Islanders center Mathew Barzal skates against the Bruins in the first period of an NHL game at UBS Arena on Thursday. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mathew Barzal is no longer injury free in his NHL career.
The Islanders’ top-line center was out of the lineup as they continued a five-game road trip on Sunday night against the Ducks at Honda Center. Barzal exitied Saturday night’s 5-2 loss to the Kings with a lower-body injury.
It marked the first game Barzal has missed because of injury since joining the Islanders on a full-time basis in 2017.