Mat Barzal, perhaps more than any player in the NHL, functions as a human inkblot test. You can watch Barzal for games at a time and walk away impressed with how he influences nearly every shift, or ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mat Barzal was ejected from the Islanders’ game against the Blue Jackets on Sunday after using his stick as a baseball bat and swinging it onto Mason Marchment 1:37 into the second ...

IRVINE, Calif. — As Mat Barzal creeps up on 600 games in the NHL, he’s thought more and more about his own maturity as a hockey player. His rookie season still feels like yesterday, but Barzal, as ...

One of Mathieu Darche’s most important decisions this summer isn’t a decision at all, but a question that could prompt multiple: When the Islanders’ general manager pulls up his team’s depth chart, is ...

After missing the end of last season with a kneecap injury that required surgery, Mat Barzal said Monday he is good to go heading into training camp. Barzal, who told a group of reporters at the NHL’s ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Islanders had no inclination to scold Mat Barzal after he was tossed from Sunday’s loss to the Blue Jackets for swinging his stick at Mason Marchment’s legs. Quite the opposite, ...

And during his month-long stint in the league last season, which saw Barzal suit up for just two games before being shipped back to the Seattle Thunderbirds of WHL, Islanders coac ...

Last season was a nightmare for Mat Barzal. A kneecap injury on February 1 ended his season after just 30 games, and it was a long road back to get ready for this season. But, all of the hard work ...

Mathew Barzal’s reaction to Mason Marchment on Sunday night instantly became one of the most talked-about moments surrounding the New York Islanders this season—and not because of a goal or ...

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A member of the Washington Capitals organization reportedly played a prank on New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal before their game in Washington, D.C., last week Friday. According to Elliotte ...