MACKLIN CELEBRINI - Celebrini was named the Sharks' captain Friday. MATS ZUCCARELLO - Zuccarello (shoulder) is probable for Saturday's preseason game against Anaheim, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site. NIKITA CHIBRIKOV - Chibrikov landed on the waiver wire Friday. JUSTIN ROBIDAS - Robidas was placed on waivers by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. ERIC COMRIE - Comrie was designated for waivers by the Sharks on Friday. LEEVI MERILAINEN - Merilainen was claimed off waivers by Vancouver from Ottawa on Friday. RORY KERINS - Kerins was placed on waivers by the Flames on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Calgary. DYLAN LARKIN - Larkin (upper body) has been ruled out for Saturday's preseason finale against the Blue Jackets, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports. NATHAN MACKINNON - MacKinnon will make his first and only preseason appearance Friday against the Jets, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports. MATTIAS SAMUELSSON - Head coach Lindy Ruff said Friday that Samuelsson (lower body) could return on the early end of his week-to-week timetable. MACKLIN CELEBRINI - Celebrini was named the Sharks' captain Friday. MATS ZUCCARELLO - Zuccarello (shoulder) is probable for Saturday's preseason game against Anaheim, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site. NIKITA CHIBRIKOV - Chibrikov landed on the waiver wire Friday. JUSTIN ROBIDAS - Robidas was placed on waivers by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. ERIC COMRIE - Comrie was designated for waivers by the Sharks on Friday. LEEVI MERILAINEN - Merilainen was claimed off waivers by Vancouver from Ottawa on Friday. RORY KERINS - Kerins was placed on waivers by the Flames on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Calgary. DYLAN LARKIN - Larkin (upper body) has been ruled out for Saturday's preseason finale against the Blue Jackets, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports. NATHAN MACKINNON - MacKinnon will make his first and only preseason appearance Friday against the Jets, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports. MATTIAS SAMUELSSON - Head coach Lindy Ruff said Friday that Samuelsson (lower body) could return on the early end of his week-to-week timetable. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

#48 MATTHEW SCHAEFER (D)
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
 

Age 19.0 Birth Date 2007-09-05
Shoots L Draft Info 2025 (1/1)
Height 6'2 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 186 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country CAN Status On Roster
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822336591824:413:1922240111
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Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-2027986,2504,486,250
2027-2028986,2504,486,250

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NHL ID: 8485366

2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 25NYR
Sep 26N.J
Sep 30@TOR
Oct 3N.J
Oct 6@NYR
Oct 8CHI
Oct 10T.B
Oct 13VAN
Oct 15@OTT
Oct 17@TOR
Oct 20ANA
Oct 22L.A
Oct 25@DAL
Oct 27@NSH
Oct 29@MIN
Oct 31EDM
Nov 5CAR
Nov 7N.J
Nov 9@S.J
Nov 12@L.A
Nov 14@ANA
Nov 17CBJ
Nov 19@WPG
Nov 21@DET
Nov 23TOR
Nov 25STL
Nov 27WPG
Nov 28@PHI
Dec 1FLA
Dec 3@PHI
Dec 4S.J
Dec 7COL
Dec 10CGY
Dec 11@CAR
Dec 15@UTA
Dec 16@COL
Dec 18@VGK
Dec 20NYR
Dec 22BOS
Dec 26@BOS
Dec 27OTT
Dec 30WSH
Jan 2@SEA
Jan 5@VAN
Jan 7@CGY
Jan 9@EDM
Jan 13PIT
Jan 15DAL
Jan 16@N.J
Jan 18NSH
Jan 20BUF
Jan 22@WSH
Jan 23SEA
Jan 26@PIT
Jan 28@CAR
Jan 30@T.B
Feb 1@FLA
Feb 3@BUF
Feb 12@NYR
Feb 13MIN
Feb 15UTA
Feb 18NYR
Feb 20@MTL
Feb 22@CBJ
Feb 23@CHI
Feb 26PHI
Feb 27@CBJ
Mar 1WSH
Mar 4VGK
Mar 7PIT
Mar 9MTL
Mar 12@FLA
Mar 13@T.B
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17@WSH
Mar 20PHI
Mar 21BUF
Mar 25@STL
Mar 27DET
Mar 30CAR
Apr 1@PIT
Apr 2OTT
Apr 4MTL
Apr 6DET
Apr 8@N.J
Apr 10CBJ

