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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#48STEADYPPI 90Matthew Schaefer is a 19-year-old defenseman for the New York Islanders. Selected 1st overall by NYI in the 2025 NHL Draft. Born in Hamilton, CAN. At 19, Matthew is among the younger players in the league.
In 2025-26, Matthew has been a consistent offensive contributor with 23 goals and 36 assists for 59 points in 82 games. He averages 0.72 points per game on 24:40 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 37–74 pts
STEADY — 79th percentile at D, 56% hit rate (82 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Matthew was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 82 games, 2,168 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
59.6 vs 54.8 lg
91th percentile
Quality of teammates
52.4 vs 53.2 lg
37th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Matthew takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
294
Goals vs expected
23 vs 15.0 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
11%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
80
Offense
72
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
8-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 8-point gap between offensive (80th) and defensive (72th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
8-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 8-point gap between offensive (80th) and defensive (72th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Matthew Schaefer's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | NYI | 82 | 23 | 36 | 59 | +13 | 222 | 10.4% |
Form
Matthew's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 24:13 |
| Apr 12 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 28:01 |
| Apr 11 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:56 |
| Apr 9 | vs TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 24:50 |
| Apr 4 | @ CAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 27:11 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the New York Islanders this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
Emil Heineman
LW · 31 pts
