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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Center•#13STEADYPPI 88Mathew Barzal is a 29-year-old center for the New York Islanders. Selected 16th overall by NYI in the 2015 NHL Draft. Born in Coquitlam, CAN.
In 2025-26, Mathew has been a consistent offensive contributor with 19 goals and 53 assists for 72 points in 81 games. He averages 0.89 points per game on 20:39 of ice time. Primarily a playmaker, Mathew's game is built around creating chances for teammates.
2025-26 · Regular season
#24 NHL
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 38–84 pts
STEADY — 83rd percentile at C, 65% hit rate (81 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Mathew was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 81 games, 1,819 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
59.5 vs 54.8 lg
88th percentile
Quality of teammates
55.3 vs 53.2 lg
60th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Mathew takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
275
Goals vs expected
18 vs 20.7 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
29%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
77
Offense
72
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
5-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 5-point gap between offensive (77th) and defensive (72th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
5-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 5-point gap between offensive (77th) and defensive (72th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Mathew Barzal's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | NYI | 81 | 19 | 53 | 72 | +10 | 184 | 10.3% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | NYI | 30 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +10 | 78 | 7.7% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | NYI | 80 | 23 | 57 | 80 | -4 | 240 | 9.6% |
Form
Mathew's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | vs CAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:55 |
| Apr 12 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 22:40 |
| Apr 11 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:49 |
| Apr 9 | vs TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:36 |
| Apr 4 | @ CAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 16:30 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the New York Islanders this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | NYI | 58 | 14 | 37 | 51 | +5 | 139 | 10.1% |
| 21-222021-22 | NYI | 73 | 15 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 161 | 9.3% |
| 20-212020-21 | NYI | 55 | 17 | 28 | 45 | +15 | 134 | 12.7% |
| 19-202019-20 | NYI | 68 | 19 | 41 | 60 | +5 | 171 | 11.1% |
| 18-192018-19 | NYI | 82 | 18 | 44 | 62 | -5 | 179 | 10.1% |
| 17-182017-18 | NYI | 82 | 22 | 63 | 85 | +1 | 170 | 12.9% |
| 16-172016-17 | NYI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 611 | 153 | 381 | 534 | +20 | 1456 | 10.5% |
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