Mathew Barzal celebrates during the Islanders-Utah Hockey Club game on Jan. 11 ... re battling for a playoff spot,” Barzal said. “Boys worked too hard [Saturday] to not win.

SALT LAKE CITY — Mathew Barzal appreciated ... for an upper-body injury. And Barzal did enter Saturday night’s game against the Utah Hockey Club — the Islanders’ first-ever visit to ...

To call the first half of the season a disappointment for Mathew Barzal ... “Boys worked too hard [Saturday] to not win. It meant a lot.” Saturday was the first time all season that the ...