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Alec Martinez

#25 · Defence · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Jul 26, 1987 in Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA · 6'1", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 95th overall in 2007 by LAK (round 4)

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Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Philippe Myers PHI · 16 P in 50 GP Tucker Poolman WPG · 16 P in 57 GP Mike Reilly OTT · 16 P in 44 GP Erik Johnson COL · 16 P in 59 GP Ben Hutton LAK · 16 P in 65 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302009-10: 0 points009-102010-11: 16 points162011-12: 12 points1211-122012-13: 5 points52013-14: 22 points2213-142014-15: 22 points222015-16: 31 points3115-162016-17: 39 points392017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 18 points182019-20: 16 points1619-202020-21: 32 points322021-22: 8 points821-222022-23: 14 points142023-24: 17 points1723-242024-25: 12 points12

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 LAK 4 0 0 0 -2 2 6 6 0.00 $638K
2010-11 LAK 60 5 11 16 11 18 74 69 0.27 $638K
2011-12 LAK 51 6 6 12 -1 8 78 51 0.24 $738K
2012-13 LAK 27 1 4 5 -2 10 30 31 0.19 $738K
2013-14 LAK 61 11 11 22 17 14 79 96 0.36 $1.1M
2014-15 LAK 56 6 16 22 9 10 103 95 0.39 $1.1M
2015-16 LAK 78 10 21 31 16 40 124 164 0.40 $4M
2016-17 LAK 82 9 30 39 -17 24 144 137 0.48 $4M
2017-18 LAK 77 9 16 25 3 34 111 100 0.32 $4M
2018-19 LAK 60 4 14 18 -2 8 78 78 0.30 $4M
2019-20 LAK 41 1 7 8 -9 17 59 32 0.20 $4M
2019-20 VGK 10 2 6 8 5 6 16 11 0.80
2020-21 VGK 53 9 23 32 26 12 85 44 0.60 $4M
2021-22 VGK 26 3 5 8 6 4 32 26 0.31 $5.25M
2022-23 VGK 77 3 11 14 30 29 76 48 0.18 $5.25M
2023-24 VGK 55 4 13 17 -2 6 72 29 0.31 $5.25M
2024-25 CHI 44 5 7 12 -15 8 38 24 0.27 $4M
16 seasons Career 862 88 201 289 73 250 1205 1041 0.34

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 LAK 6 0 1 1 -1 2 5 4 0.17
2011-12 LAK 20 1 2 3 5 8 24 22 0.15
2012-13 LAK 7 0 2 2 -4 8 4 2 0.29
2013-14 LAK 26 5 5 10 1 12 38 39 0.38
2015-16 LAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2017-18 LAK 4 0 0 0 -2 0 8 11 0.00
2019-20 VGK 17 2 6 8 10 4 36 25 0.47
2020-21 VGK 19 4 2 6 1 9 37 30 0.32
2022-23 VGK 22 2 5 7 13 4 34 17 0.32
2023-24 VGK 6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 8 0.00
10 seasons Playoffs 128 14 23 37 21 47 190 158 0.29

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
51 3 13 16 -4 23 75 43 0.31 4.0 21:30

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$250KCap dollars per point16 points in 51 games
$4.386MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Dec 4, 2014, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $24M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2020-21, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $4M $3.9M $0 $3.9M
2016-17 $4M $3.9M $0 $3.9M
2017-18 $4M $4M $0 $4M
2018-19 $4M $4.05M $0 $4.05M
2019-20 $4M $4.15M $0 $4.15M
2020-21 $4M $4M $0 $4M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Chicago Blackhawks New contract (35+) 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $4M $4M
Jul 28, 2021 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $15.75M $5.25M
Dec 4, 2014 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2015-16 to 2020-21 6 $24M $4M
Jul 17, 2013 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $2.2M $1.1M
Jul 8, 2011 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2011-12 to 2012-13 2 $1.475M $738K
Apr 29, 2008 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2008-09 to 2010-11 3 $2.625M $638K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2019-20 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2019-20 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+1.0Even-strength defence-0.8Power play+0.3Penalty kill+0.1Penalties-0.1

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

57.1Corsi for %353 attempts for, 265 against
-3.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.6Expected goals for %18.0 expected for, 11.3 against
+0.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
70.0Goals for %14 for, 6 against
103.1PDO7.8% shooting + 95.3% saves
68Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 192 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alec Martinez · Shea Theodore17254:4156.364.614-5
Alec Martinez · Nate Schmidt1516:5154.541.50-1
Alec Martinez · Zach Whitecloud86:2885.777.60-0
Alec Martinez · Brayden McNabb74:0866.760.30-0

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.4Expected goalsfrom 52 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.39 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 4.7% chance per attempt91st
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected33rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 70 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.511.52Expected 2.4Goals 2

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 9, 2020 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 23:29
Mar 8, 2020 @ CGY W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22:00
Mar 6, 2020 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:36
Mar 3, 2020 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 23:27
Mar 1, 2020 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 21:12
Feb 28, 2020 vs BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 21:56
Feb 26, 2020 vs EDM W 3-0 0 2 2 1 0 4 3 24:18
Feb 23, 2020 @ ANA W 6-5 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 18:28
Feb 22, 2020 vs FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:07
Feb 20, 2020 vs TBL W 5-3 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 20:10
Feb 15, 2020 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 20:20
Feb 12, 2020 vs CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 22:55
Feb 9, 2020 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:01
Feb 8, 2020 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:21
Feb 6, 2020 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 5 1 0 23:03
Feb 4, 2020 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:35
Feb 1, 2020 vs ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:56
Jan 30, 2020 @ ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 23:25
Jan 29, 2020 vs TBL L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 23:45
Jan 18, 2020 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:56
Jan 16, 2020 @ FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:28
Jan 14, 2020 @ TBL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 26:30
Jan 11, 2020 @ CAR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22:43
Jan 9, 2020 @ VGK W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 25:03
Jan 8, 2020 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:00
Jan 6, 2020 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:20
Jan 4, 2020 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:58
Nov 25, 2019 vs SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:52
Nov 23, 2019 vs ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:56
Nov 21, 2019 vs EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:16
Nov 18, 2019 @ ARI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:59
Nov 16, 2019 vs VGK W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:53
Nov 14, 2019 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 21:36
Nov 12, 2019 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:49
Nov 9, 2019 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 24:49
Nov 7, 2019 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 24:16
Nov 5, 2019 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24:29
Nov 2, 2019 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 25:43
Oct 30, 2019 vs VAN L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 21:45
Oct 27, 2019 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:43
Oct 26, 2019 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:02
Oct 24, 2019 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:20
Oct 22, 2019 @ WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 21:18
Oct 19, 2019 vs CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 22:33
Oct 17, 2019 vs BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:27
Oct 15, 2019 vs CAR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 19:37
Oct 13, 2019 vs VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:56
Oct 12, 2019 vs NSH W 7-4 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 19:50
Oct 9, 2019 @ VAN L 2-8 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 23:54
Oct 8, 2019 @ CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 22:56
Oct 5, 2019 @ EDM L 5-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 20:53