The Islanders may be without fourth-line stalwart Matt Martin for the short term as he missed Friday night’s 3-1 loss to the Capitals at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum with an upper-body injury and was listed as day to day.
But coach Barry Trotz expects another veteran left wing, Andrew Ladd, back in the lineup for Sunday afternoon’s game against the Flyers after he was a healthy scratch on Friday.
Ladd was activated off long-term injured reserve — a suspected ankle injury had kept him out since Nov. 15 — and returned to the lineup for Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the Flames that opened this five-game homestand and also played in Thursday night’s 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs.