{"id":482292,"date":"2026-03-03T06:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/482292\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:44:40","slug":"matthew-schaefer-reaches-20-goals-as-islanders-match-last-seasons-win-total-with-21-games-remaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/482292\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Schaefer Reaches 20 Goals As Islanders Match Last Season\u2019s Win Total With 21 Games Remaining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rookie sensation Schaefer hits 20 goals, a feat unseen for an Islanders defenseman in decades. The team also matches last season&#8217;s win total with ample time remaining.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-show-transcript\">View More<\/p>\n<p>Video Transcript<\/p>\n<p>Comes down the left wing wall, throws on the brakes there.<\/p>\n<p>Comes down the left wing wall, throws on the brakes there.<\/p>\n<p>Back out high.<\/p>\n<p>Back out high.<\/p>\n<p>Pulock across, Schaffer, one-timer, deflects off the post and scores!<\/p>\n<p>Pulock across, Schaffer, one-timer, deflects off the post and scores!<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Schaffer had it deflected up into the air.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Schaffer had it deflected up into the air.<\/p>\n<p>It beat Sergei Bobrovsky glove side.<\/p>\n<p>It beat Sergei Bobrovsky glove side.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Schaffer has more goals than his age.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Schaffer has more goals than his age.<\/p>\n<p>19th of the season for Schaffer.<\/p>\n<p>19th of the season for Schaffer.<\/p>\n<p>Islanders take over right point.<\/p>\n<p>Islanders take over right point.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Pulock.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Pulock.<\/p>\n<p>Across, Schaffer scores!<\/p>\n<p>Across, Schaffer scores!<\/p>\n<p>More history for Matthew Schaffer, his 20th, and the Islanders have their first lead of the night.<\/p>\n<p>More history for Matthew Schaffer, his 20th, and the Islanders have their first lead of the night.<\/p>\n<p>And then Tony DeAngelo angles it off the far boards and out.<\/p>\n<p>And then Tony DeAngelo angles it off the far boards and out.<\/p>\n<p>Settled down by Anders Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Settled down by Anders Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Anders Lee driving, scores!<\/p>\n<p>Anders Lee driving, scores!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s three!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s three!<\/p>\n<p>Three games in a row with a goal for Anders Lee, and it&#8217;s a massive one, with 31 seconds to play.<\/p>\n<p>Three games in a row with a goal for Anders Lee, and it&#8217;s a massive one, with 31 seconds to play.<\/p>\n<p>Islanders lead it 5-4 as Anders Lee came across the crease, and he puts it in forehand on Bobrovsky.<\/p>\n<p>Islanders lead it 5-4 as Anders Lee came across the crease, and he puts it in forehand on Bobrovsky.<\/p>\n<p>Three straight games with a goal from Anders Lee, and the captain puts the Islanders out front.<\/p>\n<p>Three straight games with a goal from Anders Lee, and the captain puts the Islanders out front.<\/p>\n<p>Shot off the outside of the net, and it&#8217;s an Islanders win.<\/p>\n<p>Shot off the outside of the net, and it&#8217;s an Islanders win.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no stopping this New York Islanders team.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no stopping this New York Islanders team.<\/p>\n<p>Isles winning its five in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Isles winning its five in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-hide-transcript\">Close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rookie sensation Schaefer hits 20 goals, a feat unseen for an Islanders defenseman in decades. 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