The New York Islanders took a 5-4 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Mathew Barzal is calling it a huge morale-booster.

Horvat, who missed more than three weeks in January due to a lower-body injury, has played in seven games since his return, leading the Islanders to a 4-3-0 record, including a massive 5-4 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday when Horvat had three points, including the game-winning goal.

The New York Islanders fell to the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Monday night at Capital One Arena.

Bo Horvat had massive game for the Islanders against the Penguins, but it was a different bird that caught Horvat off guard.

Despite having forward Bryan Rust rejoin the lineup, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a rollicking 5-4 loss in overtime to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. on Tuesday. The result cluttered up the competition for second place in the Metropolitan Division.

The Islanders played a terrific six minutes on Saturday night. Unfortunately for them, there were 54 minutes left after that. And for all of Ilya Sorokin’s heroics in net, the Islanders’ netminder couldn’t overcome the team in front of him on Saturday night at UBS Arena,

The Pittsburgh Penguins took a brutal loss to the New York Islanders, and after the game, Stuart Skinner took the blame.

Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and the Capitals beat the Islanders 4-1 on Monday night.

The NY Islanders may not have been a player in the Artemi Panarin trade, but the deal has certain ramifications for the current team and moving forward