Mathew Barzal led all NHL rookies in scoring last season.
As a result, there’s a good chance the Islanders center will be honored with the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie on Wednesday night.
The NHL will conduct its awards show at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and Barzal, 21, is one of three Calder finalists along with Canucks right wing Brock Boeser, 21, and Coyotes center Clayton Keller, 19.
The Islanders have had four Calder winners: Denis Potvin (1974), Bryan Trottier (1976), Mike Bossy (1978) and Bryan Berard (1997). All but Berard have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.