The New York Islanders struggled out of the gate this year, but injuries to center Mathew Barzal and D-man Adam Pelech could sink the Isles' playoff hopes in the next month.

BUFFALO -- Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech will each be out 4-6 weeks for the New York Islanders. Barzal, a forward, went back to Long Island to meet with doctors after he sustained an upper-body injury during a 2-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. He did not play in Friday's 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres.

The Islanders sorted through the injury wreckage and won’t like what they found. The laundry list of injuries for the team, which comes into Sunday’s clash with the Rangers at Madison Square Garden at 4-5-2,