The best rookie of the NHL first in the history of the tournament played all 5 minutes of overtime
Matthew Schaefer of the Islanders spent the entire overtime on the ice in the match with Nashville (4-3 after the Bullites). This is the longest shift in club history
Canadian defender “New York Islanders” Matthew Schaefer became the first player in the NHL, who played all five minutes in overtime, said the press service of the league. Statistics are available from the 2009/10 season.
On Wednesday night, the Islanders bullied the Nashville Predators 4-3.
Schaefer broke the club record for the duration of the change of Casey Sizikas 2023, who spent 4 minutes and 50 seconds on the ice.
The gate of the Islanders in the match with Nashville was defended by Russian Semyon Varlamov. He won the 77th match with the club (eighth place in the history of the team).
Schaefer last season beat the Russian Ivan Demidov in the fight for the prize to the best rookie of the season (Calder Trophy).
