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Matthew Schaefer
Defenseman #48 Islanders $0.975M
Player Information

Matthew Schaefer has 39 points (16 goals, 23 assists) in 58 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 39 points (16 goals, 23 assists) in 58 regular-season games for the New York Islanders.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 18.5 yrs (05.09.2007)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 84 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 1st in 2025
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Islanders
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 18-year-old is around break-even 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 34% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 26% in the defensive zone.

  • 85

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 13th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 35th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.09
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    24.03
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.65
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.37
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.65
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.47
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.56
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.56
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.88
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.17
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.50
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.65
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.28
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.20
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.03
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.26
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.10
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Schaefer at his age (18.5 yrs):
    Aaron Ekblad (Rating of 86 in 2014, Today 69)
    Rasmus Dahlin (Rating of 80 in 2018, Today 82)
    Noah Hanifin (Rating of 78 in 2015, Today 82)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.975M
Player Contract Value: $10.200M
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
29.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 1 0 1 1 23:25 2 50.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 1 0 1 0 23:25 3 33.3% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -2 23:22 1 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 1 1 2 1 27:58 2 50.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 2 24:16 0 0
Total 5 3 1 4 2 8 37.5% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Islanders 58 16 23 39 9 24:04 137 11.7% 28
Season Projection 82 23 33 56 13 24:05 194 11.9% 40
Total 58 16 23 39 9 137 11.7% 28
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
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 18.5 yrs 188 cm / 84 kg 0.67 0.67 83 86 $0.975M
83% Josh Morrissey Team Logo D 30.9 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.75 0.58 80 85 $6.250M
82% Shea Theodore Team Logo D 30.6 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.59 0.64 74 86 $7.425M
81% Noah Dobson Team Logo D 26.1 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.67 0.60 75 87 $9.500M
81% Jake Sanderson Team Logo D 23.6 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.81 0.59 81 91 $8.050M
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