New York Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the first time in his young career.
The 18-year-old recorded four goals, becoming the first rookie this season to score 20 after a two-goal night in the Islanders’ 4-3 win against the Florida Panthers on Sunday night.
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He added one assist to go along with those four goals, for five points in three games, helping his team to a 3-0-0 week. The Islanders trailed 2-0 in each of those three games.
Against the Montreal Canadiens, Schaefer scored two goals in 55 seconds to tie the score at 2-2 in a 4-3 overtime win.
Schaefer has 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points in 61 games played this season, averagin 24:07 minnutes per game. x.com
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