Mathew Barzal of the Islanders skates in warm-ups prior to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal against the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday in Toronto. Credit: Getty Images/Elsa
This being the playoffs, and Thursday’s Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers being a potential series closeout game, Islanders coach Barry Trotz wasn’t about to give any information about the status of his first line center, Mathew Barzal, in his pregame media Zoom call Thursday morning.
“He'll be a game-time decision,’’ is all Trotz would say when asked if he had an update on Barzal.