On May 8, we celebrate the birthdays of 22 past and present NHL players. Today’s list includes several Stanley Cup winners, a netminder who saved the 2006 Stanley Cup Final for the Edmonton Oilers, and a veteran skater with the New York Islanders who is set to be a free agent in 2024.
The New York Islanders are heading back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It took the season’s second-to-last game to punch their ticket, but the Islanders are back in the postseason.
New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy had little information on the status of Matt Martin after the forward missed most of the third period of the team’s 5-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night at UBS Arena.
It’s been a very exciting week on Long Island since the news of Patrick Roy taking over as the head coach of the New York Islanders broke on Saturday. Roy is a four-time Stanley Cup Champion and is considered to be one of the best goaltenders of all time.
The decision-making is infuriating. Another frustrating loss. The goal itself was one of many unfortunate bounces that can occur in a hockey game—although it does feel as if there have been a lot of goals like that scored against the New York Islanders this season, especially at the end of games.
The Pittsburgh Penguins had one more big game on their ledger before the ball could drop on a new year, but it didn’t take long after puck drop for there to be fireworks.
The New York Islanders are activating from injured reserve one of their all-time leaders in games played.
A veteran presence for the New York Islanders is expected to miss even more time. On Tuesday, the team announced that forward Matt Martin is being placed back on injured reserve due to an upper body injury, retroactive to Dec.
The New York Islanders have activated veteran forward Matt Martin off of injured reserve, according to a team announcement.
New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech has been placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, one day after he sustained an upper-body injury in a game against the Ottawa Senators.
On February 9, 2010, a 20-year-old Matt Martin made his NHL debut for the New York Islanders, picking up his first pair of points in a win over the Nashville Predators at Nassau Coliseum.
The New York Islanders look to build on their late surge and even their Eastern Conference first-round series against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y.
The New York Islanders topped a unique NHL mark in Friday's 5-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.
The disappointment surrounding the New York Islanders was palpable after a defeat on Tuesday, but the suddenly struggling club must quickly put that frustration in the past before facing the host Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
Any New York Islanders coaches and players who spent Thursday night watching their next opponent saw something very familiar -- a win generated by a third-period comeback.
That the New York Islanders are looking to extending fourth-line forward Matt Martin shouldn’t come as a surprise. That said, the length of the new deal is looks like he is about to sign — that hasn’t officially been announced yet — could be surprising to some.
The 31-year-old has had two separate stints with the Isles and has spent the last two seasons in New York after being re-acquired from Toronto back in 2018 in a cap-clearing move.
Matt Martin has been a fan favorite among New York Islanders fans in every season that he has played in a blue and orange sweater. After leaving the team
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