Matthew Schaefer Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Schaefer has scored 2 times on Sergei Bobrovsky this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 7 attempts, 28.6%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Jet Greaves has turned him away every time: 16 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Canadiens this season.

22 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Brandon Bussi: 16 attempts, 1 goal.

6.2% conversion

There is one team he simply cannot get going against

The Blackhawks have held him without a goal on 24 attempts.

the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring

One opponent goes out of his way to run him

J.T. Miller has hit him 5 times, more than any other opponent.

hits absorbed, from play-by-play

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Mason Marchment.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Schaefer has taken 527 shot attempts this season.

199 on goal, 84 missed, 221 blocked, 4th of 241 defencemen

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

72.5% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

222 of 306 unblocked, 13th of 241 defencemen

He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position

He fires 15.62 attempts an hour of ice time.

527 attempts in 2,024 minutes, 17th of 245 defencemen

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

36.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

194 long-range attempts, 20th of 241 defencemen

He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range

His average attempt comes from 37.8 feet.

527 located attempts, 22nd of 241 defencemen

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

41.9% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

221 of 527 attempts, 200th of 241 defencemen

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

30.6% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

161 attempts, 7 goals

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

44.8% of his attempts come from the left side.

236 left, 168 middle, 123 right

He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter

25.8% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

136 attempts from inside the home plate, 69th of 241 defencemen

His game is played in the hardest part of the ice

25.8% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

136 of 527 attempts, 72nd of 241 defencemen

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Schaefer has 23 goals off 20.9 expected: 2.1 more than the chances alone say.

15th of 241 defencemen

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 10.4% of the shots he puts on goal.

23 goals on 222 shots, 21st of 241 defencemen

One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest

His deadliest shot is the slap shot: 11.8% of them go in.

4 goals on 34 attempts

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 37.0 feet out, and the longest went in from 71.

23 goals located by coordinate

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 3.7% of his attempts.

5 goals on 136 close attempts, 66th of 221 defencemen

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +13 on the season.

90th in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 1.19 checks an hour.

801st in the league

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.53 points an hour.

179th in the league

A lot of his goals arrive when the game is on the line

Schaefer has 4 game winners including 2 in overtime this season.

23 goals in total

He gives the puck away more than he should

38 takeaways against 90 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.42 takeaways per giveaway

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.13 times an hour.

229th in the league

He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it

He puts 6.56 shots on goal an hour.

253rd in the league

He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 1.07 assists an hour of ice time.

296th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Schaefer produces 1.75 points an hour of ice time.

303rd in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 0.68 goals an hour of ice time.

319th in the league

He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone

He blocks 3.29 shots an hour of ice time.

347th in the league

He almost never hands the puck to the other team

He gives it away 2.67 times an hour.

571st most giveaways an hour

He takes about as many penalties as anyone

He takes 1.13 penalty minutes an hour.

579th most penalty minutes an hour

Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice

The Islanders are up 35 goals with Schaefer on the ice.

123 for, 88 against, 13th of 245 defencemen

The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there

Short-handed he concedes 11.47 expected goals an hour.

8 goals against in 87 minutes, 133rd of 156 defencemen

His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice

The Islanders score 55.5% of the 5v5 goals with Schaefer out there.

71 for, 57 against, 48th of 246 defencemen

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.1, close to neutral.

9.7% shooting and 91.4% goaltending behind him, 76th of 246 defencemen

His line puts far more rubber on the net than it allows

52.4% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Schaefer is on.

732 for, 665 against, 56th of 246 defencemen

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 4.76 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

184th of 246 defencemen

The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice

The Islanders create 4.7 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Schaefer on.

63rd of 246 defencemen

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 55.5% of the goals off 49.7% of the expected goals.

5.8 points of goal share above expectation

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 59.9 shot attempts an hour with Schaefer on the ice at 5v5.

169th of 246 defencemen

The power play is a real weapon with him on it

On the power play his unit generates 9.92 expected goals an hour.

28 goals in 266 minutes, 31st of 85 defencemen

Neither team controls the puck when he is on

Schaefer's line owns 49.9% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

1,495 for, 1,498 against, 110th of 246 defencemen

The run of play is about even when he is on the ice

At 5v5 the Islanders generate 49.7% of the expected goals with Schaefer on the ice.

117.6 xGF to 119.0 xGA over 1,500 minutes, 121st of 246 defencemen

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Schaefer plays 24:40 a night, 12th among defencemen.

2,024 minutes across 82 games

He is kept off the penalty kill

He draws 1:24 of penalty kill time a game, 139th among defencemen.

4.3% of his total ice time

His coach puts him out for most of the power play time

He draws 3:22 of power play time a game, 11th among defencemen.

13.1% of his total ice time

Kyle Palmieri is the partner who brings the best out of him

Schaefer is at his best beside Palmieri: 68.7% of the expected goals together against 48.5% apart.

114 minutes together, 1,387 minutes apart

It stops working when he is paired with Anthony Duclair

The pairing with Duclair is the one that costs him: 39.1% of the expected goals together, 51.9% apart.

252 minutes together, 1,249 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Palmieri is a different player beside him: 68.7% of the expected goals with Schaefer, 35.4% without him.

114 minutes together, 201 minutes apart for Palmieri

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Drouin does better away from him: 50.2% of the expected goals apart against 43.6% together.

295 minutes together, 425 minutes apart

His linemates play better with him than without him, every time

14 of his 19 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Schaefer than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

He and Adam Pelech are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Schaefer and Pelech: 6.15 expected goals an hour.

130 minutes together at 5v5

Ryan Pulock is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Pulock than anyone: 826 minutes, worth 46.0% of the expected goals.

37 goals for, 29 against together

The goals go his team's way when Tony DeAngelo is out there with him

With DeAngelo on the ice too, the Islanders have outscored opponents 11 to 6 at 5v5.

64.7% goal share over 163 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Kyle Palmieri are out together

He gives up least beside Palmieri: 2.28 expected goals against an hour.

114 minutes together at 5v5

Brayden Schenn is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Schenn: 95.6% of the expected goals over 58 minutes.

8 goals for, 1 against together

Simon Holmstrom is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with Holmstrom: 10.37 expected goals against an hour.

40 minutes together short-handed

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Cizikas, Gatcomb, MacLean and Pulock: 74.2% of the expected goals over 50 minutes.

2 goals for, 0 against, 60.2% of the attempts

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Schaefer with Cizikas, Gatcomb, MacLean and Pulock, 50 minutes at 5v5.

74.2% of the expected goals, 2 goals for and 0 against

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Barzal, Drouin, Horvat and Palmieri: 6 goals in 64 minutes.

5.58 goals an hour, 12.9 expected

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Holmstrom, Mayfield and Pageau: 3 goals against in 13 minutes.

13.38 against an hour, 2.4 expected

This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Heineman, Horvat, Pulock and Shabanov: 33.7% of the expected goals.

3 goals for, 2 against over 33 minutes

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Schaefer has played 64 different five-man units at 5v5, 5 of them for real minutes.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled

The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

19 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Schaefer this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split

Mathew Barzal is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Mathew Barzal has assisted on 8 of his 23 goals, 34.8% of them.

5 primary, 3 secondary

Bo Horvat is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 11 of Bo Horvat's goals, 30.6% of his own assists.

4 primary, 7 secondary

His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes

47.2% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

17 primary of 36 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

13 different teammates have assisted on his 23 goals.

Barzal (8), Horvat (8), Pulock (4), Drouin (4)

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