The New York Islanders are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. While a defeat on home ice is never an enjoyable experience for fans, they did witness history with their rookie phenom, as Matthew Schaefer continues the historic start to his career .

According to Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News, Schaefer became just the fourth 18-year-old defenseman to amass eight or more points in consecutive months. He joins Rasmus Dahlin in 2019, Aaron Ekblad from 2014-2015, and Phil Housley from 1982-1983. Ekblad and Housley would extend their streaks to three consecutive months.

In the first period against the Bruins, Schaefer would be credited with an assist on a Mathew Barzal goal, giving him his eighth point of the month of November. It would be the only goal of th

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