As if Matthew Schaefer couldn’t endear himself to Islanders fans even more than he already has, he goes out and does something else.

The charismatic 18-year-old star chirped former Rangers great Henrik Lundqvist while appearing on the “NHL on TNT” because the ex-NHL goaltender — and Islanders antagonist — got the first question on air over Liam McHugh, a Long Island native.

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Schaefer appeared on TNT’s hockey studio show for an interview on Wednesday when Lundqvist, a hockey analyst for the network, proceeded to ask him what his “welcome to the NHL” moment was.

“First off, it’s pretty tough to get a Ranger asking the first question over the Long Island native here,” Schaefer replied, leading to the studio crew to start laughing. “I’d rather the Long Islan

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