Defence · #48

Matthew Schaefer

New York Islanders

Age: 19
Shoots: Left
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Born: Hamilton, CAN
Draft: 2025, round 1, #1 (NYI)

Career · 2025–26 to 2026–27

Games: 86
Goals: 23
Points: 62
TOI per game: 24:42
xGF% (5v5): 49.9%
Goals above expected: +6.2

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Ryan PulockD · NYI	815:25	79	44.8%	53.9%	48.7%
Mathew BarzalC · NYI	518:07	80	51.3%	49.7%	51.9%
Emil HeinemanL · NYI	469:29	85	50.0%	49.9%	45.0%
Anders LeeL · NYI	437:16	81	52.4%	49.0%	50.8%
Bo HorvatC · NYI	428:59	71	53.7%	51.3%	47.0%
Simon HolmstromR · NYI	389:49	82	48.7%	50.9%	49.3%
Jean-Gabriel PageauC · NYI	350:41	77	45.1%	50.8%	46.6%
Jonathan DrouinL · NYI/STL	294:43	55	42.6%	51.3%	51.1%
Scott MayfieldD · NYI	285:29	80	50.9%	49.8%	45.0%
Anthony DuclairL · NYI	268:14	65	39.2%	49.0%	43.6%
Casey CizikasC · NYI	256:36	84	55.5%	49.3%	47.0%
Calum RitchieC · NYI	237:10	68	47.6%	51.2%	42.9%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Jesper BrattL · NJD	46:00	5	42.0%
Mika ZibanejadC · NYR	45:15	5	27.4%
Mason MarchmentL · SEA/CBJ	43:52	4	47.4%
Vladislav GavrikovD · NYR	42:28	5	38.8%
Jack HughesC · NJD	41:18	4	38.9%
Kirill MarchenkoR · CBJ/TOR	39:57	5	40.4%
Jonas SiegenthalerD · NJD	38:19	5	37.1%
Dougie HamiltonD · NJD	37:32	4	27.1%
Adam FantilliC · CBJ	37:28	4	39.5%
Artemi PanarinL · NYR/LAK	35:29	4	45.1%
Braden SchneiderD · NYR	34:07	5	43.4%
J.T. MillerC · NYR	33:52	4	16.1%