Jordan Eberle #7 of the New York Islanders is congratulated by teammate Mathew Barzal #13 (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Remember when Mathew Barzal put up his first five-point game for the New York Islanders? That was three years ago now.
We knew Mathew Barzal could be a special player for the New York Islanders when he fell to the Isles at 16 at the 2015 draft. After the draft, we’d see Barzal dominate at the junior level for the Seattle Thunderbirds for years scoring 278 points in 202 games.
When he finally made the NHL (and stayed) in the 2017-18 season that domination started to show itself at the top level.