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Reid Schaefer

Nashville Predators
Position L
Age 22
Height 6'5"
Weight 226LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Edmonton, AB, CAN
Born Sep 20, 2003

Key Insights

2025-26
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Schaefer with Josi, McCarron, Perbix and Smith, 44 minutes at 5v5.

62.1% of the expected goals, 0 goals for and 0 against
This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Josi, McCarron, Perbix and Smith: 62.1% of the expected goals over 44 minutes.

0 goals for, 0 against, 47.7% of the attempts
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Schaefer has been shuffled through 15 different five-man units, and only 2 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

8 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
Nicolas Hague is the partner who brings the best out of him
Nicolas Hague

Schaefer is at his best beside Hague: 60.4% of the expected goals together against 38.6% apart.

137 minutes together, 309 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Brady Skjei
Brady Skjei

The pairing with Skjei is the one that costs him: 30.5% of the expected goals together, 49.9% apart.

130 minutes together, 316 minutes apart

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 20, 2003
Birth Place Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height 6'5"
Weight 226 LBS
Shoots/Catches L