Isles’ Schaefer makes NHL mark in OT win over Wild

At 19 years old, Minnesota Wild star defenseman Quinn Hughes was hauling a book bag to class at the University of Michigan. At the same age, Colorado star blueliner Cale Makar was getting used to college life at UMass. The stories are similar for Rangers star Adam Fox and Blue Jackets star Zach Werenski, who was named the NHL s top defenseman last season. At 19, after being named the NHL s top rookie last season, Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer became the first teenager in NHL history to score three overtime-winning goals with his game-winner in a 4-3 over the Wild on Thursday at Grand Casino Arena. The top overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, Schaefer scored twice and added an assist in New York s win, and he did it all while playing a style that Wild fans have every time Hughes steps onto the ice for their team. He s a heck of a player, for sure. He showed it tonight, Wild forward Matt Boldy said after the team s first home loss of the season. I think we d