The traditional rookie lap marked the final steps to fulfilling a lifelong dream for the 24-year-old defenseman, who made his ...

The New York Islanders lost their opening game of the season. 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night in front of 16,107 fans at PPG Paints Arena. The went was tied at the end of the first ...

The Islanders exercised plenty of caution with Matthew Schaefer throughout the preseason. They threw it to the wind on Saturday, maybe for good. As coach Patrick Roy put it, Schaefer gave them no ...

PITTSBURGH — It didn’t take long for Matthew Schaefer to get on the scoreboard. The 18-year-old became the youngest player in history to record an NHL point in his debut just 12:02 into the Islanders’ ...

PITTSBURGH --Matthew Schaefer had that twinkle in his eye while speaking to reporters at his locker stall knowing he was hours away from making his NHL debut for the New York Islanders against the ...

Some debut it was for New York Islanders‘ twelfth-year winger Jonathan Drouin. In his very first game after signing a two-year, eight million dollar contract with the Isles, the left winger picked up ...

The Islanders were without star center Mathew Barzal, announced by coach Patrick Roy earlier in the day as a healthy scratch ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Schaefer won’t soon forget his first NHL goal. The 18-year-old defenseman and top overall pick in this year's NHL Draft dove headfirst into the moment, literally. Schaefer ...

PITTSBURGH, PA -- During the New York Islanders’ season opener on Thursday, 2025 first-overall pick Matthew Schaefer scored his first NHL point, marking an early milestone for the young defenseman.

Alexander Ovechkin and Anders Lee are two of the best players to keep an eye on when the Washington Capitals meet the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. ET. Take a look at ...

With the NHL season officially underway, the league has teamed up with lululemon once again, expanding its collection to include all 32 teams. The NHL and lululemon launched a partnership exactly one ...

For years, Jennifer Schaefer had a front-row seat to her son’s journey to the NHL. It was Jennifer who strapped on the goalie pads and let Matthew and his brother Johnny fire pucks at her in the ...