"It was another chapter in what's fast becoming a remarkable rookie story. Skating 3-on-3 with Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal, Schaefer slipped into open ice, took a perfect feed, and hammered a one-timer past Karel Vejmelka for his seventh goal of the season - a number that not only leads all NHL defensemen, but would be impressive for anyone, let alone a teenager who's supposed to still be learning."
"David Rittich made 27 saves in the win, steadying the Isles after first-period goals from JJ Peterka and Dylan Guenther put Utah ahead. It ended, though, the way so many Isles games seem to end lately - with Schaefer in the spotlight, stick raised, rewriting another line of history. Eighteen years old, seven goals, and already the kind of player who looks born for these moments."
Matthew Schaefer, 18, became the youngest player in NHL history to score an overtime goal, capping a 3-2 win for the New York Islanders over the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City. Schaefer skated 3-on-3 with Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal, took a perfect feed, and hammered a one-timer past Karel Vejmelka for his seventh goal of the season. His seven goals lead all NHL defensemen. The goal sealed the Islanders' third straight overtime win, the first time in franchise history. Emil Heineman scored, Jonathan Drouin tied the game after a chaotic bounce, and David Rittich made 27 saves.
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