Islanders’ Mathew Barzal won’t skate for 2 weeks after aggravating an injury

New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal is not projected to skate for the next two weeks after aggravating a previous injury, the team stated Wednesday on the eve of the start of training camp.

Key points

• When he skated in 81 of 82 games, barzal, 29, is the Islanders' highest-paid player and was their leading scorer last season with 72 points.
• With camps shortened around the NHL since of the new, 84-game schedule and the Islanders set to start the season in two weeks, Sept.
• The first sessions of training camp are Thursday, with coach Peter DeBoer running the show.
• "He is actively working to get back to full health, " the Islanders remarked.

With camps shortened around the NHL since of the new, 84-game schedule and the Islanders set to start the season in two weeks, Sept. 30 at Toronto, this puts Barzal's chances of being ready for the opener in jeopardy.

"He is actively working to get back to full health, " the Islanders remarked. "There is nobody more committed than Mathew to getting his body to the level where he thrives on the ice. We expect him to continue getting healthy and back in the lineup as shortly as feasible."

When he skated in 81 of 82 games, barzal, 29, is the Islanders' highest-paid player and was their leading scorer last season with 72 points. Injuries limited him to 30 games in 2024-25.

Meanwhile, the first sessions of training camp are Thursday, with coach Peter DeBoer running the show. DeBoer, who took over with four games left last season, mentioned Barzal as part of the leadership around new captain Bo Horvat. See AP's full NHL coverage here.

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