A senior NHL writer named New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal as a candidate to receive a change-of-scenery trade.

His was far from the only injury, with the Islanders suffering a trio of hits to their blue line around the same time, but it seemed to be the breaking point. Mathew Barzal missed the season’s ...

Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each had two assists for the Islanders, who were without forward Mathew Barzal because of an illness, and Gauthier also had a two-point night. Sorokin finished with at ...

Barzal suffered an upper-body injury on Oct. 30 in Columbus, just 10 games into the season. He worked his way back to game action in mid-December, but after returning for 20 games where he put up 15 ...

Patrick Roy is not sure whether Mathew Barzal will return in the regular season. But the Islanders coach did everything but cue up the iconic “Rocky” theme song when asked about his top-liner ...

April 28 - Mathew Barzal scored 1:24 into the second overtime Saturday for the host New York Islanders, who avoided elimination in their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Carolina ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Islanders confirmed on Saturday that Mathew Barzal needed a surgical procedure for his lower-body injury and remains out indefinitely. He will be re-evaluated post-surgery ...

New York Islanders star forward Mathew Barzal suffered a knee injury during Saturday night's 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. The 27-year-old was struck in the ...

Barzal is doing what he can to turn a weakness into a positive. Ilya Sorokin chat The New York Islanders have won a league-leading 55.6 percent of face-offs this season. But with Mathew Barzal ...

Mat Barzal didn’t make it a secret how miserable it was for him to watch the Islanders slip out of the playoff race, unable to do anything about it. The 27-year-old from Coquitlam, British ...