Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer celebrates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Wild on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Credit: AP/Abbie Parr ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matthew Schaefer is a better player this…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Islanders’ early-season glut of injuries took another victim on Thursday night before their match against the Wild had gotten properly underway. Ryan Pulock left the game with an upper-body injury early in the first period after…
Islanders head coach Peter DeBoer leaves the bench after an NHL game against the Dallas Stars on Sunday in Dallas. Credit: AP/LM Otero NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Teams won’t – or shouldn’t – use injuries as an excuse because every team deals with…
CALGARY — Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka offered the most detailed public update yet on several key absences and one impending return during a morning media scrum Monday at Scotiabank Saddledome. Defenceman Chris Tanev took part in the morning…
Mathew Barzal played 81 games and recorded 72 points for the New York Islanders last season, but his continued absence raises questions about whether his surgically repaired knee ever fully recovered. In an analysis published by Reconditioning Hub, rehabilitation and performance specialist…
Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, MD, a sports orthopedic surgeon with NYU Langone, joins Dexter Henry for another edition of The Injury Report to explain the complexities of knee inflammation as Islanders forward Mathew Barzal remains sidelined despite the inflammation being ‘under control.
The New York Islanders have fared well without Mathew Barzal this season. Just how long they will have to play without the veteran center, however, remains a mystery. The Islanders will look to secure their first three-game winning streak of…
ELMONT, NY — New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche repeatedly said that his team’s doctors and Mathew Barzal are collaborating on when the injured winger can rejoin the team and make his 2026-27 season debut. But it also sounds like the…
There are two levels on which Barzal’s eventual return will necessitate an adjustment on his part. The ongoing mystery around Mat Barzal’s return date may serve to obscure a more interesting question: How will he fit with the Islanders upon…
The New York Islanders are nine games into the season, riding a four-game point streak, and beginning to find their identity under Pete DeBoer. But one question continues to hang over the organization: What's going on with Mathew Barzal? On…
Playmaking and deployment for Mathew Barzal.
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