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Matthew Schaefer

New York Islanders
Position D
Age 19
Height 6'3"
Weight 193LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Hamilton, ON, CAN
Born Sep 4, 2007

Key Insights

2026-27
This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Horvat, Maccelli, Palmieri and Schenn: 4 goals in 17 minutes.

14.15 goals an hour, 3.0 expected
Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice

The Islanders are up 7 goals with Schaefer on the ice.

19 for, 12 against, 10th of 120 defencemen
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there

Opponents get 46.34 shot attempts an hour with Schaefer on the ice at 5v5.

8th of 68 defencemen
Very little gets through when he is on the ice

He gives up 3.79 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

11th of 68 defencemen
His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.3, close to neutral.

10.6% shooting and 90.7% goaltending behind him, 24th of 68 defencemen
His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice

The Islanders score 60.0% of the 5v5 goals with Schaefer out there.

12 for, 8 against, 13th of 68 defencemen

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 4, 2007
Birth Place Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height 6'3"
Weight 193 LBS
Shoots/Catches L