New York Islanders Top 5 Weekly Highlights: Mathew Barzal Clutch Goal

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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 02: Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islanders celebrates his goal at 13:46 of the third period against the Los Angeles Kings at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on February 02, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Kings 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Mathew Barzal Comes Up Clutch

At the 13:15 mark of the third period against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, the New York Islanders went down 2-1 thanks to an Ilya Kovalchuk goal.

There was still plenty of time to get back in the game, but with the way the Islanders were playing up to that point a come back didn’t look like it was coming.

A full 30 seconds later, again thanks to a heavy Ryan Pulock pass Mathew Barzal redirected the puck through Jonathan Quick to level the game at two.

It was the perfect response after going a goal down. Again, the Islanders hadn’t looked great all game and the Kings probably deserved to go up. But good teams find a way. They dig deep and find an extra gear. That’s exactly what took place, and who better than Mathew Barzal to get it done.

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