Mat Barzal, perhaps more than any player in the NHL, functions as a human inkblot test. See Also inside the islanders Why we ...

EAST MEADOW, NY — Mathew Barzal has not gone this long without playing a competitive game of hockey since he was three or four years old. The New York Islanders' forward last appeared in an NHL game ...

Last season, New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal suffered a concerning knee injury that caused the Isles’ playoff hopes to come to a screeching halt. The Islanders limped to the finish line with ...

The New York Islanders had a rough season on the ice in 2024-25. Mathew Barzal and company were expected to compete for the Stanley Cup Playoffs this past season. To an extent, they did. However, they ...

It's been a very long offseason for New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal. In fact, his offseason basically began on February 1, the night he blocked a Darryn Raddysh point shot in Tampa Bay. That ...

Mathew Barzal scored 1:17 into overtime, and the New York Islanders, after blowing a late lead, regrouped to hand the New Jersey Devils their first home loss of the season with Monday night's 3-2 ...

Part of the fun of having a new hockey chess piece like Matthew Schaefer is imagining all of the creative ways to deploy him. That goes for coaches, teammates and fans. Take Saturday in Philadelphia.