New York Islanders#48 · D

MatthewSchaefer

Age

Height

6′3″

Weight

193 lb

Shoots

Born

Hamilton, Ontario, CAN

Draft

2025 · NYI · round 1, #1 overall

Pony per game

+0.21

8 of 233 defencemen

Pony total

+17.60

82 games · 2025-26

Points

23-36-59

G-A-P · 82 GP · 24:41 TOI

IMPACT

+11.3

Goals / 82 · OFF +10.8 · DEF +0.5

Pony score

Game by game 5-game average

Average night

82 games · +0.21 per game

Production+0.21Production−0.02

Play driving+0.02Play driving−0.02

Special teams+0.01Special teams−0.01

Usage+0.01Usage+0.01

Offence left column, defence right; goals per game above an average defenceman.

Shot map

0 goals on 0.0 xG · +0.0 finishing · 0 attempts

goal (0), taller = higher xGsaved (0)missed (0)

Isolated impact

FewerMore shots23-24 – 25-2625-26Method

Total

+6.1

Goals · std season95th pct D

Goal threat

Penalties

With or without

Together Schaefer apart Mate apart5v5 · 100+ min25-26Method

Game log

			Scoring					Shooting				5v5		Play						Time
Date	Opp	Pony	G	A	P	SOG	TOI	Res	Res	G

Career

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	19	New York Islanders	4	0	3	3	0.75	+1	2	0	11	0.0	25:02

Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy
2026

04/14	vsCAR	−0.06	0	0	0	5	24:13	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	5	16	0.42	0	68	63	0	0	0	3	0	−1	24:13	2:58	0:51	22	−0.06
04/12	vsMTL	−0.03	0	0	0	4	28:01	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	4	6	0.27	0	56	63	0
04/11	vsOTT	−0.10	0	0	0	4	24:56	L0–3	L0–3	0	0	0	0	4	5	0.13	0	48	71	0
04/09	vsTOR	+1.13	1	0	1	3	24:50	W5–3	W5–3	1	0	1	0	3	7	0.14	33	62	81	0
04/04	@CAR	+0.07	0	1	1	1	27:11	L3–4	L3–4	0	1	1	0	1	3	0.23	0	24	33	2
04/03	vsPHI	+0.20	0	0	0	2	28:43	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	2	8	0.15	0	59	44	2
03/31	@BUF	+0.14	0	1	1	4	29:40	L3–4	L3–4	0	1	1	0	4	11	0.30	0	38	25	0
03/30	vsPIT	−0.40	0	0	0	4	22:14	L3–8	L3–8	0	0	0	0	4	8	0.21	0	44	15	1
03/28	vsFLA	+0.59	0	2	2	5	27:51	W5–2	W5–2	0	2	2	1	5	8	0.43	0	55	67	1
03/26	vsDAL	+0.85	0	2	2	3	26:38	W2–1	W2–1	0	2	2	0	3	7	0.47	0	50	62	1
03/24	vsCHI	+0.41	0	1	1	8	31:59	L3–4	L3–4	0	1	1	0	8	17	0.50	0	72
03/22	vsCBJ	−0.21	0	0	0	3	26:43	W1–0	W1–0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0.11	0	47	32	2
03/21	@MTL	+0.65	1	0	1	3	22:25	L3–7	L3–7	1	0	1	1	3	9	0.12	33	47	49	1
03/19	@OTT	+0.44	1	0	1	3	24:11	L2–3	L2–3	1	0	1	0	3	4	0.07	33	30	38	1
03/17	@TOR	+0.05	0	1	1	3	22:57	W3–1	W3–1	0	1	1	1	3	4	0.12	0	57	64	0
03/14	vsCGY	+0.21	0	0	0	2	22:06	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	2	7	0.12	0	36	58	0
03/13	vsLAK	+0.32	0	1	1	3	29:24	L2–3	L2–3	0	1	1	0	3	10	0.17	0	65	66	0
03/10	@STL	+1.02	0	1	1	6	27:21	W4–3	W4–3	0	1	1	0	6	10	0.27	0	67
03/07	@SJS	+0.28	0	1	1	3	29:01	W2–1	W2–1	0	1	1	0	3	6	0.10	0	60	47	0
03/05	@LAK	+0.15	0	1	1	2	27:47	L3–5	L3–5	0	1	1	0	2	8	0.20	0	48	57	1
03/04	@ANA	−0.17	0	0	0	5	24:13	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	5	7	0.13	0	57	58	0
03/01	vsFLA	+1.43	2	1	3	5	23:17	W5–4	W5–4	2	1	3	0	5	11	0.24
02/28	@CBJ	−0.04	0	0	0	1	25:31	W4–3	W4–3	0	0	0	0	1	11	0.18	0	65	62	1
02/26	@MTL	+1.24	2	0	2	3	25:56	W4–3	W4–3	2	0	2	1	3	7	0.19	67	56
02/05	@NJD	−0.38	0	0	0	0	24:17	W3–1	W3–1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.01	—	48	31	0
02/03	vsPIT	+0.39	1	1	2	2	27:59	W5–4	W5–4	1	1	2	0	2	5	0.07	50	40	23
02/02	@WSH	−0.32	0	0	0	1	23:23	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	1	7	0.15	0	51	44
01/31	vsNSH	+0.27	1	0	1	3	23:25	L3–4	L3–4	1	0	1	0	3	6	0.26	33	54	48
01/29	@NYR	+0.34	1	0	1	2	23:25	W2–1	W2–1	1	0	1	0	2	3	0.08	50	50	41
01/28	vsNYR	+0.28	0	1	1	3	24:36	W5–2	W5–2	0	1	1	1	3	6	0.16	0	64	55
01/26	@PHI	−0.14	0	0	0	1	22:19	W4–0	W4–0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	0	45	27
01/24	vsBUF	−0.29	0	0	0	1	23:14	L0–5	L0–5	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.05	0	62	52
01/21	@SEA	−0.39	0	0	0	0	25:54	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.02	—	53	33
01/19	@VAN	+0.25	0	2	2	2	25:04	W4–3	W4–3	0	2	2	0	2	5	0.61	0	46	39
01/17	@CGY	+0.30	0	2	2	3	25:35	L2–4	L2–4	0	2	2	0	3	9	0.13	0	59	53
01/15	@EDM	−0.17	0	0	0	3	26:35	W1–0	W1–0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0.64	0	27	30
01/13	@WPG	+0.52	1	0	1	1	22:39	L4–5	L4–5	1	0	1	0	1	2	0.03	100	52	65
01/10	@MIN	−0.43	0	0	0	0	27:41	W4–3	W4–3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00	—	33	27
01/08	@NSH	−0.09	0	0	0	2	28:53	OTL1–2	OTL1–2	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.15	0	33	30
01/06	vsNJD	−0.36	0	1	1	0	20:40	W9–0	W9–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	19	28
01/03	vsTOR	+0.97	2	0	2	2	22:11	W4–3	W4–3	2	0	2	0	2	5	0.32	100	53
01/01	vsUTA	+0.45	1	0	1	3	24:24	L2–7	L2–7	1	0	1	1	3	9	0.23	33	55	43
12/30	@CHI	−0.13	0	1	1	1	26:54	W3–2	W3–2	0	1	1	1	1	7	0.29	0	50	41
12/28	@CBJ	+0.37	0	0	0	5	25:00	L2–4	L2–4	0	0	0	0	5	8	0.30	0	43	39
12/27	vsNYR	−0.19	0	0	0	2	27:03	W2–0	W2–0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0.07	0	33	40
12/23	vsNJD	−0.04	0	0	0	2	21:12	W2–1	W2–1	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.10	0	54	43
12/20	@BUF	+0.15	0	1	1	3	23:36	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	1	1	1	3	5	0.22	0	50	36
12/19	vsVAN	−0.42	0	0	0	2	21:37	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.09	0	47	20
12/16	@DET	−0.36	0	0	0	1	25:56	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	1	12	0.20	0	44	36
12/13	vsTBL	+0.27	1	0	1	2	26:16	W3–2	W3–2	1	0	1	1	2	6	0.17	50	33	46
12/11	vsANA	+0.05	0	0	0	3	25:19	W5–2	W5–2	0	0	0	0	3	8	0.22	0	56	62
12/09	vsVGK	+0.18	0	1	1	4	28:14	W5–4	W5–4	0	1	1	0	4	9	0.35	0	56	58
12/07	@FLA	+0.20	0	1	1	2	22:38	L1–4	L1–4	0	1	1	0	2	4	0.10	0	41	39
12/06	@TBL	−0.03	0	0	0	4	24:27	W2–0	W2–0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0.08	0	53	54
12/04	vsCOL	+0.62	0	1	1	3	25:41	W6–3	W6–3	0	1	1	0	3	4	0.33	0	35	46
12/02	vsTBL	−0.06	0	0	0	1	21:21	W2–1	W2–1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	0	31	32
11/30	vsWSH	−0.18	0	1	1	1	26:12	L1–4	L1–4	0	1	1	1	1	3	0.04	0	47	49
11/28	vsPHI	+1.02	1	1	2	1	28:53	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	1	1	2	1	1	7	0.22	100	75	75
11/26	vsBOS	+0.55	0	1	1	7	25:18	L1–3	L1–3	0	1	1	0	7	8	0.37	0	83
11/23	vsSEA	−0.06	0	0	0	4	27:23	W1–0	W1–0	0	0	0	0	4	9	0.24	0	74	74
11/22	vsSTL	−0.19	0	0	0	1	27:29	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.05	0	46	39
11/20	@DET	+0.35	0	0	0	2	24:12	W5–0	W5–0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.24	0	47	53
11/18	@DAL	−0.24	0	0	0	1	21:05	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	0	44	50
11/16	@COL	+0.22	0	0	0	2	21:39	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	2	7	0.21	0	57	62
11/14	@UTA	+0.28	1	0	1	2	25:49	W3–2	W3–2	1	0	1	0	2	5	0.24	50	52	64
11/13	@VGK	+0.65	1	1	2	4	25:59	W4–3	W4–3	1	1	2	1	4	6	0.33	25	30	11
11/10	@NJD	+0.26	0	1	1	3	21:26	W3–2	W3–2	0	1	1	1	3	4	0.07	0	33	19
11/08	@NYR	+0.16	0	0	0	3	24:16	W5–0	W5–0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0.26	0	59	55
11/07	vsMIN	−0.01	0	0	0	1	23:59	L2–5	L2–5	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.20	0	44	38
11/04	vsBOS	+0.85	0	1	1	5	22:31	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	1	1	0	5	9	0.68	0	60	77
11/02	vsCBJ	+1.15	2	0	2	3	17:24	W3–2	W3–2	2	0	2	1	3	6	0.26	67	57
10/31	@WSH	+0.28	0	0	0	2	17:58	W3–1	W3–1	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.06	0	54	64
10/30	@CAR	+0.52	1	0	1	3	18:38	L2–6	L2–6	1	0	1	1	3	5	0.08	33	35	36
10/28	@BOS	+0.05	0	0	0	5	23:39	L2–5	L2–5	0	0	0	0	5	7	0.15	0	71	78
10/25	@PHI	−0.09	0	0	0	3	27:40	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	0	0	0	3	5	0.18	0	61	56
10/23	vsDET	−0.12	0	0	0	1	25:14	W7–2	W7–2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.10	0	39	56
10/21	vsSJS	+0.90	1	1	2	4	22:34	W4–3	W4–3	1	1	2	1	4	6	0.56	25	38	67
10/18	@OTT	+0.04	0	1	1	2	22:33	W5–4	W5–4	0	1	1	0	2	4	0.06	0	48	52
10/16	vsEDM	+0.08	0	1	1	0	17:38	W4–2	W4–2	0	1	1	1	0	5	0.09	—	35	39
10/13	vsWPG	+0.17	0	1	1	4	26:35	L2–5	L2–5	0	1	1	0	4	12	0.13	0	67	58
10/11	vsWSH	+0.74	1	0	1	8	26:04	L2–4	L2–4	1	0	1	1	8	14	0.67	13	57
10/09	@PIT	+0.20	0	1	1	1	17:15	L3–4	L3–4	0	1	1	0	1	6	0.02	0	52	53

Total	25 GP	+7.77	7	13	20	85		12–13–0	12–13–0	7	13	20	4	0	85	203	5.28				14	35	11	23	10	+6	+7.77
Per GP		+0.31	0.28	0.52	0.80	3.4	26:03			0.28	0.52	0.80	0.16	0.00	3.4	8.1	0.21	8	53	55	0.6	1.4	0.4	0.9	0.4
Total	82 GP	+17.60	23	36	59	222		43–34–5	43–34–5	23	36	59	18	0	222	527	16.22				40	111	38	90	38
Per GP		+0.21	0.28	0.44	0.72	2.7	24:41			0.28	0.44	0.72	0.22	0.00	2.7	6.4	0.20	10	50	49	0.5	1.4	0.5	1.1	0.5

Season	Age	League · team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2024-25	17	OHL · Erie Otters	17	7	15	22	1.29	+21	8	—	—	—	—
2024-25	17	Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Canada U18	5	2	4	6	1.20	—	0	—	—	—	—
2024-25	17	Prospects Challenge · Team CHL	2	1	1	2	1.00	+3	2	—	—	—	—
2024-25	17	WJC-20 · Canada U20	2	1	1	2	1.00	+2	0	—	—	—	—
2023-24	16	OHL · Erie Otters	56	3	14	17	0.30	-2	16	—	—	—	—
2023-24	16	WHC-17 · Canada White U17	8	1	3	4	0.50	—	6	—	—	—	—
2023-24	16	WJC-18 · Canada U18	7	1	4	5	0.71	+8	2	—	—	—	—
2022-23	15	SCTA U16 · Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA	25	12	20	32	1.28	—	14	—	—	—	—
2022-23	15	CWG · Team Ontario	6	3	3	6	1.00	—	4	—	—	—	—
2022-23	15	OHL Cup · Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA	4	1	3	4	1.00	+2	0	—	—	—	—
2021-22	14	SCTA U15 · Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U15 AAA	31	17	34	51	1.65	—	14	—	—	—	—
2021-22	14	SCTA U16 · Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U16 AAA	3	1	1	2	0.67	—	2	—	—	—	—
2021-22	14	WSI U15 · Draftday Selects U15	9	1	6	7	0.78	—	—	—	—	—	—