#48 · Defence · NYI
MatthewSchaefer
Next milestone 39 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 2
- P
- 2
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 5
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 1
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- September 5, 2007 (age 19)
- Birthplace
- Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 193 lb (88 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2025 NYI, round 1, #1 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed23.0 mphleague avg 20.4 mph100th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph12league avg 1.5100th percentile
- Distance skated7.4 mileague avg 6.6 mi58th percentile
- Hardest shot87.8 mphleague avg 79.1 mph82nd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone49.7%league avg 41.6%96th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.29 | -0.29 | 13 | 1 | .022 |
| 2025-26 | 23 | 16.78 | +6.22 | 527 | 30 | .032 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 35:38 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 63.4% | 40.7% | +22.7 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 68.8% | 33.9% | +34.8 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–0
- xG for–against
- 1.7–1.0
- Average rating
- 7.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Pelech | 2 | 21:57 | 63.6% |
| Tony DeAngelo | 2 | 6:17 | 70.3% |
| Logan Stanley | 2 | 3:39 | 46.3% |
| Ryan Pulock | 1 | 0:54 | 100.0% |
| Alexander Romanov | 1 | 0:47 | 46.8% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 7.5 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 84 | 23 | 38 | 61 | +15 | 40 | 227 | 10.1 | 19 |
Season by season (2)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Islanders | 82 | 23 | 36 | 59 | +13 | 38 | 222 | 10.4 | 18 |