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| HT/WT: 6-3, 193 lbs |
| Birthplace: Hamilton, CA |
| Age: 19 |
| Experience: 1 |
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2026 Stats
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| Regular Season | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 26:14 | 6 |
Top Matthew Schaefer News
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Tickles twine for first time this season
Schaefer scored his first goal of the season in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Kings.
The star blueliner earned the Isles a point in the standings, tying the game up at 2-2 in the third period by snapping a shot into the bottom corner past Darcy Kuemper's toe. Schaefer lit the lamp 23 times in his historic, Calder Trophy-winning campaign last season, and he's hardly been unproductive so far in 2026-27 despite the goal drought, collecting nine points in his first 10 games.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Plucks two apples Tuesday
Schaefer recorded two assists, compiled a plus-2 rating, placed three shots on net, had two blocked shots and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Vancouver.
Schaefer tallied his second multi-assist game of the new season Tuesday, where he picked up a helper on each of the Islanders' final two goals, including Kyle Palmieri's game-winning goal. With his pair of helpers on Frozen Frenzy, the 19-year-old Schaefer is up to six assists, 23 shots on net, four hits and five blocked shots across six appearances. While he's yet to find the back of the net in 2026-27, the rising superstar has done everything else at a high level, making him an elite fantasy option for the remainder of the season. As he's currently rolling on a four-game point streak, expect Schaefer to contend for a new career high in points in his sophomore season.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: On pace to shatter Bobby Orr record
Schaefer picked up an assist Saturday in a 5-3 loss to the Lightning.
Initially, Schaefer was credited with a goal that would have tied him with Bobby Orr for goals by a defender under 20, but the goal was given to Jean-Gabriel Pageau after a review. Schaefer has 23; Orr had 24. The former turned 19 in early September, so the record will be shattered this season. Who knew?
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Collects two assists Saturday
Schaefer recorded two assists, including one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Devils.
Schaefer played a key role as the Islanders broke open a scoreless contest in the second period. His shot created the sequence that ended with Brayden Schenn's goal at 5:00, and the defenseman later set up Bo Horvat's power-play tally at 12:08 to make it 3-0. Schaefer is coming off a spectacular rookie campaign in which he recorded 23 goals and 59 points across 82 regular-season appearances en route to winning the Calder Trophy, and these assists were his first two points of the 2026-27 campaign.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Ties all-time rookie goal leader
Schaefer scored a goal Thursday in a 5-3 win over Toronto on Thursday.
Schaefer's dominant season continues. The goal is No. 23, which ties him with Brian Leetch (1988-89) as the all-time NHL rookie defenseman goal leader, and he's only 18 years old. Schaefer has 59 points, 108 blocks, 209 shots and a plus-16 rating. He already sits in a tie with Jakob Chychrun for 11th overall in scoring from the blue line.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Two more helpers Saturday
Schaefer notched two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-2 win over Florida.
The teenage phenom helped set up tallies by Brayden Schenn and Simon Holmstrom as part of a five-goal second period for the Islanders. Schaefer has piled up four goals and 15 points in 14 March contests, and his 56 points (22 goals, 34 assists) through 74 games on the season has tied the franchise scoring mark for a rookie defenseman, set by Stefan Persson in 1977-78.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Drives offense with two-point night
Schaefer notched two assists in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Stars.
The rookie phenom had a hand in tallies by Bo Horvat in the first period and Calum Ritchie in the third. Schaefer is doing his best to push the Islanders across the finish line in the regular season and into the playoffs, and through 13 games in March he's delivered four goals and 13 points with 49 shots on net, 19 blocked shots, eight PIM and a plus-8 rating.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Keeps marching toward history
Schaefer scored a power-play goal on three shots, blocked two shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Canadiens.
Schaefer is now one goal away from tying Brian Leetch's record of 23 for the most goals by a rookie defenseman. The 18-year-old Schaefer briefly tied this contest at 3-3 in the third period before the Canadiens took over. The Olympic break appears to have refreshed the phenom, who has six goals and six helpers over 12 contests since the NHL schedule resumed. He's at 22 goals, 51 points, 176 shots on net, 96 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 70 appearances. Schaefer's 22 goals put him just one behind Jakob Chychrun for the lead in goals among NHL blueliners this season.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: In exclusive company
Schaefer scored his 21st goal of the season in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Senators.
The phenom opened the scoring early in the second period as he launched a rocket into the top corner past James Reimer from the top of the faceoff circle. The goal was Schaefer's 21st of the season as he closes in on Brian Leetch's all-time record of 23 for a rookie defenseman, while the point was his 50th of the season -- making him just the second 18-year-old blueliner in NHL history to hit that plateau after Phil Housley in 1982-83. Both Leetch and Housley are in the Hall of Fame.
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Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Ten points in last 10 games
Schaefer put up a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Schaefer has 10 points (two goals, eight assists), 29 shots and one power-play point in his last 10 games. Overall, the rookie defender continues to impress with 20 goals and 29 assists in 68 games. That puts Schaefer in a tie with Erik Karlsson for 11th in the NHL from the blue line. Perhaps more impressively, he's flirting with a 60-point pace. If he achieves that, Schaefer would be the 11th rookie defender in NHL history to achieve that mark. That would get him into Nicklas Lidstrom territory.
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