
10,3

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21