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2015 Season Review: Alec Martinez

Zero overtime series-winning goals? F.

Positives

Alec Martinez - Ice Time by Season

This table is sortable, but I'll save you some time: Martinez played more this season than ever before. Yes, Slava Voynov's arrest in October immediately forced Martinez into a larger role, but even with Voynov in the lineup for LA's first six games, Martinez was playing nearly eighteen minutes a night. What Voynov's absence really did was put Martinez in a regular rotation on the penalty kill, a role he'd held only sporadically in previous years. He was effective on the PK, as well, allowing the fewest shots per minute of any Kings defenseman (albeit with slightly easier zone starts).