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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 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Neal Pionk WPG · 32 P in 54 GP Torey Krug STL · 32 P in 51 GP Samuel Girard COL · 32 P in 48 GP Devon Toews COL · 31 P in 53 GP Nick Leddy NYI · 31 P in 56 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

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
53 9 23 32 26 12 85 44 0.60 10.6 22:34

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$125KCap dollars per point32 points in 53 games
$661KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.0 goals above replacement
$6.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.8MValueworth 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 633 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, 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
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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.0Goals above replacement90th of 643 skaters, 23rd of 213 defencemen
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 213 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+3.6 96th percentileEven-strength defence-0.6 37th percentilePower play+0.1 83rd percentilePenalty kill-0.2 26th percentilePenalties-0.7 37th 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

52.1Corsi for %960 attempts for, 882 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.8Expected goals for %47.5 expected for, 40.8 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.9Goals for %56 for, 39 against
102.3PDO11.0% shooting + 91.4% saves
142Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 579 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 Theodore43442:0753.454.232-19
Alec Martinez · Alex Pietrangelo34271:5752.152.016-15
Alec Martinez · Zach Whitecloud34121:1748.351.13-2
Alec Martinez · Nicolas Hague3029:0549.166.20-0

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.5Expected goalsfrom 122 unblocked attempts
+2.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.33 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 5.4% chance per attempt99th
Finishing +2.5 goals above expected94thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 218 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Goals 9Expected 6.5

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
May 8, 2021 vs STL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 23:42
May 7, 2021 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 24:15
May 5, 2021 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 24:27
May 3, 2021 @ MIN L 5-6 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 23:09
May 1, 2021 @ ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:43
Apr 30, 2021 @ ARI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:29
Apr 28, 2021 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 24:18
Apr 24, 2021 @ ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 20:50
Apr 21, 2021 vs SJS W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:44
Apr 19, 2021 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 22:23
Apr 18, 2021 @ ANA W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 20:57
Apr 16, 2021 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:17
Apr 14, 2021 @ LAK W 6-2 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 19:47
Apr 12, 2021 @ LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:47
Apr 11, 2021 vs ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:20
Apr 9, 2021 vs ARI W 7-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:05
Apr 5, 2021 @ STL W 6-1 2 0 2 2 0 5 0 25:31
Apr 3, 2021 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:10
Apr 1, 2021 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 23:42
Mar 31, 2021 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:40
Mar 29, 2021 vs LAK W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:56
Mar 27, 2021 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 25:55
Mar 25, 2021 @ COL L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:16
Mar 22, 2021 vs STL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:10
Mar 21, 2021 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:43
Mar 19, 2021 @ LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 23:35
Mar 17, 2021 vs SJS W 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 26:18
Mar 15, 2021 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:03
Mar 13, 2021 @ STL W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 24:34
Mar 12, 2021 @ STL W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 22:20
Mar 10, 2021 @ MIN L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 21:13
Mar 8, 2021 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24:37
Mar 6, 2021 @ SJS W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21:21
Mar 5, 2021 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 20:32
Mar 3, 2021 vs MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:22
Mar 1, 2021 vs MIN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25:01
Feb 27, 2021 @ ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:48
Feb 22, 2021 @ COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:19
Feb 20, 2021 @ COL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 24:56
Feb 16, 2021 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 22:58
Feb 14, 2021 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 24:28
Feb 13, 2021 @ SJS W 3-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 24:30
Feb 11, 2021 vs ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 25:01
Feb 9, 2021 vs ANA W 5-4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 25:47
Feb 7, 2021 vs LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 25:19
Feb 5, 2021 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:29
Jan 26, 2021 vs STL L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 23:39
Jan 24, 2021 @ ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 23:17
Jan 22, 2021 @ ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 24:02
Jan 20, 2021 vs ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20:28
Jan 18, 2021 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21:18
Jan 16, 2021 vs ANA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:37
Jan 14, 2021 vs ANA W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 24:51