Barry Trotz has relied upon his fourth line of center Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin to set an identity for the Islanders. None were available by the end of Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 loss to the Flyers at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum.
Martin (upper body) missed his second straight game with Ross Johnston replacing him again, though Trotz said there were no long-term concerns and Martin had been a possibility for this game.
Then, Clutterbuck exited at 13:32 of the second period with an upper-body issue and Cizikas, battling a virus all game, returned to the Islanders’ room twice in the third period.