Matthew Schaefer
01/Where he scores from
Schaefer scored 23 regular season goals on 294 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. His densest patch is left circle, 30 ft out: 5/23 · 22% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 7% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 3/23 · 13% of his goals came from here, on 22/294 · 7% of his attempts — 3/22 · 14% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 8/23 · 35% of his goals came from here, on 62/294 · 21% of his attempts — 8/62 · 13% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 6/23 · 26% of his goals came from here, on 103/294 · 35% of his attempts — 6/103 · 6% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 6/23 · 26% of his goals came from here, on 107/294 · 36% of his attempts — 6/107 · 6% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
7 of his 23 goals came in the 1st period, on 60 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | CAR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:13 |
| Apr 12 | MTL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 28:01 |
| Apr 11 | OTT | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:56 |
| Apr 9 | TOR | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:50 |
| Apr 4 | @CAR | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 27:11 |
| Apr 3 | PHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 28:43 |
| Mar 31 | @BUF | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29:40 |
| Mar 30 | PIT | L 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:14 |
| Mar 28 | FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 27:51 |
| Mar 26 | DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 26:38 |
| Mar 24 | CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 31:59 |
| Mar 22 | CBJ | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 26:43 |
| Mar 21 | @MTL | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:25 |
| Mar 19 | @OTT | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 24:11 |
| Mar 17 | @TOR | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:57 |
| Mar 14 | CGY | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:06 |
| Mar 13 | LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29:24 |
| Mar 10 | @STL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 27:21 |
| Mar 8 | @SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 29:01 |
| Mar 6 | @LAK | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 27:47 |
| Mar 5 | @ANA | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 24:13 |
| Mar 1 | FLA | W 5-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 23:17 |
| Feb 28 | @CBJ | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:31 |
| Feb 27 | @MTL | W 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:56 |
| Feb 6 | @NJD | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 24:17 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 82 regular season games.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYI | 82 | 23 | 36 | 59 | +5 | 38 | 222 | 10.4 | 40 | 112 | 20:45 |
| Career | 82 | 23 | 36 | 59 | +5 | 38 | 222 | 10.4 | 40 | 112 | 20:45 |
06/Bio
- Position
- Defense
- Jersey
- #48
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Born
- Sep 5, 2007 (age 19)
- Birthplace
- Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Drafted
- 2025 · Round 1 · Pick 1 · NYI
- Club
- New York Islanders
