Yahoo Sports Islanders Mathew Barzal Headed Back To Long Island With Upper-Body Injury, Timeline TBD
BUFFALO -- New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal is on his way back to Long Island due to an upper-body injury, the team announced on Friday morning.
There is no timeline update until he meets with team doctors.
#Isles Injury Update: Mat Barzal has returned to Long Island due to an upper body injury. A time frame will be announced after he sees team doctors.
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) November 1, 2024
Barzal, who has no points at 5-on-5 this season, has two goals and three assists in 10 games.
He did play the entirety of the game in Columbus, but was on the receiving end of this brutal hit, the likely cause of the injury:
This was the hit I was talking about before. Barzal did finish the game. Drew blood. No reason to speculate what the exact injury is since we aren't doctors. #Isles https://t.co/znE1q0ojUV
— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) November 1, 2024
Barzal joins forward Anthony Duclair on the shelf, who is 4-6 weeks away from returning.
We will update this story after we learn more.
