CHICAGO -- Prior to the New York Islanders game against the Chicago Blackhawks, the team has activated forward Mathew Barzal ...

Barzal hadn’t played since Oct. 30, missing a total of 21 games. Pelech had been out since he took a puck to the face on Nov.

Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech are back in the lineup for the New York Islanders after being sidelined by upper-body injuries ...

The New York Islanders are getting multiple key players back to their lineup ahead of their contest with the Chicago ...

Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech were back in the lineup for the Islanders on Sunday after being sidelined by upper-body ...

The Islanders managed a 9-7-5 record without their highest-paid forward in the lineup. They’ve also been without Barzal’s ...

Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech returned to the lineup for the New York Islanders on Sunday after being sidelined by upper-body ...

The Islanders instead put forth a disjointed and disconnected performance, losing 5-3 to the Blackhawks on Connor Bedard’s ...

The Islanders entered Sunday with the chance to go above NHL-.500 for the first time since Oct. 25 and get above the playoff cutline.

The Islanders managed to stay within striking distance of a playoff spot while both players were sidelined for six weeks.

Dobson netted an even-strength goal on eight shots and added one block, three hits and one takeaway to go along with a team-high 24:26 of ice time in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Chicago.