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• Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Moves to LTIR, out 4-6 weeks

  13D ago • By RotoWire

  Barzal (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday, and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. Barzal has registered two goals, three assists, nine blocked shots, nine hits and 23 shots on net through 10 appearances this season. With Barzal unavailable for Friday's 4-3 win over Buffalo, Anders Lee and Jean-Gabriel Pageau joined Bo Horvat on the top line.

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• Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Placed on injured reserve

  13D ago • By RotoWire

  Barzal (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, according to the NHL media site. Barzal is off to a slow start, scoring twice and adding three assists in 10 games this campaign. He had the second-best showing of his NHL career in 2023-24, providing 23 goals and 57 assists in 80 regular-season appearances. Barzal met with the Islanders' medical staff Friday, and he will miss at least a week of action following his placement on injured reserve.

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• Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Dealing with upper-body injury

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  The Islanders announced Friday that Barzal is dealing with an upper-body injury and has returned to Long Island to be evaluated by team doctors. It's not yet clear how much time Barzal is expected to miss, and a timetable for his return won't be provided until he visits with the team's medical staff. However, he'll at least be sidelined for Friday's game against the Sabres, and it's unclear whether he'll be available for Sunday's matchup against the Rangers. Over his last five appearances, the 27-year-old has tallied a goal, an assist and a minus-4 rating while averaging 20:50 of ice time.

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• Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Nets lone goal in loss

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Barzal scored a power-play goal on five shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Ducks. Barzal broke up Lukas Dostal's shutout bid at 5:31 of the third period, but that was the only one of 41 shots for the Islanders to find twine. Head coach Patrick Roy had the lines in a blender all game -- his team's offense has produced one goal or less in four of nine contests now, though they've also scored four or more on four occasions. Barzal is off to a mediocre start with five points, 21 shots on net, nine blocked shots, eight hits and a minus-2 rating, and three of his points have come with the man advantage.

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• Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Sets up overtime winner

  20D ago • By RotoWire

  Barzal registered an assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils. Barzal found Bo Horvat for the game-winning goal in overtime. The 27-year-old Barzal is up to four points, 16 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through seven contests. His spot on the top line is secure, and his offense should more or less mirror the Islanders' overall production -- they've been inconsistent as a team with three shutout losses so far, which partially explains Barzal's somewhat limited offense.

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