New York Islanders · #48 · Defense

Matthew Schaefer

Age19Ht6'3"Wt193 lbShootsLeftBornHamilton, CAN

2026-27 regular season

12GP

11P

26:44TOI

Next game

Thu Oct 29, 12:00 AM · Grand Casino Arena

Minnesota WildRoad game · 1 day off

NYI

No schedule spot

MIN

4 in 6Home from trip

MIN defense (2025-26)4th in goals allowed2.93 goals a game, 29.4 shots against

His games vs MIN0 G, 0 A in 2 GP0.5 shots a game

Linemates

Projected for Oct 27, via @krashboard

Pair 1He plays RD

Logan StanleyLD

PP unit 1He plays PP5

Season profile

2026-27 regular season. Rates ranked against 237 defensemen with 3+ games.

GP12

P11

+/-+1

SOG44

S%4.5%

PPP3

Blk10

PIM6

TOI/GP26:44

G/GP86th

0.17

A/GP95th

0.75

P/GP95th

0.92

SOG/GP100th

3.67

HIT/GP29th

0.50

BLK/GP20th

0.83

TOI98th

26:44

PPP/GP93rd

0.25

P/6090th

2.06

G/6077th

0.37

SOG/6099th

8.2

HDC/6097th

1.12

ixG/60100th

0.67

Key rates

Regular season, per 60 minutes where it says so.

Points / 602.06

Shots / 608.2

Attempts / 6018.7

HD chances / 601.12

ixG3.6-1.6 goals vs expected

PP shot share20%21 of 103 attempts

Primary points73%8 of 11

Where his attempts come from

High danger6 att, 0 G9%

Medium danger12 att, 2 G19%

Low danger46 att, 0 G72%

Production by strength

Even8 P, 79 att73%

Power play3 P, 21 att27%

Shorthanded0 P, 0 att0%

Ice time

Season average26:44

Last 10 games27:14+0:31

Last 5 games27:43+1:00

Shifts a game27.3

Ice time by strength is not in the game logs yet, so this is his total minutes.

Prop hit rates

How often he went over, regular season. A line of 0.5 needs 1 blocked shots.

Line

Last 560%3 of 5, avg 0.8

Last 1070%7 of 10, avg 0.9

Last 2067%8 of 12, avg 0.8

Season67%8 of 12, avg 0.8

Home50%3 of 6, avg 0.7

Away83%5 of 6, avg 1.0

vs MIN100%2 of 2, avg 1.0

Best priceOdds soon

Over 0.5--

Under 0.5--

Blocks prices from the books land here once NHL odds are live.

Game by game

Splits

Regular season. Last column follows the prop picked above. Opponent ranks are not in yet for this season.

Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	SOG/GP	HIT/GP	BLK/GP	TOI	Blocks o0.5
All games	12	2	9	11	0.92	3.67	0.50	0.83	26:44	67%8/12
Venue
Home	6	1	7	8	1.33	4.67	0.67	0.67	25:56	50%3/6
Away	6	1	2	3	0.50	2.67	0.33	1.00	27:32	83%5/6
Rest
Back-to-back	0	No games
1 day off	6	1	4	5	0.83	5.17	0.50	1.00	28:14	67%4/6
2+ days off	5	1	5	6	1.20	2.00	0.60	0.60	24:43	60%3/5
Opponent defense
vs top 10 D	0	No games
vs middle 12	0	No games
vs bottom 10 D	0	No games
Result
In wins	6	0	8	8	1.33	3.00	0.50	0.83	25:57	50%3/6
In losses	6	2	1	3	0.50	4.33	0.50	0.83	27:31	83%5/6

Shot map

2026-27

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Game log

12 games. The blocks column is marked against over 0.5.

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	PPP	+/-	PIM	TOI	SHF
TueOct 27	@NSH	W 4-3 SO	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	32:16	29
SunOct 25	@DAL	L 3-6	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	26:16	25
ThuOct 22	LAK	L 2-3 OT	1	0	1	9	1	1	0	0	2	29:24	29
TueOct 20	ANA	W 3-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	-1	0	26:20	24
SatOct 17	@TOR	W 4-1	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	24:21	28
ThuOct 15	@OTT	L 1-2 SO	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	29:29	32
TueOct 13	VAN	W 3-2	0	2	2	4	2	1	0	+2	0	25:23	26
SatOct 10	TBL	L 3-5	0	1	1	8	1	0	0	-1	0	27:07	31
ThuOct 8	CHI	W 4-1	0	1	1	4	0	2	1	+1	0	26:45	24
TueOct 6	@NYR	L 2-5	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	-2	0	25:03	28
SatOct 3	NJD	W 6-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	+2	0	20:34	25
WedSep 30	@TOR	L 1-2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	27:45	27
12 GPTotals, averages for TOI and shifts			2	9	11	44	6	10	3	+1	6	26:44	27.3