Matthew Schaefer
Player profile and career history
D · #48 · New York Islanders
Matthew Schaefer is a defenceman for the New York Islanders. Born September 5, 2007 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he stands 6'3", weighs 193 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2025 (round 1, 1st overall) by the New York Islanders. In 98 NHL regular-season games he has 28 goals and 47 assists for 75 points. This season: 5 goals and 11 assists in 16 games.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 98
- Goals
- 28
- Assists
- 47
- Points
- 75
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 47
- Avg Toi
- 25:02
- Game Winning Goals
- 5
- Games Played
- 98
- Goals
- 28
- Ot Goals
- 3
- Pim
- 50
- Plus Minus
- 9
- Points
- 75
- Power Play Goals
- 8
- Power Play Points
- 22
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1003
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 279
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.29
- Assists / game
- 0.48
- Points / game
- 0.77
- Shots / game
- 2.85
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 23 2025–26 · New York Islanders
- Assists
- 36 2025–26 · New York Islanders
- Points
- 59 2025–26 · New York Islanders
- Shots
- 222 2025–26 · New York Islanders
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2026–27
2025–26
2024–25
- Canada U18Hlinka Gretzky Cup
- Erie OttersOHL
- Team CHLProspects Challenge
- Canada U20WJC-20
2023–24
- Erie OttersOHL
- Canada White U17WHC-17
- Canada U18WJC-18
2022–23
- Team OntarioCWG
- Halton Hurricanes U16 AAAOHL Cup
- Halton Hurricanes U16 AAASCTA U16
2021–22
- Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U15 AAASCTA U15
- Hamilton Steel U15 AAASCTA U15
- Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U16 AAASCTA U16
- Hamilton Steel U16 AAASCTA U16
- Draftday Selects U15WSI U15
New York IslandersCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL |  New York Islanders | Regular | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | -4 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2025–26 | NHL | New York Islanders | Regular | 82 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 38 | 13 | 222 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | All stats
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| 2024–25 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Canada U18 | Regular | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2024–25 | OHL | Erie Otters | Regular | 17 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2024–25 | Prospects Challenge | Team CHL | Regular | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2024–25 | WJC-20 | Canada U20 | Regular | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2023–24 | OHL | Erie Otters | Regular | 56 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | -2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2023–24 | WHC-17 | Canada White U17 | Regular | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2023–24 | WJC-18 | Canada U18 | Regular | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2023–24 | OHL | Erie Otters | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2022–23 | CWG | Team Ontario | Regular | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2022–23 | OHL Cup | Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA | Regular | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2022–23 | SCTA U16 | Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA | Regular | 25 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2022–23 | SCTA U16 | Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA | Playoffs | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | SCTA U15 | Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U15 AAA | Regular | 31 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | SCTA U16 | Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U16 AAA | Regular | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | WSI U15 | Draftday Selects U15 | Regular | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | SCTA U15 | Hamilton Steel U15 AAA | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | SCTA U16 | Hamilton Steel U16 AAA | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
15 imported games.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | PTS | Shots | +/− | TOI | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | NYI | vs CAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 30:01 | All stats
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| 2026-10-31 | NYI | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 24:33 | All stats
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| 2026-10-29 | NYI | at MIN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 30:01 | All stats
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| 2026-10-27 | NYI | at NSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32:16 | All stats
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| 2026-10-25 | NYI | at DAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:16 | All stats
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| 2026-10-22 | NYI | vs LAK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 29:24 | All stats
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| 2026-10-20 | NYI | vs ANA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 26:20 | All stats
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| 2026-10-17 | NYI | at TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24:21 | All stats
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| 2026-10-15 | NYI | at OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29:29 | All stats
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| 2026-10-13 | NYI | vs VAN | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25:23 | All stats
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| 2026-10-10 | NYI | vs TBL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 27:01 | All stats
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| 2026-10-08 | NYI | vs CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26:45 | All stats
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| 2026-10-06 | NYI | at NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 25:03 | All stats
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| 2026-10-03 | NYI | vs NJD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20:34 | All stats
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| 2026-09-30 | NYI | at TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:45 | All stats
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-07 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:37 |
| 2026-11-05 | CAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30:01 |
| 2026-10-31 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:33 |
| 2026-10-29 | MIN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30:01 |
| 2026-10-27 | NSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32:16 |
Awards
Profile updated Nov 8, 2:45 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.