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Mathew Barzal
Center #13 Islanders $9.150M
Player Information

Mathew Barzal has 51 points (17 goals, 34 assists) in 57 games for the New York Islanders this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 16) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders, he has 513 points (151 goals, 362 assists) in 587 regular-season games for the New York Islanders.

He also has 45 points (17 goals, 28 assists) in 60 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.8 yrs (26.05.1997)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 84 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 16th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Islanders
    Awards: Calder Memorial Trophy (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Islanders controlling 61% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Mathew Barzal is off the ice, the Islanders control 41% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 44% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 81

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 48th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 16th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.20
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.61
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.74
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.71
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.09
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.60
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.77
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    4.16
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.82
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.82
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.44
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.74
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.70
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.18
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.82
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.91
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.53
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.33
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.16
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $9.150M
Player Contract Value: $8.500M
Remaining: 6 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2031 UFA
Age at the end: 35.1 yrs (26.05.1997)
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Mathew Barzal
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 18:25 1 0.0% 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 1 1 2 0 19:04 3 33.3% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 1 0 1 -1 18:22 1 100.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 1 2 3 4 24:16 4 25.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 1 0 1 1 18:43 1 100.0% 0
Total 5 4 3 7 4 10 40.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Islanders 2 0 0 0 -2 9:45 0 6
2017-18 Team Logo Islanders 82 22 63 85 1 17:46 170 12.9% 30
2018-19 Team Logo Islanders 82 18 44 62 -5 17:55 179 10.1% 46
2019-20 Team Logo Islanders 68 19 41 60 5 20:03 171 11.1% 44
2020-21 Team Logo Islanders 55 17 28 45 15 18:43 134 12.7% 48
2021-22 Team Logo Islanders 73 15 44 59 -15 18:01 161 9.3% 18
2022-23 Team Logo Islanders 58 14 37 51 5 18:43 139 10.1% 22
2023-24 Team Logo Islanders 80 23 57 80 -4 20:07 240 9.6% 34
2024-25 Team Logo Islanders 30 6 14 20 10 20:21 78 7.7% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Islanders 57 17 34 51 12 20:41 124 13.7% 43
Season Projection 81 24 48 72 17 20:41 176 13.6% 61
Total 587 151 362 513 22 1396 10.8% 295
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Islanders 8 2 5 7 2 16:48 25 8.0% 8
2019-20 Team Logo Islanders 22 5 12 17 2 20:16 53 9.4% 10
2020-21 Team Logo Islanders 19 6 8 14 0 17:22 44 13.6% 19
2022-23 Team Logo Islanders 6 2 0 2 -1 17:07 14 14.3% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Islanders 5 2 3 5 -1 21:07 15 13.3% 4
Total 60 17 28 45 2 151 11.3% 43
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Mathew Barzal Team Logo C 28.8 yrs 185 cm / 84 kg 0.89 0.87 77 89 $9.150M
86% Nick Schmaltz Team Logo C 30 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.93 0.74 77 87 $5.850M
83% Ryan O'Reilly Team Logo C 35.1 yrs 185 cm / 93 kg 0.98 0.73 76 87 $4.500M
83% Nico Hischier Team Logo C 27.1 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.74 0.79 76 89 $7.250M
82% Elias Pettersson Team Logo C 27.3 yrs 188 cm / 79 kg 0.69 0.94 74 85 $11.600M
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