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Matthew Schaefer has 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) in 42 games for the New York Islanders this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 1) of the 2025 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders, he has 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) in 42 regular-season games for the New York Islanders.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 18.3 yrs (05.09.2007)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 84 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 1st in 2025
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Islanders
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Illness Injury
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The 18-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Islanders controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matthew Schaefer is off the ice, the Islanders control 44% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 27% in the defensive zone.

  • 87

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 7th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 17th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    42.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.09
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    23.84
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.72
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.36
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.60
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.48
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.51
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.72
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    5.90
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.11
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.52
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.66
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    3.48
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.38
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.74
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.27
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    9.04
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    5.03
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Schaefer at his age (18.3 yrs):
    Aaron Ekblad (Rating of 81 in 2014, Today 75)
    Rasmus Dahlin (Rating of 77 in 2018, Today 80)
    Jakob Chychrun (Rating of 76 in 2016, Today 87)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.975M
Player Contract Value: $11.300M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 RFA
Age at the end: 21.8 yrs (05.09.2007)
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Matthew Schaefer
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 27:03 2 0.0% 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 1 25:00 5 0.0% 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 0 26:53 1 0.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 1 0 1 -1 24:23 3 33.3% 2
03.01.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 2 0 2 1 22:10 2 100.0% 0
Total 5 3 1 4 1 13 23.1% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Islanders 42 12 16 28 8 23:49 113 10.6% 20
Season Projection 82 23 31 54 16 23:50 221 10.4% 39
Total 42 12 16 28 8 113 10.6% 20
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Matthew Schaefer Team Logo D 18.3 yrs 188 cm / 84 kg 0.67 0.67 90 86 $0.975M
80% Jake Sanderson Team Logo D 23.5 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.73 0.57 85 86 $8.050M
79% Rasmus Andersson Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.64 0.45 86 82 $4.550M
77% Shea Theodore Team Logo D 30.4 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.65 0.64 80 85 $7.425M
77% Seth Jones Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 193 cm / 96 kg 0.60 0.52 83 86 $7.000M
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