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Matthew Schaefer
Defenseman #48 Islanders
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Matthew Schaefer has 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists) in 45 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 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists) in 45 regular-season games for the New York Islanders.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 18.4 yrs (05.09.2007)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 84 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 1st in 2025
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Islanders
    Awards: -
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The 18-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Islanders controlling 52% 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.

  • 83

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 12th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 29th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.09
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    23.88
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.69
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.34
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.63
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.47
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.42
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.65
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.98
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.09
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.46
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.74
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.48
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.37
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.77
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.27
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.79
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Schaefer at his age (18.4 yrs):
    Aaron Ekblad (Rating of 82 in 2014, Today 68)
    Rasmus Dahlin (Rating of 78 in 2018, Today 80)
    Zach Bogosian (Rating of 76 in 2008, Today 67)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.975M
Player Contract Value: $9.100M
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
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
06.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 1 1 2 20:40 0 4
08.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 -1 28:52 2 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 27:40 0 0
Total 5 3 1 4 1 7 42.9% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Islanders 45 12 17 29 9 23:58 115 10.4% 24
Season Projection 82 22 31 53 16 23:57 210 10.5% 44
Total 45 12 17 29 9 115 10.4% 24
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player MatchPowered by CORE
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 18.4 yrs 188 cm / 84 kg 0.64 0.64 83 83 $0.975M
80% Shea Theodore Team Logo D 30.4 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.66 0.64 75 83 $7.425M
80% Jake Sanderson Team Logo D 23.5 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.75 0.57 79 85 $8.050M
79% Seth Jones Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 193 cm / 96 kg 0.60 0.52 79 84 $7.000M
79% Noah Dobson Team Logo D 26 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.62 0.60 75 81 $9.500M
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