After three games in which the superstar of the Islanders scored just one point, this series was waiting for Mathew Barzal to make his move.
After a thrilling Game 4 where Barzal changed the game’s trajectory, scored twice, including the game-winning goal in double overtime, and led play all night on a first line that had its best performance yet, consider it done.
“The situation is tight. After the Islanders’ 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes extended the series for a minimum of two more days, Barzal remarked, “I do not think I have ever been in a series where the checking is this tight on both sides, really.” “Everyone, the checking, our D, every shift out there—it is on a whole other level right now.”
