Category: Mat Barzal
Islanders @ Red Wings: Show up or might as well quit [Game #69 thread]
Brock NelsonA center of interest... | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images If the Isles deliver another no-show, just give up already. The Islanders are in desperation mode — strike that, they better be in desperation mode, but who knows what shows up as they visit the Red Wings i...
Read moreIslanders 7, Sharks 2: Doormat managed, 3-point nights for Bo and Brock
San Jose Sharks“Are the 11 of you entertained?” | Photo by Andreea Cardani/NHLI via Getty Images A satisfying cruise for the Islanders in a depressing environment in San Jose The New York Islanders secured a must-have win, their fifth in a row, against a basement-dwelling San Jose Sharks te...
Read moreIslanders 3, Stars 2 (OT): Horvat secures two points with overtime winner
Bo HorvatPhoto by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Goals from Pulock, MacLean, and Horvat lead Islanders to two points on the road. Patrick Roy’s decision to mix up the lines in a big way by combining Brock Nelson, Mat Barzal, and Bo Horvat paid off tonight - but probably not in the way anyone...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Mixing it all up
Patrick RoyBo and Brock. | Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images Patrick Roy is rethinking all the lines, and why not? During Saturday’s terrible afternoon, Brock Nelson appeared on the wing of Bo Horvat and Mat Barzal, in what Butch Goring figured was a short-term move to provide...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Back in action, injuries healing, Roy takes aim
Lou LamorielloWhen PATRICK ROY says he’d like to give you a chance, you better take it. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Also: Patrick Roy has time for Oliver Wahlstrom. The New York Islanders are back from their All-Star Break (which wasn’t a break for Mat Barzal, but he seemed to ha...
Read moreIslanders News: Barzal fifth in Skills, playing for home team today
Mat BarzalEver the showman, Barzy chose to go against Igor and went between his legs for his finale. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Auston Matthews picked him on Thursday night. Mat Barzal, a last-minute addition to the All-Star Skills, showed that he belonged and should’ve been...
Read moreIslanders News: Barzal late add to All-Star Skills
New York Islanders’These guys could be teammates this weekend in Toronto. | Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images Jack Hughes can’t participate, so our All-Star will go in his stead. The league is officially on break, not just 23 teams. But All-Star weekend in Toronto begins tonight with t...
Read moreCanadiens 4, Islanders 3: Engvall turnover spoils comeback effort
Patrick RoyMe to my TV at the second Monahan goal | Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images A gut punch of a loss and concern about Adam Pelech combine to make this a tough night for the Islanders. Well, that was terrible. The New York Islanders came out slow to start the game in Pat...
Read moreIslanders 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT): Kid who won the Calder completes comeback
Mat BarzalAgain. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Barzal, Dobson feature in all four goals as Isles reverse 3-1 deficit. A high-wire night, a series of line blending as the Isles deal with another injury and an overall entertaining, nailbiting game finished with Mat Barzal and Noa...
Read moreIslanders vs. Maple Leafs: Cizikas out week to week [Game #41 thread]
Bo HorvatCasey will not be at the bat. | Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Islanders reach the halfway point with another injury blow. The news this morning: Casey Cizikas, who left the Canucks game after taking a shot, will be out week-to-week with a “lower...
Read moreCasey Cizikas Out Week-To-Week With Lower-Body Injury
Mat BarzalThe New York Islanders have announced that fourth-line center Casey Cizikas is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. According to the New York Post’s Ethan Sears, the Islanders are trying out “completely different” forward lines in the aftermath of this injury. Cizikas is normally entrenched as...
Read moreGolden Knights 5, Islanders 2: Vegas pulls away after failed coach’s challenge
Jack EichelHello, I object to your gesture. | Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via Getty Images It was tied until late in the second, then things changed quickly. The New York Islanders continued their tour of the desert with hopes for a second win, but it just wasn’t happening Saturday night in...
Read moreIslanders 5, Hurricanes 4: Isles head into the break with a big win
New York IslandersGoing into the Christmas break with a win! | Photo by Cato Cataldo/NHLI via Getty Images The top line of Anders Lee, Bo Horvat, and Mat Barzal contributed heavily in a big divisional win before the Christmas break. The New York Islanders closed out this stretch of games with...
Read moreIslanders 4, Panthers 3: Gauthier’s first is a big one as Isles close trip without Barzal
Ilya SoroPhoto by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Ilya Sorokin made 42 saves and the Isles never trailed — they didn’t even blow the third-period lead. The New York Islanders were heavily outshot again but offered a much better effort as they won their second game in a row to conclude this...
Read moreIslanders 5, Hurricanes 4 (OT): Barzal, Varlamov’s big nights cover passive effort
Semyon Varlamov“Here’s another lead we can blow!” | Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images A few standout showings take a bit of the sting off a maddeningly zombie performance. Mat Barzal had four points and Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 shots as the New York Islanders somehow won an ove...
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