Category: Mat Barzal
NHL Vacuum News: Waiting so we can wait some more
Noah DobsonLet us fight. | Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images I’m sure the braintrust will figure things out. In the Year of Our Bossy 2025, the New York Islanders have officially had 33 power play opportunities which have produced four power play goals. And that’s an improvement....
Read moreIslanders Anxiety - Episode 319 - Clash of the Titans
Hockey GodsStarring Harry Hamlin as Lou Lamoriello and Laurence Olivier as The Hockey God. Mike and Dan take stock and take cover as the Islanders rack up both wins and casualties in a battle against the Hockey Gods. By stretching their winning streak to a “disastrous” seven games - before a g...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Tough trip, more injuries, keep going
LightningNext man or waiver claim up. | Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images With no rest and new injuries, the Isles aim to continue the win streak in Sunrise. The Islanders attempt to continue this improbable hot run — seven wins in a row, and 10 in 12 — with even more chall...
Read moreIslanders 4, Sharks 1: Nelson moves to fifth in franchise goals on Brent Sutter Hall of Fame Night
Brent SutterPhoto by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Goals from Barzal, Nelson, Dobson, and Pulock carry the Islanders to victory on Brent Sutter’s Islanders Hall of Fame induction night. With nearly the entire Islanders Hall of Fame in the building, the current New York Islanders came...
Read moreIslanders 2, Utah 1: Hogberg’s first win caps undefeated trip, first three-game streak
Mat BarzalHoggin’. | Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders head home feeling better than they’ve felt in a long while. Mat Barzal scored the winner with 1:25 left as his line continued to buzz and the Isles pulled off a rare third-period comeback and unblemished PK n...
Read moreIslanders News: Critical mistakes, points slip away yet again
Chicago BlackhawksJust looking at the season. | Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean /NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders welcomed Mat Barzal and Adam Pelech back to the same old song and dance. Burned by so many previous examples in the first third of the season, it was hard not to greet the Islanders...
Read moreIslanders & Oilers Should Connect on a Jeff Skinner Trade
Anthony DuclairThe New York Islanders have underwhelmed to begin the 2024-25 season, largely due to the team’s lack of forward depth. This was a concern at the beginning of the season,…
Read moreIslanders’ Maxim Tsyplakov Quietly One of NHL’s Best Forwards So Far This Season
Anthony DuclairThe New York Islanders have not gotten off to the start they had hoped for in the 2024-25 season. Following Sunday’s (Nov. 3) loss to the New York Rangers, their…
Read moreIslanders Anxiety - Episode 304 - Keep the Season Alive
Mat BarzalNoah, please stop playing for the other team. Mike and Dan react to an eventful week for the Islanders that featured a slew of injuries, a surprise win and three more frustrating losses. After shooting blanks again in winnable games against Anaheim and Columbus, the Islanders went t...
Read moreInsider: Islanders Trying to Trade for Defenseman
Mat BarzalA slew of recent injuries have left the New York Islanders not only without Mat Barzal, but with some significant holes on their blueline as well. Per Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman on Hockey Night in Canada, GM Lou Lamoriello is now looking around the trade market to see if he can land himse...
Read moreIslanders 4, Sabres 3: Bounce back in Buffalo
Adam PelPhoto by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images Goals from Horvat, Tsyplakov, and Palmieri help the Islanders snap their three-game losing streak. With Mat Barzal out for this game with an undisclosed injury, Patrick Roy once again had to go to the line blender, putting together...
Read moreIslanders’ Mat Barzal Out With Upper-Body Injury
Columbus Blue JacketsThe New York Islanders announced forward Mat Barzal has returned to Long Island and will miss tonight’s game against the Buffalo Sabres with an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old has five…
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Ready, aim, frustrate
Brock NelsonMood. | Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders visit Buffalo and avoiding a shutout would be progress. The Islanders are in Buffalo Friday night to take on another “bad” team that Steve and the team’s own uninspired construction have conspired to make daunt...
Read moreBlue Jackets 2 (EN), Islanders 0: Lost in the sauce
Mat BarzalKinda sums it up. | Photo by Kirk Irwin/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders didn’t have much of a response after last night’s loss to Anaheim, putting up another lifeless game in Columbus. After a lifeless performance against the Anaheim Ducks, Patrick Roy switched up the t...
Read moreDucks 3 (EN), Islanders 1: Not good enough
Anaheim DucksPsst, that guy’s open. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders ran into a good goalie but also ran into themselves. The very, very, very orange Anaheim Ducks got a power play goal in each of the first two periods and that plus 41 Lukas Dostal saves was enough to k...
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