Martin was a healthy scratch for the first time this season Tuesday but will draw back in the lineup Wednesday replacing Ross Johnston. Through nine games this season, the 33-year-old has four points (2g/2A) and is a +2 plus/minus while only playing 9:51 ATOI per game.
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Martin will miss his first game of the 2022-23 season Tuesday as the Islanders head to Chicago. He is expected to join the team later in the week so is considered day-to-day for the time being. In nine games this season, the grinder has four points (2G/2A) and is a +2 rating while occupying the Islanders' bottom six.
Martin, Cal Clutterbuck, Zach Parise and Robin Salo have been activated from COVID-19 protocol and are expected to suit up vs. the Sabres.
Martin is not expected to play on Thursday but he will travel with the team to Carolina, so he may not be sidelined for too long. With Martin out, Ross Johnston is expected to draw into the lineup.
Martin has missed the last nine games with a lower-body injury but will play vs. the Penguins. Martin has just two goals, one assist and a plus-2 rating in seven games this season.
Martin suffered a lower-body injury in Ottawa last Friday and the Islanders immediately announced that he will miss at least one month. So moving him to IR simply opens up a roster spot for the Islanders to call-up Otto Koivula from Bridgeport (AHL).
Martin has missed the last 10 games with an upper-body injury but head coach Barry Trotz said: “there’s a chance” that he plays Monday. Martin doesn’t bring a lot of offense to the Islanders lineup, having registered just three goals and one assist in 11 games.
Martin’s move to IR is retroactive to November 1st, so he is eligible to play whenever he is healthy. Martin remains day-to-day according to the Islanders.
After two years with the Maple Leafs, Martin is headed back to the Islanders, where he spent the first seven years of his career. Martin scored just eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 132 games during his time in Toronto. During that stretch, he ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in hits/game (3.4).
Martin has been a healthy scratch since January 22nd but he will be back in tonight vs. the Sabres. The 28-year-old pugilist has three goals, eight assists (11 points) and 45 PIMS in 47 games this season.
Martin was a healthy scratch for the first time in his career last night in Carolina, but will draw back into the lineup tonight vs. Washington. Martin, who has just seven points (1G / 6A) in 22 games this season and will replace Josh Leivo tonight.
Martin, 27, has missed just 11 games in the last five years while averaging seven goals and seven assists per season. However, that’s not where his value lies. Since his first full NHL season in 2011-12, Martin leads the NHL in hits with 1714, which is 370 more than second (Cal Clutterbuck)—1714 hit equates to 4.7 hits per game.