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ELMONT, NY — New York Islanders No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer reached the 20-point mark on Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche.
He recorded the primary assist on Bo Horvat’s goal at 6:58 of the second period and now has eight goals and 12 assists on the season:
With the assist, he tied Montreal Canadiens’ Ivan Demidov and Anaheim Ducks’ Beckett Sennecke for the rookie point lead (20).