Matthew Schaefer
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Matthew Schaefer

NYI · D · Age 19
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 0-3-3
Limited sample IN LINE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,73 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 1Y baseline 0,72
Actual P/G 0,75 Limited sample
Deployment 96 #1 among D on team
Driver 89 #2 among D on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
New York Islanders Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #21 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #21 0,65 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Below Average EV OZ #25 · shot diff #23
Power-play environment Strong PP OZ #8
Pace & activity Average #19 NHL · 20,0 bursts/g · 54,4 km/g · 41,0 attempts/g

Balanced environment · below average offensive process · strong power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G24:49
PP TOI/G3:40
SOG/G2,75
5v5 roleObserved role
D1Defense pair

Logan Stanley · Matthew Schaefer

Pair time · last game
15:29
TOI · With this pair · last game
68%
TOI · With this pair · last 3
31%
TOI · With this pair · season
27%
Trend
+4 percentage points ↑+4 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role
PP1Power-play unit

Kyle Palmieri · Brayden Schenn · Bo Horvat · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer

PP share · last game
66%
PP share · last 3
63%
PP share · season
66%
First-unit starts · last 3
10 / 10
Trend
-3 percentage points ↓-3 pts ↓
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
74% · 1:24
Own goalie pulled
100% · 2:12

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 14 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
0
A
3
PTS
3
P/G
0,75
SOG/G
2,75
TOI/G
24:49
PP TOI/G
3:40
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 89
Deployment 96
Offensive Driver High-end · limited sample
89
Shot Creation High-end · limited sample
94
Play Creation Above average · limited sample
67
Deployment Elite · limited sample
96
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
1Y baseline 0,72 Historical P/G
2026–27 0,75 vs baseline +0,03
Expected P/G 0,73 vs baseline +0,01

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Elite Deployment strongly supports current fantasy value.

Deployment 96 is in the top range of the position group.

MODEL

Strong offensive process adds support beyond raw production.

The Driver profile is clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Shot creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The scoring-process profile is stronger than the play-creation profile.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has both high-end process and high-end Deployment behind it. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,73.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
-7,2

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21