• Bizarre stat No. 1: The Islanders have held opponents to one goal or less through two periods in 14 of their 22 games.

Coach Patrick Roy broke up the top line and cycled Barzal through a series of combinations in an attempt to get him going. Islanders center Mathew Barzal (13) skates across the blue line chased by ...

The question of when Mat Barzal will return from an upper-body injury is still open for now. The question of who he will play ...

Islanders center Mathew Barzal (13) skates with the puck against Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jordan Harris. Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Barzal played a total of 22:46 in the 2-0 defeat ...

Mathew Barzal has returned to Long Island to have an upper-body injury evaluated by the Islanders’ medical staff, the team announced Friday. The Islanders said a timetable for Barzal’s absence ...

It's clear as day that the New York Islanders are better when Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat are together. Head coach Patrick Roy separated the two after a slump, but they quickly came through in a ...

New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal had to learn how to be an NHL winger on the fly in 2022-23 following the acquisition of All-Star centerman Bo Horvat. It wasn't as if Barzal had never ...

Jerry Beach covers New York sports and the Baseball Hall of Fame. The sight of Mathew Barzal exiting last Saturday’s game against the Bruins in the first period wasn’t nearly as foreboding as ...

Mathew Barzal is a professional ice hockey forward from Canada, currently playing for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born on May 26, 1997, Barzal was drafted by the ...

Mathew Barzal, born on May 26, 1997, is a Canadian ice hockey forward for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Islanders in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft ...

The New York Islanders placed forward Mathew Barzal on long-term injured reserve and defenseman Adam Pelech on IR on Saturday because of their respective upper-body injuries. Barzal will be ...