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Matthew Schaefer

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New York Islanders

D · 6'3", 193 lb · 19 years old · Shoots left · Stoney Creek, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2025 · NYI · round 1 · #1 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	@ANA	0	3	3	0.8	0	+3	25:47
Nov 12	@LAK	1	0	1	0.7	3	0	27:02
Nov 9	@SJS	0	1	1	0.2	5	0	30:51
Nov 7	NJD	1	0	1	0.8	3	-1	23:37
Nov 5	CAR	0	1	1	0.2	2	-2	30:01

Against their position

This playerAverage defencemen

Against 240 defencemen, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 601.63165th

Blocks / 602.34220th

Takeaways / 601.995th

Giveaways / 603.62148th

Penalty minutes14186th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average defenseman

Goals

D 0.08

Assists

D 0.27

SOG

Shots on goal

D 1.2

Expected goals

D 0.08

Attempts for

Attempts against

TOI

Ice time

D 19:05

Speed

Top, mph

23.2

D 21.2

Hits

D 1.0

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

D -0.7

BLK

Shot blocks

D 1.3

bxG

Block xG margin

D +.02

Poss±

Take minus give

D -0.8

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

D -0.1

FO%

Faceoffs won

Shot

Hardest, mph

95.8

D 87.2

Every shot this season

Goal6Shot on goal57Missed29Shot blocked53

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	New York Islanders	19	6	15	21	-1	65	9.2	26:58
2025-26	New York Islanders	82	23	36	59	+13	222	10.4	24:41
Career		101	29	51	80	+12	287	10.1	25:07

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2024-25	OHL	Erie Otters	17	7	15	22
2024-25	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	5	2	4	6
2024-25	Prospects Challenge	Team CHL	2	1	1	2
2024-25	WJC-20	Canada U20	2	1	1	2
2023-24	OHL	Erie Otters	56	3	14	17
2023-24	WHC-17	Canada White U17	8	1	3	4
2023-24	WJC-18	Canada U18	7	1	4	5
2022-23	SCTA U16	Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA	25	12	20	32
2022-23	CWG	Team Ontario	6	3	3	6
2022-23	OHL Cup	Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA	4	1	3	4
2021-22	SCTA U15	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U15 AAA	31	17	34	51
2021-22	SCTA U16	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U16 AAA	3	1	1	2
2021-22	WSI U15	Draftday Selects U15	9	1	6	7