Mathew Barzal May Not Return by the End of the Regular Season

The New York Islanders will face the Vegas Golden Knights tonight and news came out yesterday that they would be without Mathew Barzal for quite a while. It was announced yesterday that he would be out indefinitely. Barzal left Saturday’s win over the Tampa Bay Lightning when he sustained a lower-body injury in the game’s final minutes. He left the game after he blocked a shot off his left kneecap. Today Islanders head coach Patrick Roy said he doesn’t know if Barzal will be back by the end of the regular season. In what has been a disappointing season for the Islanders, it’s about to be tougher with Barzal out of the lineup. This may open the door for them to sell some pieces at the trade deadline potentially.

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Mathew Barzal

Barzal is in his ninth season all with the Islanders. He was drafted 16^th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Islanders. Barzal has played in 530 career games. Barzal has recorded 462 points on 134 goals and 328 assists; he has 133 power-play points. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2017-18 when he played in 82 games recording 85 points on 22 goals and 63 assists. He finished that season with 27 power-play points and as a plus one. The three-time All-Star has played in 30 games this season recording 20 points on six goals and 15 assists. He also had four power-play points and was a plus-ten.