The New York Islanders were shut out 5-0 at home by the red-hot Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. While the lopsided score might have shocked some, what was even more surprising—especially for those who didn’t watch and only saw the box score—was that Mathew Barzal logged just 12:45 of ice time.

First off, the trio of Jonathan Drouin, Emil Heineman and Max Shabanov owe Mathew Barzal a nice dinner Sunday night in Philadelphia.

Islanders star Mathew Barzal responded to Mason Marchment's trip of Matthew Schaefer with a vicious slash. Here's how NHL Player Safety reacted.

Mason Marchment tripped Matthew Schaefer, triggering a Mathew Barzal slash and on-ice brawl between the Columbus Blue Jackets-New York Islanders.

New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal was ejected from the Dec. 29 Blue Jackets game for swinging his stick two-handed at Mason Marchment.

NEW YORK -- - Mathew Barzal capped a solid all-around effort by the New York Islanders with their season on the line to get a big win. Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the Islanders beat the ...

The Philadelphia Flyers host the New York Islanders after Owen Tippett's hat trick against the Colorado Avalanche in the Flyers' 7-3 win

Horvat, along with fellow centerman Barzal, helps engineer one of the league’s most productive rush offenses. The Islanders are tied for sixth in the NHL with 45 rush goals, according to Stathletes. (The Sabres rank third in that category with 47 and their next opponent, the Maple Leafs, lead the NHL with 50.)