"Another game, more milestones for New York Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer - that's becoming a regular occurrence. The 18-year-old defenseman not only recorded his first career two-goal game in the Islanders' dramatic win over Columbus, but also made NHL history in the process. With five goals on the season, Schaefer now leads all NHL defensemen in goals, surpassing stars like Dougie Hamilton, Cale Makar, and Zach Werenski."
"Schaefer became the fastest defenseman selected No. 1 overall to reach 10 career points (12 games), breaking Aaron Ekblad's mark of 15. He also became the youngest defenseman in NHL history to record a multi-goal game, surpassing legendary Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr's record set in 1966. At 18 years and 58 days, Schaefer is now the third-youngest player in the NHL's expansion era (since 1967-68) to score two goals in a game - trailing only Jordan Staal and Pierre Turgeon."
Matthew Schaefer, an 18-year-old defenseman for the New York Islanders, recorded his first career two-goal game in a dramatic win over Columbus and made NHL history. With five goals this season he leads NHL defensemen in goals. The locker room awarded Schaefer the Iron Man mask as player of the game, and UBS Arena fans chanted his name when he was named the game's first star. Schaefer became the fastest defenseman taken No. 1 overall to reach 10 career points (12 games), breaking Aaron Ekblad's mark, and became the youngest defenseman to record a multi-goal game, surpassing Bobby Orr. He is the third-youngest player in the expansion era to score two goals in a game.
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