New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal left Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins after appearing to suffer a lower-body injury.
The incident occurred early in the first period as Barzal took a hit from Bruins forward Craig Smith. He remained on the ice before gingerly heading to the bench.
Barzal briefly returned to the ice to skate during a T.V. timeout, but was seen clutching his knee area before heading back to the locker room, and was sidelined for the remainder of the game.
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Head coach Lane Lambert told reporters after the game that he had “no update” on Barzal, hindering the already short-handed Islanders who are also without Josh Bailey and Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Barzal, a native of Coquitlam, B.C., was selected 16th overall by the Islanders in the 2015 NHL Draft. This season, he’s amassed 14 goals and 51 points in 57 games and has a career total of 362 points.
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