Mat Barzal

Islanders Find the Urgency They Desperately Need

Tuesday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues presented another opportunity for the New York Islanders to continue to build momentum in their push for a playoff spot. By tying a season-high win streak of four games with a 4-2 victory, they did just that. And with their most immediate Eastern Conference competition continuing to […]

Bruins Lose 5-1 vs. New York Islanders, Kyle Palmieri Scores Hat Trick | 3/2/2024

Marc McLaughlin scored the lone goal for the Bruins in a 5-1 loss against the New York Islanders on Saturday, March 2 at the UBS Arena. Kyle Palmieri scored his third career hat trick, his first since October 2019, and recorded an assist for the Islanders. This was a tough loss for Boston after they […]

Islanders Hand the Penguins Their Second Straight Loss 5-4 in Overtime 2/20/2024

The New York Islanders visited the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, February 20th. The game went back and forth, the Islanders ended up with a lead until Valtteri Puustinen and Drew O’Connor had scored just 56 seconds apart to tie the game. However, the Penguins unfortunately lost their second straight game in overtime, 5-4. Islanders lineup […]

New York Islanders All-Star Game Representative

Tonight, the NHL announced the 32 players headed to the NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto next month. Thirty-two players, one per team, were awarded the honor. Twelve more will be voted in by the fans over the next few weeks. There will then be a draft to designate rosters for the weekend. This year’s Islanders […]

Islanders Training Camp Preview

With the Islanders official training camp opening on Thursday morning, what are the big headlines, stories, and questions surrounding the team ahead of camp? Let’s start up front on the top line. With who and where does Mat Barzal play? Isles superstar Mat Barzal played center for all of his career until the Islanders brought […]

5 Islanders Hot Takes Ahead Of The 23-24 Season

Everyone loves a good hot take, right? Well, today, I am giving you my five Islanders hot takes approaching the 2023-24 campaign. The takes will get increasingly hotter as we move on. Related Article: Top 10 New York Islanders Prospects 2023-24 Let’s Go! #5: Noah Dobson Receives Norris Votes After an incredibly strong first half […]

Predicting the Isles Opening Night Lineup

With not much roster turnover since elimination on April 28th at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes, there will be plenty of familiar faces in the blue and orange when the Islanders take the ice for opening night on October 14th at UBS Arena. Isles management will stick with their inner belief in this current […]

Islanders Mathew Barzal is Out Indefinitely

The New York Islanders have announced that center Mathew Barzal will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. He suffered the injury early in the first period of Saturday’s 6-2 loss against the Boston Bruins. It was just Barzal’s third shift of the game, logging just 1:32 of ice time before he left. A first-round […]

New York Islanders: Is the team Hall of Fame due for new inductees?

The Islanders hall of fame has had a confusing history. Founded in 2006 by then-owner Charles Wang, they immediately inducted the “Core of the Four” which included Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Bob Nystrom, Billy Smith, Al Arbour, and legendary GM Bill Torrey, all of whom already had their number retired or […]

Islanders: Best and Worst Case Scenario For Each Position

Time has come and gone since July 13th at noon EST with NHL teams signing players and making trades to fulfill the needs in their rosters. However, one team has been inactive during this period without a trace of information: The New York Islanders. While a lack of information may seem the norm in the […]