Matthew Schaefer
#48 · Defenseman · New York Islanders
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25:02 |
| Last season | 82 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 222 | 24:41 |
Role
Where he fits on NY Islanders right now.
- Line
P1 with L. Stanley · 15:03 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Quarterback
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
- Ice time
25:02 a game, most among NY Islanders defensemen · 19:05 5-on-5 · 4:13 PP
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 84% of defensemen · home 72%, road 89%
Easier opponents than 76% of defensemen · home 66%, road 87%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Takeaways2nd
takeaway score 1631.24 takeaways /60better than 99% of defensemenmore than 91% of defensemen
Fast bursts1st
8.3 bursts /60more often than 99% of defensemen
Shorthanded threatTop 10
1.07 expected goals for /60better than 97% of defensemen
Drawing penaltiesTop 10
0.83 penalties drawn /60better than 96% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 251.16 hits /60behind 88% of defensemenfewer than 79% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 733.28 blocks /60behind 87% of defensemenfewer than 81% of defensemen
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Top speed1st
23.0 mphfaster than 99% of defensemen
Fast bursts1st
13.8 bursts /60more often than 99% of defensemen
Hardest shotTop 10
95.8 mphharder than 97% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 1413.60 takeaways /60better than 95% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 420.60 hits /60behind 75% of defensemenfewer than 96% of defensemen
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other defensemen.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.17 expected goals /60top 10%
−0.02 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 33%
−0.01 expected goals against /60average
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
13.6 shot attempts /60top 8%
11.4 shot attempts /60top 21%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.31 expected goals /60top 6%
0.21 expected goals /60top 36%
- FinishingTop 10Below expectedSniper
+0.9 goals above expected /100 shotstop 4%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 41%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.37 first assists /60top 25%
0.32 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.68 expected goals /60bottom 42%
0.63 expected goals /60bottom 39%
- Shorthanded threatTop 10Pure defensePower kill
1.07 expected goals for /60top 3%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 25bottom 12%1.16 hits /60bottom 21%
hitting score 42bottom 25%0.60 hits /60bottom 4%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 73bottom 13%3.28 blocks /60bottom 19%
blocking score 87bottom 34%2.40 blocks /60bottom 2%
- Takeaways2ndRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesTop 10RarelyDraws calls
0.83 penalties drawn /60top 4%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 37%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.59 penalties taken /60top 39%
0.67 penalties taken /60average
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
322 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 10 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
18 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
91 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
7 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speed1stSlowerBurner
23.1 mphtop 9%
23.0 mphtop 1%
- Fast bursts1st1stRareFrequent
8.3 bursts /60top 1%
13.8 bursts /60top 1%
- Hardest shotTop 10SofterCannon
95.8 mphtop 26%
95.8 mphtop 3%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.87 miles /60top 12%
9.16 miles /60top 8%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.8% of his timebottom 43%
43.0% of his timetop 39%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.