Alec
Martinez
D · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 6
- WAR
- 0.5
- PTS
- 12
2024-25№ 103 / 314
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Alec Martinez
Retired 2025#25D
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : July 25, 1987 · Rochester Hills, United States
Drafted : 2007 · LAK · round 4, pick #95
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 77 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 2021-22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 53 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Kings | 41 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | Los Angeles Kings | 60 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | Los Angeles Kings | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
| 2016-17 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 24 |
| 2015-16 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 40 |
| 2014-15 | Los Angeles Kings | 56 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
| 2013-14 | Los Angeles Kings | 61 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 |
| 2012-13 | Los Angeles Kings | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011-12 | Los Angeles Kings | 51 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| 2010-11 | Los Angeles Kings | 60 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 |
| 2009-10 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 862 | 88 | 201 | 289 | 250 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Los Angeles Kings | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 2012-13 | Los Angeles Kings | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011-12 | Los Angeles Kings | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010-11 | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 131 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 47 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cup3 times · 2022-23, 2013-14, 2011-12
Alec Martinez: our analysis
2024-25 season: 44 GP, 5 G, 7 A, 12 PTS, -15 +/-, 18:44 TOI. WAR 0.5 (103rd of 314) · PAL 6, very poor.
In 2024-25, Alec Martinez, 39, posts a PAL Rating of 6 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.5 ranks 103rd among 314 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: shooting (75, well above average) and power play (72, above average). On the other hand, possession (2, among the weakest in the league) and defense (6, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+3.3); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.2).
A marked decline: his PAL was 45 in 2023-24, against 6 now; his WAR, though, went from 0.4 to 0.5.
Alec Martinez's story
He made himself known early in big moments: in overtime of Game 7 of the 2014 Western Conference Final he scored the winner, and 12 days later he buried the double‑overtime Cup clincher for Los Angeles. Born 26 July 1987 in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Martinez moved as a child to Tualatin, Oregon, then to Fremont, California, while also spending time back in Michigan; he played junior hockey with the Santa Clara Blackhawks and San Jose Jr. Sharks and earned four varsity letters at Stoney Creek High School.
Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 2007 draft while skating for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Martinez turned pro with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL in 2008. He made early NHL appearances in 2009–10 and then worked his way into a steady role after being recalled in November 2010. His first NHL goal came 24 November 2010 on the power play versus Carey Price. A two‑year deal followed in July 2011, and he was part of Los Angeles’ Stanley Cup triumph in 2012.
Martinez’s tenure in Los Angeles featured pivotal postseason heroics and steady defensive play. He signed a six‑year, $24 million extension in December 2014 and posted a career‑high 39 points during the 2016–17 season while playing all 82 games. During the 2012–13 lockout he briefly signed with the Allen Americans. His knack for scoring late, consequential goals is a recurring theme of that period.
On 19 February 2020 he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights for two second‑round draft picks; his debut included a goal and an assist in a 5–3 win over Tampa Bay. Martinez agreed to a three‑year, $15.75 million contract in July 2021. He suffered a facial cut on 11 November 2021 that put him on long‑term injured reserve before being activated in March 2022. In the 2023 Final he scored twice to help Vegas capture his third Stanley Cup.
