Mathew Barzal (upper body) and Adam Pelech (upper body) were both activated ahead of Sunday's game against the Chicago ...

Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech are back in the lineup for the New York Islanders 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.

CHICAGO -- Prior to the New York Islanders game against the Chicago Blackhawks, the team has activated forward Mathew Barzal ...

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

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

Removed from LTIR ...

The Islanders managed to stay within striking distance of a playoff spot while both players were sidelined for six weeks.

The New York Islanders re-inserted Mathew Barzal into the lineup for Sunday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.Head coach ...

Connor Bedard scored with 54 seconds left and Arvid Soderblom made 30 saves, helping the Blackhawks beat the Islanders​ 5-3 on Sunday.

The Islanders entered Sunday with the chance to go above NHL-.500 for the first time since Oct. 25 and get above the playoff cutline.