New York Islanders forward Matt Martin will not dress for Game 5 of the team's first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday due to a lower-body injury. Martin missed Game 4 on Saturday and was replaced by forward Simon Holmstrom. "Still the same. Day to day," Islanders head coach Patrick Roy said Monday. "He's a leader on our team, so guys want to be around him for sure." The veteran appeared in 57 regular-season games in the 2023-24 campaign, notching four goals and eight points along with 43 penalty minutes in just 9:19 of ice time per game. He was held off the scoresheet through the first three games of the season.
New York Islanders forward Matt Martin (lower body) will not dress for Tuesday's Game 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 34-year-old traveled with the team to Raleigh but will not suit up for Tuesday's contest. Martin has been sidelined for the past two games due to a lower-body issue. "Still the same. Day-to-day," head coach Patrick Roy said on Monday. "He's a leader on our team. so guys want to be around him for sure." Martin tallied four goals and eight points to go along with 43 penalty minutes across 57 games during the regular season.
New York Islanders winger Matt Martin is considered a game-time decision for Thursday's matchup against Carolina due to an undisclosed injury. Martin didn't practice on Wednesday after averaging 10:12 of ice time across the first two games of the series. He's been anonymous against the Hurricanes so far, producing only one shot on goal and five hits. Ruslan Iskhakov is expected to jump into the lineup if Martin can't play. The 23-year-old made his NHL debut in the regular-season finale against Pittsburgh and got off to a good start in the league by logging one assist in a 5-4 win. Iskhakov bagged 50 points (18 goals, 32 assists) in 69 AHL games this season.
New York Islanders left wing Matt Martin (upper body) has been activated from Injured Reserve and is expected to re-enter the lineup for a matchup against New Jersey. The veteran winger has missed the last five games. Martin provides next to nothing offensively and has just two points (one goal, one assist) to his name, but he's once again been a busy man in the hits department in 2023-24, logging 31 of them in 14 outings. He should skate on the fourth line with his usual partners in crime, Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck (illness), who has been cleared for action after sitting out Monday's practice.
