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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 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Grzelcyk BOS · 18 P in 66 GP Devon Toews NYI · 18 P in 48 GP Jonas Brodin MIN · 18 P in 82 GP Brett Kulak MTL · 17 P in 57 GP Travis Dermott TOR · 17 P in 64 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

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
60 4 14 18 -2 8 78 78 0.30 5.1 21:22

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$222KCap dollars per point18 points in 60 games
$6.342MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.6 goals above replacement
$1.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.9MValueworth 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 696 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 2 seasons 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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacement479th of 699 skaters, 154th of 244 defencemen
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 244 ranked defencemen: 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.

Even-strength offence+0.3 72nd percentileEven-strength defence-3.6 11th percentilePower play-0.6 13th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 67th percentilePenalties+0.1 83rd percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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

48.0Corsi for %1006 attempts for, 1092 against
-1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.9Expected goals for %44.7 expected for, 48.7 against
-0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %45 for, 45 against
100.9PDO9.0% shooting + 91.9% saves
132Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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
Jake Muzzin · Alec Martinez36513:5950.351.720-14
Alec Martinez · Matt Roy17229:4645.641.212-13
Alec Martinez · Oscar Fantenberg1180:1947.443.14-3
Alec Martinez · Sean Walker1361:2050.052.43-3

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.5Expected goalsfrom 113 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.21 expected goals per 60 minutes58th
Shot quality 4.0% chance per attempt87th
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 4.5Goals 4

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 6, 2019 vs VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 22:21
Apr 5, 2019 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:00
Apr 2, 2019 @ ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:39
Apr 1, 2019 vs CGY L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 23:01
Mar 30, 2019 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:41
Mar 28, 2019 @ VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 23:07
Mar 26, 2019 @ EDM L 4-8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 19:43
Mar 25, 2019 @ CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20:22
Mar 23, 2019 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 22:46
Mar 21, 2019 vs SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 21:38
Mar 18, 2019 vs WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 22:27
Mar 16, 2019 vs FLA L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 23:08
Mar 14, 2019 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:51
Mar 10, 2019 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:11
Mar 9, 2019 @ ARI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 23:21
Mar 7, 2019 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 23:58
Mar 5, 2019 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:16
Feb 14, 2019 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:50
Feb 11, 2019 @ WSH L 4-6 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 21:28
Feb 9, 2019 @ BOS L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 23:19
Feb 7, 2019 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:58
Feb 5, 2019 @ NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 21:25
Feb 4, 2019 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:13
Feb 2, 2019 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:18
Jan 21, 2019 vs STL W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17:24
Jan 19, 2019 @ COL L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:09
Jan 17, 2019 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21:50
Jan 15, 2019 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 24:09
Jan 12, 2019 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 16:50
Jan 10, 2019 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:34
Dec 8, 2018 vs VGK W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16:28
Dec 6, 2018 vs NJD L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 18:55
Dec 4, 2018 vs ARI L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:36
Dec 2, 2018 vs CAR W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:39
Nov 30, 2018 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 22:10
Nov 29, 2018 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:30
Nov 27, 2018 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:31
Nov 25, 2018 vs EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:34
Nov 24, 2018 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 23:13
Nov 21, 2018 vs COL L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 21:51
Nov 19, 2018 @ STL W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20:33
Nov 17, 2018 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 18:15
Nov 16, 2018 @ CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 21:06
Nov 13, 2018 vs TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:27
Nov 10, 2018 vs CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:33
Nov 8, 2018 vs MIN L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 22:40
Nov 6, 2018 vs ANA W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 0 4 22:18
Nov 3, 2018 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 22:12
Nov 1, 2018 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:38
Oct 28, 2018 vs NYR W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23:12
Oct 25, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 22:21
Oct 23, 2018 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:40
Oct 20, 2018 vs BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:25
Oct 18, 2018 vs NYI L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 21:30
Oct 15, 2018 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:02
Oct 13, 2018 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 18:38
Oct 11, 2018 @ MTL W 3-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 20:36
Oct 9, 2018 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:44
Oct 7, 2018 vs DET W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 22:38
Oct 5, 2018 vs SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 22:55