NHL 2025-26 Shockers: Game-Changing Trades and Unexpected Stars Set to Rewrite the Season
New York Islanders
Mathew Barzal will put up 90 points
Barzal’s 2024-25 season was condensed to only 30 games, and he didn’t even score at a point-per-game pace. It’s a feat he has managed only twice in his career. But he was a lot better than the scoresheet showed last year; he was slick in transition, earned a 61 percent expected goal rate, and the Islanders outscored opponents 24-11 in his five-on-five minutes. With a new voice leading the power play, plus Matthew Schaefer taking over the first unit, expect Barzal to thrive offensively back at center. — Shayna Goldman
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