Islanders' Brock Nelson (29) celebrates after scoring during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 16, 2021. Credit: AP/Gene J. Puskar
The things that Mathew Barzal can do on the ice can surely take people’s breath away sometimes.
But Barzal, as mesmerizing as he can be to watch, is hardly a one-man team.
In fact, while Barzal was held off the scoresheet in Game 1 of the Islanders’ first-round playoff win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, third-liners Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Gabriel Pageau combined for three goals, including Palmieri’s OT winner.