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 25NYR
Sep 26N.J
Sep 30@TOR
Oct 3N.J
Oct 6@NYR
Oct 8CHI
Oct 10T.B
Oct 13VAN
Oct 15@OTT
Oct 17@TOR
Oct 20ANA
Oct 22L.A
Oct 25@DAL
Oct 27@NSH
Oct 29@MIN
Oct 31EDM
Nov 5CAR
Nov 7N.J
Nov 9@S.J
Nov 12@L.A
Nov 14@ANA
Nov 17CBJ
Nov 19@WPG
Nov 21@DET
Nov 23TOR
Nov 25STL
Nov 27WPG
Nov 28@PHI
Dec 1FLA
Dec 3@PHI
Dec 4S.J
Dec 7COL
Dec 10CGY
Dec 11@CAR
Dec 15@UTA
Dec 16@COL
Dec 18@VGK
Dec 20NYR
Dec 22BOS
Dec 26@BOS
Dec 27OTT
Dec 30WSH
Jan 2@SEA
Jan 5@VAN
Jan 7@CGY
Jan 9@EDM
Jan 13PIT
Jan 15DAL
Jan 16@N.J
Jan 18NSH
Jan 20BUF
Jan 22@WSH
Jan 23SEA
Jan 26@PIT
Jan 28@CAR
Jan 30@T.B
Feb 1@FLA
Feb 3@BUF
Feb 12@NYR
Feb 13MIN
Feb 15UTA
Feb 18NYR
Feb 20@MTL
Feb 22@CBJ
Feb 23@CHI
Feb 26PHI
Feb 27@CBJ
Mar 1WSH
Mar 4VGK
Mar 7PIT
Mar 9MTL
Mar 12@FLA
Mar 13@T.B
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17@WSH
Mar 20PHI
Mar 21BUF
Mar 25@STL
Mar 27DET
Mar 30CAR
Apr 1@PIT
Apr 2OTT
Apr 4MTL
Apr 6DET
Apr 8@N.J
Apr 10CBJ

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2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

New York Islanders Last Game Lines (2026-09-22)

Opponent: New York Rangers
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
110:1420.1KYLE PALMIERI - BO HORVAT - SIMON HOLMSTROM0003442.981044.4
29:3618.8KYLE MACLEAN - CASEY CIZIKAS - MITCHELL CHAFFEE1103442.96940.0
39:3418.8BRAYDEN SCHENN - MATIAS MACCELLI - CALUM RITCHIE0003260.05550.0
49:0217.7JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU - COLE EISERMAN - VICTOR EKLUND02-26554.5101245.5
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
114:4829.0ADAM PELECH - MATTHEW SCHAEFER0004833.391734.6
213:5127.2TONY DEANGELO - ISAIAH GEORGE1105455.67846.7
310:3820.9SCOTT MAYFIELD - KASHAWN AITCHESON01-15455.681044.4
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
16:1288.2BRAYDEN SCHENN - KYLE PALMIERI - BO HORVAT - MATIAS MACCELLI30370100.0130100.0
20:337.8SIMON HOLMSTROM - CALUM RITCHIE - COLE EISERMAN - VICTOR EKLUND00020100.030100.0
30:071.7JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU - COLE EISERMAN - VICTOR EKLUND000000.0000.0
40:040.9KYLE PALMIERI - JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU - COLE EISERMAN000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
16:1488.6MATTHEW SCHAEFER30370100.0130100.0
20:337.8TONY DEANGELO00020100.030100.0
30:122.8TONY DEANGELO - ISAIAH GEORGE000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:3932.5CASEY CIZIKAS - BO HORVAT000010.0020.0
20:2117.5JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU - SIMON HOLMSTROM000000.0000.0
30:1815.0BO HORVAT - SIMON HOLMSTROM00010100.010100.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:0957.5SCOTT MAYFIELD - ADAM PELECH000000.0010.0
20:4235.0ISAIAH GEORGE - KASHAWN AITCHESON000010.0010.0
30:075.8TONY DEANGELO - MATTHEW SCHAEFER00010100.010100.0

NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

NEW YORK ISLANDERS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
HENRIK TIKKANEN25.9202072144.55.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026NYI822336590.7260133822210.42.74081800111003:1967.725.424:41
3 Year AVG 842437610.7260133922710.42.74181800114003:1967.725.424:41
CAREER 822336590.7260133822210.42.74081800111003:1967.725.424:41

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026NYI82230.28360.44590.72380.462222.71180.22400.491111.3500.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025OHLErie Otters17715221.2982100.00035
2024-2025Hlinka Gretzky CupCanada U1852461.200000.000
2024-2025WJC-20Canada U2021121.000200.000
2024-2025Prospects ChallengeTeam CHL21121.002300.000
2023-2024OHLErie Otters56314170.3016-200.0008
2023-2024WHC-17Canada White U1781340.506000.000
2023-2024WJC-18Canada U1871450.712800.000
2022-2023SCTA U16Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA251220321.2814000.000
2022-2023CWGTeam Ontario63361.004000.000
2022-2023OHL CupHalton Hurricanes U16 AAA41341.000200.000
2021-2022SCTA U15Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U15 AAA311734511.6514000.000
2021-2022WSI U15Draftday Selects U1591670.780000.000
2021-2022SCTA U16Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U16 AAA31120.672000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2023-2024OHLErie Otters60330.502400.00014
2022-2023SCTA U16Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA568142.800000.000
2021-2022SCTA U15Hamilton Steel U15 AAA21121.002000.000
2021-2022SCTA U16Hamilton Steel U16 AAA21121.002000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2026-2027NYI11233.00252-10616.76.0113000006:1789.35.827:14
2025-2026NYI40220.5042-5480.02.0400002001:3351.045.822:21
3 Year AVG 84042420.5042-105841680.02.084000042001:3351.045.822:21
CAREER 51451.0084-64147.12.8513002002:3065.039.423:20

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2026-2027NYI111.0022.0033.0000.0066.0033.0011.0000.0000.00
2025-2026NYI400.0020.5020.5041.0082.0000.0041.0020.5000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12178155973:3622:34
22158135463:2825:05
32189174022:3124:52
419311146933:4026:20

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
20000000:00:0
30000000:00:0
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

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Shooting % 10.4
5on5 Shooting % 9.5
PTS/60 1.7
PDO 1009
Sec. Asst% 0

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Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

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