Islanders In January & February After an impressive performance at the 2024 All-Star Skills Competition [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/mathew-barzal-new-york-islanders-2024-all-star-skills-competition], New York Islanders [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/ryan-pulock-new-york-islanders-long-term-injured-reserve] forward Mathew Barzal [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/mathew-barzal-new-york-islanders-patrick-roy-all-star-game-2023-24-season] competed in the 2024 NHL All-Star Game. No. 13 notched three assists in Team Matthews' 5-4 shootout win against Team Hughes to advance to the finals against Team McDavid. Here was his secondary assist on a game-tying goal with under 2:00 to play in regulation: In the finals, Barzal notched another point, the primary assist on Filip Forsberg’s 4-3 dagger with around eight minutes to play in the second half. Then Barzal earned the secondary assist on Matthews’ 5-3 dagger with 4:59 to play in the final frame before Barzal scored on a 2-on-0 for his first and only goal of the day: With the 7-4 win, Team Matthews' has won $1 million and Barzal gets his first All-Star Game victory of his career.
