Islanders’ Matthew Schaefer becomes youngest NHL defenseman with multigoal game

Schaefer had two goals in a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Schaefer, who turned 18 on Sept. 5, became the ...

Islanders’ Schaefer becomes youngest NHL defenceman with multi-goal game

Rookie Matthew Schaefer and Simon Holmstrom scored 29 seconds apart late in the third period, helping the New York Islanders ...
New York Post

New-look Islanders succumb to same old issues in opening loss to Penguins

PITTSBURGH — The Islanders spent much of Thursday night looking like they were moving into a new era with both feet. Ultimately, though, it was the same old habits that doomed them to a 4-3 loss to ...
New York Post

Islanders’ new full-time radio voice waited years for this opportunity: ‘Dream come true’

PITTSBURGH — Alan Fuehring has waited over a decade for the chance to be a full-time NHL play-by-player, and it finally came Thursday. Fuehring had gotten spot duty in the NHL before, backing up ...
National Hockey League

Game Preview: Islanders at Penguins

New York Islanders hockey is officially back. The Islanders are kicking off the 2025-26 season in the Steel City when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. It’s been five long months ...
Newsday

3 takeaways from the Islanders' season opener

The Islanders will start a string of three straight games at UBS Arena — and five of their next six — with their home opener on Saturday night against the Capitals, coming off Thursday night’s ...
Newsday

Ed Westfall knows what Islanders' Matthew Schaefer faces in transition to NHL

Ed Westfall watched as the Islanders, trying to strengthen their ties to their Suffolk County fan base, practiced on Sunday at the facility named for him at Peconic Ice Rinks in Calverton, concluding ...
Yardbarker

Are the Islanders already in trouble after just three games?

The New York Islanders have stumbled out of the gate with an 0–3 record — their worst start in over a decade and a troubling sign for a team expected to contend for at least a playoff spot. First ...
The New York Times

The Matthew Schaefer-New York Islanders love affair has begun

Matthew Schaefer celebrates his first NHL goal in the third period against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images ELMONT, N.Y. — On July 1, 2018, New York Islanders die-hard ...
National Hockey League

Takeaways: Islanders Fall 5-2 to Jets

The New York Islanders fell 5-2 to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon in their third consecutive loss of the season. Ilya Sorokin allowed four goals on 25 shots in his third straight start, while ...
ESPN

New York Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer scores first goal

NEW YORK -- 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 found a ...