LAS VEGAS — The value of a player like Matt Martin sometimes becomes more clear when he’s not in the lineup. That was the case in Colorado on Tuesday after Samuel Girard laid out Robert ...

One moment Matt Martin was joking about his emotions, saying his wife would be happy to hear him say he was feeling something ahead of what’s presumed to be his last home game with the Islanders.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Matt Martin says he feels good enough to play, but that was not enough for him to be inserted back into the lineup on Saturday in the Islanders’ last game before the holiday break.

Matt Martin has spent much of this season as a de facto practice player for the Islanders, getting into a handful of games and otherwise contributing by setting an example and working hard in ...

PITTSBURGH — Patrick Roy had already left the building by the time Matt Martin came off the ice Tuesday morning at PPG Paints Arena. So had most of the Islanders. That’s not abnormal so much ...