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Islanders' Mathew Barzal finds other outlets to replace lack of competition

Islanders center Mathew Barzal looks on against the Hurricanes in the first period at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on March 7. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Mathew Barzal was celebrating beating his mother at cards.

Hard.

“I think yesterday was my tipping point, I was going a little crazy,” the Islanders center said Friday on a conference call. “I think I played an hour of pingpong and I didn’t let up on my dad once. Then I was playing crib and beat my mom a couple of times. I was celly-ing in the kitchen and really enjoying my wins.