Islanders' Barzal, Pelech return from upper-body injuries

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CHICAGO -- Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech were back in the lineup for the New York Islanders on Sunday after being sidelined by upper-body injuries.

Barzal hadn't played since Oct. 30, missing a total of 21 games. Pelech had been out since he took a puck to the face on Nov. 1 at Buffalo.

Barzal, 27, had been on long-term injured reserve, and Pelech, 30, was on IR.

The Islanders have been hit hard by injuries. They placed goaltender Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve Saturday, and forward Pierre Engvall was promoted from the minors. Varlamov hasn't played since Nov. 29 because of a lower-body injury.

While Barzal and Pelech returned Sunday at Chicago, forwards…