1 pick Matthew Schaefer is emotional after being selected by the Islanders with the first overall pick of the 2025 NHL draft. (1:38)Open Extended ReactionsLOS ANGELES -- The New York Islanders selected gifted defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. 1 overall in the NHL draft since 2000, and the first since Owen Power went to Buffalo in 2021. Islanders fans celebrate Matthew Schaefer being drafted first overall at the team's official draft party at UBS Arena.