This young man is the epitome of class.

Matthew Schaefer is starting to stuff the stat sheet for the New York Islanders.

Jon Ledecky marvels that Matthew Schaefer is a better person than he is a hockey player.

(AP) — Before he was picked first in the draft by the New York Islanders last year, Matthew Schaefer made his late mother's fight against cancer before her death in 2024 a central part of what motivates him.On Monday, he added another chapter to that journey.

The Islanders just beat Minnesota in overtime. Now they face the Oilers, Hurricanes, and Devils in a brutal three-game homestand that will test their new system.

Keep on doing it at home and the rest of the league might stop and take notice.

The New York Islanders deserved to move up more in this week's NHL power rankings.

Matthew Schaefer was the hero for the New York Islanders on Thursday night, putting together his best individual performance of the 2026-27 season and scoring the overtime winner in a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena. In the process, the 19-year-old became the first teenage defenseman in National Hockey League history to […] The post Islanders’ Matthew Schaefer makes NHL history with overtime winner vs. Wild appeared first on ClutchPoints.

New York Islanders star Matthew Schaefer made more NHL history against the Minnesota Wild.