RALEIGH, N.C. – Mathew Barzal will be held out of the Islanders’ lineup on Thursday night against the Hurricanes at Lenovo Center for disciplinary reasons, coach Patrick Roy announced.

New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal will be a healthy scratch Thursday as discipline for being late to the team’s gameday skate.

Not only had the Isles gone scoreless over 10 minutes of power-play time in the 5-2 loss to the Bruins, they’d also coughed up two power-play goals to Boston, making it seven power-play goals

"For an 18-year-old, playing defense isn't easy," Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said before a 4-2 loss to the Islanders at UBS Arena on Oct. 16, "but Matthew is gifted as a smooth skater who can move the puck extremely well. He's got great character and works hard."

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The New York Islanders are showing clear signs this season of transforming from a defense-first squad into a legitimately-dangerous offensive unit. Under

The Islanders (4-4-1) must prove to themselves they can play consistent winning hockey after blowing two-goal leads at each of the first two stops on this road trip.

For the 24-year-old who grew up in Laurel Hollow rooting for the Islanders, it still constituted an afternoon lifted straight from his dreams — quite literally.