youngest defence man in the nhl 2025-26

Matthew Schaefer was the youngest defenseman in his rookie season in 2025-26. He was 18 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
18
2025-26
82
23
36
59
+13
38
8
10
0
0
4
2
222
10.4
0
0
40
111
38
90
24:41
2Sam Dickinson
S. Dickinson
19
2025-26
72
1
13
14
-5
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
1.4
0
0
74
70
20
83
16:45
3Zayne Parekh
Z. Parekh
19
2025-26
37
4
5
9
-9
8
3
3
0
0
1
0
49
8.2
0
0
15
30
9
67
17:09
4Harrison Brunicke
H. Brunicke
19
2025-26
9
1
0
1
-4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
12.5
0
0
4
13
1
14
15:43
5Cole Hutson
C. Hutson
19
2025-26
14
3
7
10
-3
8
1
5
0
0
0
0
22
13.6
0
0
16
6
8
13
17:27
6Dmitri Simashev
D. Simashev
20
2025-26
28
0
1
1
-11
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0.0
0
0
14
28
1
30
15:06
7Tom Willander
T. Willander
20
2025-26
70
5
16
21
-23
28
0
3
0
0
0
0
59
8.5
0
0
35
78
11
58
16:59
8Axel Sandin-Pellikka
A. Sandin-Pellikka
20
2025-26
68
7
14
21
-20
18
1
6
0
0
1
0
68
10.3
0
0
17
54
8
60
16:13
9Drew Fortescue
D. Fortescue
20
2025-26
9
0
2
2
+4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
6
7
0
5
14:51
10Artyom Levshunov
A. Levshunov
20
2025-26
68
2
22
24
-41
44
1
10
0
0
0
0
84
2.4
0
0
98
75
16
88
19:35
11Zeev Buium
Z. Buium
20
2025-26
TOT
76
6
20
26
-33
41
3
10
0
0
1
0
73
8.2
0
0
28
55
14
88
19:35
12Carter Yakemchuk
C. Yakemchuk
20
2025-26
4
1
1
2
-1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
20.0
0
0
0
4
1
7
14:32
13Kevin Korchinski
K. Korchinski
21
2025-26
13
0
2
2
-4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0.0
0
0
4
13
2
13
13:38
14Elias Salomonsson
E. Salomonsson
21
2025-26
32
1
4
5
-6
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
37
2.7
0
0
50
27
2
35
17:58
15Simon Nemec
S. Nemec
21
2025-26
68
11
15
26
-11
26
1
1
0
0
3
3
101
10.9
0
0
23
104
24
80
19:40
16Denton Mateychuk
D. Mateychuk
21
2025-26
75
13
18
31
+12
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
88
14.8
0
0
26
92
15
80
19:11
17Sam Rinzel
S. Rinzel
21
2025-26
54
4
10
14
-7
44
0
1
0
0
1
0
83
4.8
0
0
49
63
13
67
18:16
18Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
21
2025-26
82
12
66
78
+36
34
2
18
0
0
3
1
124
9.7
0
0
31
137
43
93
23:46
19Lian Bichsel
L. Bichsel
21
2025-26
50
4
4
8
+6
37
0
0
0
0
2
0
27
14.8
0
0
139
42
14
38
15:40
20Marek Alscher
M. Alscher
21
2025-26
4
0
3
3
+4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
0
0
4
6
1
3
20:22
21Jorian Donovan
J. Donovan
21
2025-26
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
2
1
0
1
7:02
22Kirill Kudryavtsev
K. Kudryavtsev
21
2025-26
3
0
2
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
1
15:38
23Angus Booth
A. Booth
21
2025-26
1
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
0
0
2
1
0
1
12:18
24Isaiah George
I. George
21
2025-26
4
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
1
3
2
2
13:22
25Elias Pettersson
E. Pettersson
21
2025-26
70
3
7
10
-16
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
6.5
0
0
136
85
14
68
14:59

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More Islanders Stats

Team Leaders

G

7

Horvat

Bo Horvat

A

10

Schaefer

Matthew Schaefer

+/-

+6

Stanley

Logan Stanley
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.79

23rd

GA/GP

2.71

5th

PP%

15.9

26th

PK%

86.0

5th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
12
2
2
26
27
9
5
0
18
8
Islanders Islanders
7
5
2
16
1
8
5
0
16
2
7
7
1
15
-1
4
8
4
12
-19
5
7
2
12
-2
5
7
0
10
-10
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/5
@
7:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
10:00 PM
Thu
11/12
@
10:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
EDM Oilers

10 - 2 - 2

4

Final

0

NYI Islanders

7 - 5 - 2

Sat 31 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

NHL 2026-27 Betting

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
10
4
1
21
19
9
3
2
20
6
9
6
1
19
1
8
3
2
18
5
8
4
2
18
5
8
6
2
18
7
7
4
3
17
-6
6
5
3
15
-2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
12
2
2
26
27
9
5
0
18
8
8
5
0
16
2
7
5
2
16
1
7
7
1
15
-1
5
7
2
12
-2
4
8
4
12
-19
5
7
0
10
-10
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
10
3
3
23
16
9
6
0
18
2
8
5
1
17
15
8
5
1
17
7
7
6
1
15
2
5
4
5
15
-5
4
8
3
11
-20
4
9
1
9
-22
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
11
2
2
24
20
9
5
1
19
9
8
5
1
17
0
7
7
1
15
-11
6
7
1
13
-4
6
8
0
12
-16
4
7
2
10
-9
3
12
1
7
-25

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/3
@
1-6
Sat
10/3
@
4-5
Sat
10/3
@
1-4
Sun
10/4
@
3-2
Sun
10/4
@
2-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/2
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/2
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/2
@
8:00 PM
Mon
11/2
@
9:00 PM
Tue
11/3
@
7:00 PM