Mathew Barzal

Age 24 May 26, 1997
Coquitlam CAN
Center shoots right
6'0" 183 cm
187 lbs 85 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2024
Agent J.P. Barry
Draft Year 2015
Drafted Overall 16
Draft Round 1
Draft Team New York Islanders
  • Cap Hit: $7,000,000
  • 8.6% of team cap space
  • Accumulated Cap Hit: $525,000
  • Year 2 of 3 year contract
  • Expiry Status RFA | 2023 | 26 yrs old
  • Career Earnings: $13,590,000

Transaction History
Oct 24, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Golden Knights.
Oct 21, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal and led all players with nine shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Columbus.
Oct 14, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on three shots and had two PIM in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Carolina. He also went 10-for-16 in the faceoff circle.
Jun 23, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal collected two assists and had two shots Wednesday in a 3-2 overtime win over Tampa Bay in Game 6.
Jun 19, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on his lone shot in Saturday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay in Game 4.
Jun 15, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Lightning in Game 2.
Jun 13, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 2-1 win over Tampa Bay in Game 1.
Jun 7, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a power-play goal and assisted on another in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Bruins in Game 5. He also had three shots and one hit.
Jun 5, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist, went plus-2 and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Bruins in Game 4.
Jun 3, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on four shots and added a pair of blocks Thursday in a 2-1 overtime loss to Boston in Game 3.
May 31, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal notched a power-play assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Bruins in Game 2.
May 20, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal collected two assists and five shots in a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh in Game 3 on Thursday.
May 10, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins.
May 8, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-1 win over New Jersey on Saturday.
May 6, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal (not injury related) will rejoin the Islanders' lineup for Thursday's game versus the Devils, (NHL).com reports.
May 4, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal (undisclosed) is not on the ice for pregame warmups and appears set to miss Tuesday's game at Buffalo, Shannon Hogan of MSG Networks reports.
Apr 24, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal picked up an assist in a 6-3 loss to Washington on Saturday.
Apr 11, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal recorded two assists in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.
Apr 1, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal registered a hat trick, added two assists and led all players with eight shots and a plus-5 rating in Thursday's 8-4 win over Washington.
Mar 27, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal collected a goal and an assist with four shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh.
Mar 22, 2021 New York Islanders | Leo Komarov | Komarov played with Mathew Barzal on the top line the past two games, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Mar 19, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal and the Islanders' game against Boston on Tuesday has been postponed.
Mar 6, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
Feb 25, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal and added an assist in a 7-2 win over the Bruins on Thursday.
Feb 21, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal wasn't feeling any ill effects after getting cross-checked into the boards Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Feb 2, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal and the Islanders' games against the Sabres scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday have both been postponed.
Feb 2, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal and the Islanders' Tuesday game versus Buffalo has been postponed.
Jan 31, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal on four shots and added an assist Sunday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Philadelphia. He also had four PIM and two hits.
Jan 26, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Capitals.
Jan 21, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal tallied a goal and two assists in a 4-1 win over New Jersey on Thursday. He also led the team with five shots.
Jan 9, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal (contract disupte) has signed a three-year, $21 million deal with the Islanders, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
Jan 8, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal and the Islanders have been keeping things very quiet in regards to their contract negotiations, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
Jan 4, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal's name is on the 38-player roster for the Islanders on Monday, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
Jan 3, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal didn't report to Islanders training camp Sunday and is officially considered a holdout, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
Jan 1, 2021 New York Islanders | Mathew Barzal | Barzal and the Islanders are talking but a deal has yet to be reached for the 2020-21 season, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Nov 9, 2016 Assigned New York Islanders | assigned C Mathew Barzal to Seattle (WHL).
Oct 5, 2015 Assigned New York Islanders | assigned C Mathew Barzal to Seattle (WHL).
Sep 10, 2015 New York Islanders | signed C Mathew Barzal to a three-year, entry-level contract.
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats

