New York Islanders Daily: Mathew Barzal’s Impressive Advanced Stats

We knew New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal was good but these advance stats show just how good Barzal really is.

An 85 point rookie season with the New York Islanders yielded Mathew Barzal a Calder Trophy. Barzal had a special rookie year, there’s no denying it. But these advanced stats will show you just how good it actually was.

The NHL Network discussed Barzal’s rookie year on Friday, and they shared some stats to put his season in perspective. The first stat they talked about was possession time in the offensive zone per game.

Barzal led the league last year with 1:12 per game in the offensive zone last year beating out perennial winner Patrick Kane. If Barzal’s ice time increases this year, which it should, expect that number to go even higher which is pretty insane.

Then they pulled up the defensive numbers. He led the league in carry-outs per game as well with 6.7 per game. Some will say Barzal is poor defensively but I think this shows that he has value in his own end showing off his ability to get the puck out of the zone. Nick Leddy was also fourth on this list.

For Carry-ins Barzy finished fourth in the league with 6.6 per game. He was behind McDavid, Gaudreau, and MacKinnon. Losing John Tavares obviously sucks but Barzal is going to show his dynamic ability and grow even more in year two. His development will be one of the best storylines this year.

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