The New York Islanders have yet to record a win through their first two games.

But the Islanders have found a cornerstone player in rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer.

The Islanders will look to earn their first win when they host the Winnipeg Jets in a Monday matinee in Elmont, N.Y.

Both teams were off Sunday after playing at home Saturday, when the Islanders fell to the Washington Capitals 4-2 and the Jets edged the Los Angeles Kings 3-2.

The 0-2-0 start is the first since 2021-22 for the Islanders, who led for just 97 seconds in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins before falling into a 4-0 hole in the second period Saturday.

But their comeback bid against the Capitals was sparked by Schaefer, who was on the power-play unit that scored twice in a span of fewer than six mi

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