Mathew Barzal went to the locker room after a hit from Craig Smith just 6:01 into the game and did not return for the Islanders.
BOSTON — After a few weeks of relative quiet on the injury front, the Islanders are right back to setting their lineup by triage.
To make matters worse, Mathew Barzal went to the locker room after a hit from Craig Smith just 6:01 into the game. After he took a couple of laps around the ice during a stoppage, Barzal spent the rest of what became“He’s a very important player for us in all different aspects, of course,” Lambert said. “So as much as you try not to let it affect you, we had a power play that didn’t go very well and he’s a big part of that. There’s a residual effect all the way down the line.
Lambert opted to put Johnston on the fourth line with Andy Andreoff and Simon Holmstrom. It was just the 12th game of the season for Johnston, who has been passed over for regular playing time despite myriad injuries to the team throughout December and January.
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