MATHEW BARZAL NEWS

Islanders place F Mathew Barzal on long-term IR, D Adam Pelech on IR The New York Islanders placed forward Mathew Barzal on long-term injured reserve and defenseman Adam Pelech on IR Saturday due to their resp...

NOVEMBER 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Moves to LTIR, out 4-6 weeks Barzal (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday, and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.

Impact Barzal has registered two goals, three assists, nine blocked shots, nine hits and 23 shots on net through 10 appearances this season. With Barzal unavailable for Friday's 4-3 win over Buffalo, Anders Lee and Jean-Gabriel Pageau joined Bo Horvat on the top line.

NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on injured reserve Barzal (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, according to the NHL media site.

Impact Barzal was off to a slow start, scoring twice and adding three assists in 10 games. He had 23 goals and 57 assists in 80 regular-season games in 2023-24, his second-best season in his eight-year NHL career. Barzal met with the Islanders' medical staff Friday and he will miss at least a week of action with his placement on injured reserve.

NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with upper-body injury The Islanders announced Friday that Barzal is dealing with an upper-body injury and has returned to Long Island to be evaluated by team doctors.

Impact It's not yet clear how much time Barzal is expected to miss, and a timetable for his return won't be provided until he visits with the team's medical staff. However, he'll at least be sidelined for Friday's game against the Sabres, and it's unclear whether he'll be available for Sunday's matchup against the Rangers. Over his last five appearances, the 27-year-old has tallied a goal, an assist and a minus-4 rating while averaging 20:50 of ice time.

NOVEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Nets lone goal in loss Barzal scored a power-play goal on five shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Ducks.

Impact Barzal broke up Lukas Dostal's shutout bid at 5:31 of the third period, but that was the only one of 41 shots for the Islanders to find twine. Head coach Patrick Roy had the lines in a blender all game -- his team's offense has produced one goal or less in four of nine contests now, though they've also scored four or more on four occasions. Barzal is off to a mediocre start with five points, 21 shots on net, nine blocked shots, eight hits and a minus-2 rating, and three of his points have come with the man advantage.

OCTOBER 30 • ROTOWIRE

Carlsson, Terry score power-play goals and Dostal stops 41 as Ducks top Islanders 3-1

Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry scored power-play goals, Lukas Dostal turned aside 41 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 3-1

OCTOBER 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sets up overtime winner Barzal registered an assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils.

Impact Barzal found Bo Horvat for the game-winning goal in overtime. The 27-year-old Barzal is up to four points, 16 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through seven contests. His spot on the top line is secure, and his offense should more or less mirror the Islanders' overall production -- they've been inconsistent as a team with three shutout losses so far, which partially explains Barzal's somewhat limited offense.

OCTOBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

DET@NYI: Lyon with a great save against Mathew Barzal | Detroit Red Wings DET@NYI: Lyon with a great save against Mathew Barzal

OCTOBER 23 • NHL.COM

Scores empty-netter Monday Barzal scored an empty-net goal in Monday's 6-2 win over the Avalanche.

Impact The Avs were all out on the attack trying to pull one back late in the third period, and Barzal took advantage of that to round out the scoring with an empty-netter just 1:12 left in the game. This was Barzal's first goal of the campaign, and he's notched points in two of his first three appearances, as he aims to build on a 2023-24 campaign in which he reached the 80-point plateau, including a career-high 23 goals, in 80 regular-season games.

OCTOBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Nelson's 2 goals lifts Islanders to 6-2 win over Avalanche in Patrick Roy's return to Colorado

Brock Nelson scored his first two goals of the season 2:49 apart in the second period, and the New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 to give coach Patrick Roy a win in...

OCTOBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Snags helper in loss Barzal banked a power-play assist in Thursday's 5-4 loss versus Utah.

Impact Barzal had the secondary assist on Anthony Duclair's first-period power-play marker. Barzal added one shot, one block and a plus-1 rating in 22:46 of ice time. The right-shot forward has had a revolving door of linemates throughout his NHL career, but he should have some stability in that regard with Bo Horvat and Anthony Duclair this season. Barzal finished at a point-per-game pace in 2023-24, (80 points in 80 games) and that number should be within reach again in 2024-25 when factoring in his first-line role and spot on the top power-play group.

OCTOBER 11 • ROTOWIRE

Practice 10/9: Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders Practice 10/9: Barzal

OCTOBER 9 • NHL.COM

Spectacular showing vs. NYR Barzal notched one goal (on four shots) and added four assists in Friday's 5-2 preseason win over the Rangers.

Impact Barzal showed he's more than ready to start the regular season with his impressive display, as he was involved directly in each of the team's five goals in this rivalry matchup, setting up Bo Horvat (twice), Anrhony Duclair and Maxim Tsyplakov while also blasting a goal of his own in the dying stages of the third period. Barzal is coming off an impressive 2023-24 season where he came up just five points shy of tying his career-best mark, but he still finished with 80 points (23 goals, 57 assists) across 80 regular-season appearances while adding two goals and three helpers in five postseason outings.

OCTOBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

NYI 5 vs NYR 2: Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders NYI 5 vs NYR 2: Mathew Barzal

OCTOBER 5 • NHL.COM

2024-25 Training Camp Day 13: Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders 2024-25 Training Camp Day 13: Barzal

OCTOBER 1 • NHL.COM

NYI vs. NJD 9/27: Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders NYI vs. NJD 9/27: Barzal

SEPTEMBER 27 • NHL.COM

NYR 6 vs NYI 4: Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders NYR 6 vs NYI 4: Mathew Barzal

SEPTEMBER 25 • NHL.COM

2024-25 Training Camp Day 3: Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders 2024-25 Training Camp Day 3: Barzal

SEPTEMBER 21 • NHL.COM

Snags two helpers in loss Barzal notched a pair of assists in a 6-3 Game 5 loss to the Hurricanes on Wednesday.

Impact Barzal put up decent numbers in the postseason, recording two goals and three assists in five games. Still, it wasn't enough to get the Isles past Carolina and into the next round of the playoffs. During the regular season, the 26-year-old center averaged a point per game, a scoring rate he hasn't achieved since the 2017-18 campaign when he was a rookie.

MAY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Plays hero in Game 4 Barzal scored two goals including the game-winner Saturday in a 3-2 double-overtime victory over the Hurricanes in Game 4.

Impact With the Islanders facing the prospect of getting swept out of the playoffs, Barzal stepped up, beating Frederik Andersen through traffic midway through the second period before tipping home a point shot early in the second OT frame. Barzal had managed just one assist through the first three games in the series, and the 26-year-old will likely need to stay hot if New York is going to stay alive beyond Tuesday's Game 5 back in Carolina.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Mathew Barzal came to play — and the Islanders get to keep playing Mathew Barzal helped save the Islanders' season with his double-overtime winner.

APRIL 27 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mathew Barzal, Islanders stay alive, beat Hurricanes in 2OT Mathew Barzal scored 1:24 into the second overtime Saturday for the host New York Islanders, who avoided elimination in an Eastern Conferenc...

APRIL 27 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Mathew Barzal scores in 2nd OT as Islanders beat Hurricanes 3-2 to avoid series sweep

Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to...

APRIL 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS