Mathew Barzal broke his season-long scoring drought on Saturday with a pair of goals in the Islanders’ 5-2 loss to the Stars with his dad in attendance.
DALLAS — Mathew Barzal’s father, Mike, has a goal of visiting all 31 road arenas in the NHL. With the Islanders completing a swing through Nashville and Dallas during their current four-game trip, he decided to knock those two off his list.
“It’s nice anytime you score,” Barzal said, “whether it’s your first or your 30th. I was never bothered by it. It didn’t matter to me at all. It’s just about making an impact.” Mathew Barzal celebrates after scoring one of his two goals in the second period of the Islanders’ 5-2 loss to the Stars.Nevertheless, the lack of scoring was hanging over him, and after he deflected Alexander Romanov’s shot into the Dallas net at 1:30 of the second period, Barzal was grinning from ear to ear. He would add a second goal later in the period, with a wrist shot from the slot on the power play at 14:59.
Barzal and his teammates had previously downplayed the scoring drought, pointing to his strong play in other areas, and it was no different when the drought ended.
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