Internationally he represented the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Championship, recording one goal and two assists in ten games and earning a bronze medal. On the ice, Martinez has been a dependable, positionally sound defenseman who can move the puck and deliver occasional clutch scoring from the blue line.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 18:44
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:39
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:23
- Pts/GP
- 0.27
- EV points
- 10
- Hits
- 24
- Blocks
- 81
- Takeaways
- 9
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 41.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 77 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 61
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 76
- Confidence 80 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 74
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 63
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 64
- Confidence 80 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 76
- Confidence 52 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 77
- Confidence 80 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 64
- Confidence 77 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 78
- Confidence 77 %
- DF
- Defense
- 63
- Confidence 73 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 95
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating61
- Top speed (35 %)34.8 · 68
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.124 · 63
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.5 · 47
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.2 · 72
ST — Strength76
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.13 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)0.393 · 76
EN — Endurance74
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.8 · 75
- Total ice time (20 %)797 · 65
- Shift length (15 %)48.4 · 79
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.3 · 77
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.096 · 72
DU — Durability63
- Share of games played (100 %)0.72 · 63
CK — Checking64
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.302 · 65
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.146 · 66
- Season volume (10 %)3.178 · 63
FG — Fighting76
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.815 · 76
DI — Discipline77
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.028 · 78
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.367 · 88
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.207 · 52
PA — Passing64
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.2 · 54
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.454 · 78
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.043 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.398 · 80
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.07 · 48
SC — Scoring78
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.264 · 80
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.171 · 68
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.517 · 89
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.052 · 64
- xG per shot (10 %)0.033 · 68
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.44 · 72
DF — Defense63
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.027 · 69
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.255 · 53
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.892 · 54
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.004 · 77
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.377 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)63.7 · 41
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)7.309 · 94
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience95
- Career regular-season games (65 %)95
- Career playoff games (25 %)92
- NHL seasons (10 %)96
OV — Overall58
- DF · Defense (30 %)63
- PA · Passing (22 %)64
- SK · Skating (12 %)61
- SC · Scoring (12 %)78
- EN · Endurance (9 %)74
- ST · Strength (6 %)76
- DI · Discipline (5 %)77
- CK · Checking (4 %)64
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58 | 61 | 78 | 63 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 64 | 72 | 74 |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 63 | 68 | 81 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.5
wins above replacement
103 of 314
PAL Rating
6/ 100
Performance · Very poor
235 of 253 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 25
- Defense
- 5
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- Offense
- 47
- Creation
- 14
- Shooting
- 75
- Possession
- 2
- Defense
- 6
- Discipline
- 27
- Power play
- 72
- Penalty kill
- 57
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CHI | 0.5 | 6 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 0.4 | 45 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 0.2 | 50 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.5
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 1.2 — 90% interval
103 of 314 defensemen
+2.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.6
- EV defense
- -1.2
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +3.3
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +1.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CHI | 43 | 0.5 | -0.1 to 1.2 | 103/314 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 55 | 0.4 | -0.4 to 1.1 | 104/316 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 77 | 0.2 | -0.9 to 1.4 | 131/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 153.3 km/h80th percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.5 km/h41st percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1237th percentileleague avg. 29
- Offensive zone time
- 39.7 %22nd percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 176.3 km40th percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.32 km49th percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.8 %8th percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.9 %48th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.4 %21st percentileleague avg. 40.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3836th percentile | 571st percentile | 13.2 %100th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 428th percentile | 381st percentile | 75.0 %100th percentile |
| Long range | 3253rd percentile | 269th percentile | 6.3 %88th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2025 | vs WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 |
| March 22, 2025 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:55 |
| March 20, 2025 | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:00 |
| March 18, 2025 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:41 |
| March 15, 2025 | @ VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:42 |
Alec Martinez: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alec Martinez have in 2024-25?
Alec Martinez has 5 goals and 12 points (7 assists) in 44 games in 2024-25.
How old is Alec Martinez?
Alec Martinez is 39 years old: he was born on July 26, 1987.
How tall is Alec Martinez, and how much does he weigh?
Alec Martinez is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Alec Martinez from?
United States: Alec Martinez was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States.
How good is Alec Martinez?
Alec Martinez produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 103rd of 314 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 6 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Alec Martinez a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 103rd of 314 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Alec Martinez getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 45 in 2023-24 to 6 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Alec Martinez's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alec Martinez has 862 games, 88 goals, 201 assists and 289 points. His best season: 2016-17, with 39 points in 82 games.
Where was Alec Martinez drafted?
Alec Martinez was drafted 95th overall (round 4) by Los Angeles Kings in 2007.
How does Alec Martinez perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alec Martinez has 131 games and 37 points in his career. His pace (0.28 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.34).
What is Alec Martinez's nationality?
Alec Martinez is American. Internationally: represented the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Championship — bronze medal (2018).
How many championships has Alec Martinez won?
3: Stanley Cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings (2012); Stanley Cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings (2014); Stanley Cup champion with the Vegas Golden Knights (2023).
Where did Alec Martinez play before turning pro?
played junior hockey for the Santa Clara Blackhawks and the San Jose Jr. Sharks; earned four varsity letters at Stoney Creek High School; played college hockey at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio); was drafted in 2007 while playing for Miami University.
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