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 ...

CHICAGO -- Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech were back in the lineup for the New York Islanders on Sunday after being sidelined by upper-body injuries. Barzal hadn't played since Oct. 30, missing a ...

It's clear as day that the New York Islanders are better when Mathew Barzal and ... putting their season on life support. Throughout their separation, Barzal continued to put up numbers, with ...

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 ...

Barzal, 27, led all New York forwards with 22:46 of ice time in Wednesday night's 2-0 loss at Columbus. He has two goals and ...

Per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com, Barzal (upper body) is skating and considered day-to-day, but there is still no timetable for his return, coach Patrick Roy said Thursday. Barzal has been out of ...

Barzal notched an assist, five shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Penguins. Barzal set up Jean-Gabriel Pageau's opening goal in the first period. The helper ...

Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday ...