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Nikolas Matinpalo contract

#33DefenseAge 28Ottawa Senators
Cap hit 2026-27
$875K$875,000
OTTOttawa Senators · May 2025 – present

2 years · $1.75M total

Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 28

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 28

2026-27 · OTT · Cap hit $875K · Salary $875K

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $875,000, cap hit $875,000$875K25/2626/27: pay $875,000, cap hit $875,000$875K26/27
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Nikolas Matinpalo contract by season
Season2025-262026-27
TeamOTTOTT
Cap hit$875K$875K
% of cap0.9%0.8%
Total salary$875K$875K
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Signed May 5, 2025 with OTT. Source announcement

Contract history

OTTStandard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed Jun 20, 2024
Contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 by season
Season2024-25
TeamOTT
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$200K
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Signed Jun 20, 2024 with OTT. Source announcement

OTTEntry-level · 2023-241 year · $885K AAV · signed May 25, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 by season
Season2023-24
TeamOTT
Cap hit$885K
% of cap1.1%
Total salary$885K
Base salary$800K
Signing bonus$85K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$80K
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Signed May 25, 2023 with OTT. Source announcement