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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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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Scott Perunovich STL · 17 P in 54 GP Juuso Välimäki ARI · 17 P in 68 GP Jackson LaCombe ANA · 17 P in 71 GP Calen Addison SJS · 17 P in 72 GP Ryan Lindgren NYR · 17 P in 76 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 4 13 17 -2 6 72 29 0.31 5.6 19:03

Contract

$5.25MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$309KCap dollars per point17 points in 55 games
$1.922MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.7 goals above replacement
$2.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.5MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Jul 28, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $15.75M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $5.25M $4.25M $0 $4.25M M-NTC
2022-23 $5.25M $4.25M $1.5M $5.75M M-NTC
2023-24 $5.25M $4.25M $1.5M $5.75M M-NTC

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.6Even-strength defence+0.0Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

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.

-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

44.2Corsi for %92 attempts for, 116 against
-7.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
36.2Expected goals for %2.3 expected for, 4.0 against
-7.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
25.0Goals for %1 for, 3 against
95.8PDO2.4% shooting + 93.3% saves
17Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alec Martinez · Alex Pietrangelo444:5448.446.40-1
Alec Martinez · Zach Whitecloud541:1940.228.60-2
Alec Martinez · Shea Theodore34:2240.012.10-0
Alec Martinez · Noah Hanifin42:1750.017.80-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.1Expected goalsfrom 9 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.05 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 1.0% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 48 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.1Goals 0

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
Apr 18, 2024 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:15
Apr 16, 2024 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:19
Apr 10, 2024 @ EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 15:09
Apr 8, 2024 @ VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:35
Apr 5, 2024 @ ARI L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:40
Apr 2, 2024 vs VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:46
Mar 30, 2024 @ MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:30
Mar 21, 2024 vs SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:12
Mar 19, 2024 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17:55
Mar 17, 2024 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:15
Mar 4, 2024 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:22
Mar 2, 2024 @ BUF L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 21:36
Feb 29, 2024 @ BOS L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:21
Feb 27, 2024 @ TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:04
Feb 24, 2024 @ OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:18
Feb 22, 2024 vs TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:03
Feb 20, 2024 vs NSH L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 19:11
Feb 19, 2024 @ SJS W 4-0 0 3 3 2 0 2 1 19:30
Feb 17, 2024 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:50
Feb 12, 2024 vs MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:21
Feb 8, 2024 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:07
Feb 6, 2024 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22:05
Jan 27, 2024 @ DET L 2-5 0 2 2 -2 0 3 0 22:40
Jan 26, 2024 @ NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:30
Jan 23, 2024 @ NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:02
Jan 22, 2024 @ NJD L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 23:03
Jan 20, 2024 vs PIT W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 24:04
Jan 18, 2024 vs NYR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:37
Jan 15, 2024 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 22:33
Jan 13, 2024 vs CGY L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 22:13
Jan 11, 2024 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 25:34
Jan 10, 2024 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:26
Jan 6, 2024 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 19:22
Jan 4, 2024 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:05
Jan 1, 2024 @ SEA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:30
Dec 28, 2023 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:01
Dec 27, 2023 @ ANA L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 15:37
Dec 23, 2023 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:50
Dec 21, 2023 @ TBL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:52
Dec 19, 2023 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:31
Dec 17, 2023 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:37
Nov 19, 2023 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:38
Nov 18, 2023 @ PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:07
Nov 16, 2023 @ MTL W 6-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 16:37
Nov 14, 2023 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:46
Nov 10, 2023 vs SJS W 5-0 2 0 2 4 0 5 0 20:42
Nov 8, 2023 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 21:00
Nov 4, 2023 vs COL W 7-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:59
Nov 2, 2023 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:04
Oct 30, 2023 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:31
Oct 28, 2023 @ LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22:18
Oct 27, 2023 vs CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:58
Oct 24, 2023 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:07
Oct 21, 2023 @ CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:06
Oct 19, 2023 @ WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 19:02