Mathew Barzal had a hard time flushing Monday's 7-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. EAST MEADOW, NY -- The three-day holiday break was a chance for players and coaches to mentally reset, spend time with ...

Woll turned aside several high-quality scoring chances made in the opening period and 32 saves in Toronto's 2-1 victory.

The New York Islanders have won a league-leading 55.6 percent of face-offs this season. But with Mathew Barzal back in the ...

The New York Islanders have won a league-leading 55.6 percent of face-offs this season. But with Mathew Barzal back in the lineup, have they got stronger in that category? View the original ...

EAST MEADOW, NY -- New York Islanders center-turned-winger Mathew Barzal is headed back to his natural position for now. The 27-year-old, who has played the last two games at center ice alongside ...

Bobby McMann scored Toronto's only goals and Joseph Woll made quality saves, but despite the win, the overall team effort ...

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on ...

Barzal provided an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Maple Leafs. Barzal now has three points and a plus-1 rating over seven contests since he returned from an upper-body injury. He hasn't gotten on ...

Barzal notched an assist, five shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Penguins. Barzal set up Jean-Gabriel Pageau's opening goal in the first period. The helper was ...

Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee each scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3. Jean-Gabriel ...

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov each had two assists for New York, which had lost three of four. Ilya Sorokin finished with 22 saves.

But with Mathew Barzal back in the lineup, have they got stronger in that category? Barzal is a career 43.6 percent face-off man, so how can the above even be a statement? The 27-year-old's lack ...