Mathew Barzal		 GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
New York Islanders 6 3 0 3 2 2
Mathew Barzal Stats by Elite Prospects Mathew Barzal Advanced Stats by
Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2006-2007 Vancouver Vipers Brick Invitational 7 7 6 13 0
2009-2010 Burnaby Winter Club Bruins QC Int PW AA Elite 7 0 0 22 0
2011-2012 Burnaby Winter Club U15 A1 PCBHL 51 55 98 153 0 Playoffs 6 6 9 15 0
2011-2012 Burnaby Winter Club U15 A1 John Reid Bantam 6 7 7 14 2 Playoffs 6 6 9 15 0
2012-2013 Coquitlam Express BCHL 6 0 2 2 6
2012-2013 Vancouver NE Chiefs U18 AAA BCEHL U18 34 29 74 103 34 Playoffs 3 3 3 6 0
2012-2013 Team British Columbia WCCC-16 4 3 5 8 0
2013-2014 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 59 14 40 54 20 Playoffs 9 1 5 6 0
2013-2014 Canada U18 WJC-18 7 3 1 4 6
Draft Yr 2014-2015 Canada U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5 2 5 7 0
Draft Yr 2014-2015 Team White U18-Dev 3 0 1 1 2
Draft Yr 2014-2015 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 44 12 45 57 20 Playoffs 6 4 4 8 0
Draft Yr 2014-2015 Canada U18 WJC-18 7 3 9 12 0
2015-2016 Canada U20 WJC-20 5 2 1 3 0
2015-2016 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 27 61 88 58 Playoffs 18 5 21 26 0
2015-2016 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 2 2 2
2016-2017 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 6 18 0.00 10.90 -37.27 26.74 -18.87 0.00 0.00
2016-2017 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 41 10 69 79 20 Playoffs 16 7 18 25 0
2016-2017 Canada U20 WJC-20 7 3 5 8 4
2016-2017 Seattle Thunderbirds M-Cup 3 0 2 2 2 Playoffs 16 7 18 25 0
2017-2018 New York Islanders NHL 82 22 63 85 30 1,122 55.75 51.64 8.29 51.86 6.87 0.86 2.89
2017-2018 Canada WC 10 0 7 7 4
2018-2019 New York Islanders NHL 82 18 44 62 46 1,149 51.65 52.66 2.11 51.61 5.35 0.73 2.04 Playoffs 8 2 5 7 0
2019-2020 New York Islanders NHL 68 19 41 60 44 1,100 52.70 52.20 5.20 50.40 6.30 0.71 2.18 Playoffs 22 5 12 17 0
2020-2021 New York Islanders NHL 55 17 28 45 48 830 61.30 57.20 9.00 53.10 7.40 1.08 2.46 Playoffs 19 6 8 14 0
2021-2022 New York Islanders NHL 6 3 0 3 2
Mathew Barzal Stats by Elite Prospects | Mathew Barzal Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team
Signing Date January 9, 2021
Signing Status RFA
Agent J.P. Barry
Buyout Calculator
Standard Contract | 3 Years $21,000,000 8.59% of cap space
2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Cap Hit $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
RFA
AAV $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $3,000,000 $7,000,000 $10,000,000
Signing Bonuses $1,000,000 $0 $0
Total Salary $4,000,000 $7,000,000 $10,000,000
Minors Salary $4,000,000 $7,000,000 $10,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy It Out Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team
Signing Date September 10, 2015
Agent J.P. Barry
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,589,999 1.30% of cap space
2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
Cap Hit $925,000 $894,167 $863,333 $863,333 $863,333
RFA
AAV $1,325,000 $1,294,167 $1,263,333 $1,263,333 $1,263,333
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000
Base Salary $0 $0 $832,500 $832,500 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500 $0 $0
Total Salary $0 $0 $925,000 $832,500 $832,500
Minors Salary $0 $0 $70,000 $70,000 $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year