Islanders will face lineup switch up dilemma upon Mathew Barzal return
The question of when Mat Barzal will return from an upper-body injury is still open for now. The question of who he will play with upon doing so might be, as well.
The Hockey News20d
Islanders Bo Horvat Takes Blame For Top-Line Struggles, Discusses Mat Barzal's Play; Patrick Roy On What He's Seeing From His Top Line
Bo Horvat has one 5-on-5 goal. Mathew Barzal has zero 5-on-5 points ... "He's so responsible defensively at both ends of the rink and allows Mat and I to do our own thing in the offensive ...
Yahoo! Sports21d
Islanders Bo Horvat Takes Blame For Top-Line Struggles, Discusses Mat Barzal's Play; Patrick Roy On What He's Seeing From His Top Line
Related: With Duclair Out, Islanders Barzal & Horvat Need To Shoulder More Of The Offensive Load Bo Horvat has one 5-on ... and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. #Isles Mat Barzal doesn't have a 5-on-5 point ...
Yardbarker13d
Former Vancouver Canucks Captain Bo Horvat Scores Best Shootout Goal of the Year
Former Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat will be on all the highlight ... are without several key players including Mat Barzal, Adam Pelech and Alexander Romanov. As the team begins to navigate ...
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Mat Barzal isn’t hiding frustration as Islanders tinker to end his even-strength goal struggles
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mat Barzal cut a ... up the top line and cycled Barzal through a series of combinations in an attempt to get him going. “My line with Bo [Horvat] and [Simon Holmstrom ...
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Islanders’ Mat Barzal Out With Upper-Body Injury
The New York Islanders announced forward Mat Barzal has returned to Long Island and will miss tonight’s game against the ...
Sports Illustrated18d
Islanders Star Returns Home for Injury Evaluation
Right now, the Islanders might not have a perennial MVP candidate, but they have a de facto top player in Mat ... Without Barzal, the offensive burden shifts to fellow forwards Bo Horvat, Kyle ...
Yardbarker28d
Duclair Out Long-Term: Foudy Recalled; Lineup Fallout vs Detroit
The Islanders made Duclair the summer’s marquee signing for the organization, stapling him to the side of Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat since day one of camp. Duclair immediately scored in his debut ...
The New York Times28d
‘Long-term’ Duclair injury, fumbled leads mean Islanders are already searching for answers
Duclair was a smart signing because the one spot the Islanders needed to upgrade, the wing alongside Bo Horvat and Mat Barzal, fit Duclair’s skill set well. And the early returns were good ...
Buffalo News17d
Sabres takeaways: Baffling mistakes give Isles spark to leave town with a victory
They did it even though they played without injured forwards Anthony Duclair and Mat Barzal and then lost defensemen ... on the Isles’ first goal, a Bo Horvat breakaway at 9:43 of the first ...
The New York Times22d
The New York Islanders haven’t changed, and the cracks are already showing
And the top-line duo of Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat has combined for two five-on-five goals, zero since Duclair was hurt. The Islanders are not a bottom-feeding team, however. They will not be ...