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Barzal’s goal, 2 assists help Islanders beat Avalanche 6-3

— Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists, and the New York Islanders defeated the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Thursday night.
Dec 5, 2025, 03:03 am - AP
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1st PeriodCOLNYI
5:56Kyle MacLean (1)
Assists: Ryan Pulock (12), Marc Gatcomb (1)
01
18:20Anders Lee (6)
Assists: Mathew Barzal (12)
02
2nd PeriodCOLNYI
6:58Bo Horvat (17)
Assists: Matthew Schaefer (12), Ryan Pulock (13)
03
7:59Adam Pelech (1)
Assists: Mathew Barzal (13), Anders Lee (9)
04
8:39Valeri Nichushkin (6)
Assists: Sam Malinski (12), Brock Nelson (9)
14
10:04Martin Necas (14)
Assists: Victor Olofsson (11), Brent Burns (10)
24
18:46Mathew Barzal (8) (Power Play)
Assists: Maxim Shabanov (6), Bo Horvat (12)
25
3rd PeriodCOLNYI
1:27Artturi Lehkonen (10)
Assists: Cale Makar (24), Martin Necas (21)
35
18:45Casey Cizikas (2) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
36

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
  • Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zakhar Bardakov shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Ryan Pulock hit Zakhar Bardakov
  • Kyle MacLean hit Brock Nelson
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Scott Mayfield Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Calum Ritchie
  • Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Kyle MacLean Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Kyle MacLean Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (12), Marc Gatcomb (1)
  • Anthony Duclair Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Anthony Duclair Batted saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Anthony Duclair Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Takeaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Anthony Duclair Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Tony DeAngelo Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Samuel Girard
  • Casey Cizikas hit Sam Malinski
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
  • Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Emil Heineman Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Emil Heineman Backhand Wide Right
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Samuel Girard
  • Anders Lee hit Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Anders Lee Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (12)
  • Bo Horvat Backhand Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Bo Horvat
  • Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
  • Mathew Barzal hit Josh Manson
  • Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mathew Barzal Tripping against Parker Kelly
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Maxim Tsyplakov Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Anders Lee Tip-In Wide Right
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Victor Olofsson
  • Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Parker Kelly
  • Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Maxim Tsyplakov hit Sam Malinski
  • Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Bo Horvat shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Bo Horvat Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Schaefer (12), Ryan Pulock (13)
  • Adam Pelech Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (13), Anders Lee (9)
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Travis Mitchell
  • Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Anders Lee faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mathew Barzal hit Josh Manson
  • Maxim Tsyplakov Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Emil Heineman hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Giveaway by Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Kyle MacLean hit Brent Burns
  • Takeaway by Anders Lee
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Max Shabanov Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Max Shabanov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Mathew Barzal Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Max Shabanov (6), Bo Horvat (12)
  • Adam Pelech Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Casey Cizikas hit Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
  • Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Bo Horvat
  • Emil Heineman hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Travis Mitchell
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Max Shabanov Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Anders Lee Backhand Hit Left Post
  • Matthew Schaefer Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Emil Heineman Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Joel Kiviranta shot blocked by Travis Mitchell
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Emil Heineman
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Calum Ritchie
  • Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
  • Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Casey Cizikas hit Martin Necas
  • Kyle MacLean Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Emil Heineman Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Bo Horvat
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
  • Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Scott Mayfield hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Emil Heineman hit Victor Olofsson
  • Scott Mayfield Tripping against Martin Necas
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Bo Horvat
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
  • Casey Cizikas Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Takeaway by Brent Burns
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Tony DeAngelo
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Martin Necas hit Scott Mayfield
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Josh Manson hit Calum Ritchie
  • Challenge Vis - goal interference - goal
  • Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Kiviranta faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brent Burns hit Max Shabanov
  • Josh Manson hit Mathew Barzal
  • Martin Necas hit Emil Heineman
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ross Colton hit Travis Mitchell
  • Puck in Benches
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Calum Ritchie shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Martin Necas hit Matthew Schaefer
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Short
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Martin Necas Holding against Matthew Schaefer
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
  • Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Ross Colton Deflected saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Takeaway by Jack Drury
  • Ross Colton hit Maxim Tsyplakov
  • Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Artturi Lehkonen Cross-checking against Matthew Schaefer
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Emil Heineman shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Samuel Girard hit Emil Heineman
  • High Stick
  • Puck in Penalty Benches
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zakhar Bardakov hit Casey Cizikas
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Cale Makar hit Marc Gatcomb
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Anders Lee
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Sam Malinski (12), Brock Nelson (9)
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Nathan MacKinnon Deflected Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Travis Mitchell shot blocked by Martin Necas
  • Martin Necas Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Olofsson (11), Brent Burns (10)
  • Parker Kelly hit Marc Gatcomb
  • Marc Gatcomb shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Emil Heineman
  • Artturi Lehkonen Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Takeaway by Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Scott Mayfield
  • Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Max Shabanov shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Artturi Lehkonen Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Hand Pass
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Josh Manson hit Maxim Tsyplakov
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Tony DeAngelo
  • Ross Colton hit Tony DeAngelo
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Max Shabanov shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Off-side
  • Cale Makar Tripping against Max Shabanov
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Sam Malinski hit Kyle MacLean
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Sam Malinski hit Kyle MacLean
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Ross Colton Tip-In Short
  • On-Ice Official
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (24), Martin Necas (21)
  • Takeaway by Parker Kelly
  • Josh Manson hit Kyle MacLean
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zakhar Bardakov faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Giveaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Icing
  • Zakhar Bardakov faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Martin Necas hit Tony DeAngelo
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Josh Manson hit Casey Cizikas
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Scott Mayfield
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Ross Colton hit Scott Mayfield
  • Samuel Girard Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Martin Necas
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In Wide Right
  • Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Ross Colton Tip-In Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Puck Frozen - Skater
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Victor Olofsson Snap Shot Short
  • Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Josh Manson Unsportsmanlike conduct against Scott Mayfield
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