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Rick Martin

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 179 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1951 in Verdun, Quebec

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 44 30 74 -38 36 25 19 0 5 266 16.5
1972-73 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75 37 36 73 4 79 26 11 0 4 299 12.4
1973-74 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78 52 34 86 -22 38 44 8 0 6 320 16.3
1974-75 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68 52 43 95 5 72 31 21 0 6 301 17.3
1975-76 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 49 37 86 23 67 31 18 0 7 327 15.0
1976-77 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66 36 29 65 10 58 24 12 0 6 221 16.3
1977-78 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 28 35 63 16 16 21 7 0 6 221 12.7
1978-79 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 32 21 53 -7 35 24 8 0 3 250 12.8
1979-80 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 45 34 79 18 54 37 8 0 3 257 17.5
1980-81 29 2 Teams NHL 24 8 15 23 5 20 6 2 0 1 59 13.6
1980-81 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 23 7 14 21 4 20 5 2 0 1 57 12.3
1980-81 29 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0
1981-82 30 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 11.1
Career 11 Seasons NHL 685 384 317 701 15 477 269 115 0 47 2530 15.2

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1971-72 20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 0.60 0.41 1.01 0.46 -0.52 0.49 3.64 43 30 73 32 109 49 98 0 -38
1972-73 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75 0.49 0.48 0.97 0.41 0.05 1.05 3.99 34 33 67 28 120 45 72 1 4
1973-74 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78 0.67 0.44 1.10 0.50 -0.28 0.49 4.10 49 33 82 36 121 41 102 0 -22
1974-75 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68 0.76 0.63 1.40 0.60 0.07 1.06 4.43 45 38 83 35 143 61 77 0 5
1975-76 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 0.61 0.46 1.08 0.47 0.29 0.84 4.09 42 32 74 32 147 56 68 0 23
1976-77 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66 0.55 0.44 0.98 0.43 0.15 0.88 3.35 32 26 58 25 99 32 57 0 10
1977-78 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 0.43 0.54 0.97 0.39 0.25 0.25 3.40 25 32 57 22 87 21 50 0 16
1978-79 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 0.44 0.29 0.73 0.32 -0.10 0.48 3.42 27 18 45 20 85 26 66 0 -7
1979-80 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 0.56 0.43 0.99 0.43 0.23 0.68 3.21 37 29 66 28 115 30 67 0 18
1980-81 29 2 Teams NHL 24 0.33 0.63 0.96 0.35 0.21 0.83 2.46 6 12 18 7 33 9 19 0 5
1980-81 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 23 0.30 0.61 0.91 0.33 0.17 0.87 2.48 5 11 16 6 29 7 18 0 4
1980-81 29 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 1.00 1.00 2.00 0.82 1.00 0.00 2.00 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 1
1981-82 30 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0.33 1.00 1.33 0.45 0.33 0.67 3.00 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 0 1
Career 11 Seasons NHL 685 0.56 0.46 1.02 0.44 0.02 0.70 3.69 341 285 626 264 1063 372 677 1 15

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1972-73 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 3 2 5 12 1 2 0 0
1974-75 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 17 7 8 15 20 2 5 0 1
1975-76 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 4 7 11 12 2 2 0 1
1976-77 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 2 1 3 9 1 1 0 1
1977-78 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 2 4 6 13 1 1 0 1
1978-79 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 6 4 10 8 5 1 0 0
1980-81 29 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 8 Seasons NHL 63 24 29 53 74 12 12 0 4

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1967-68 16 Thetford Mines Canadiens QJHL 40 38 35 73
1968-69 17 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 52 22 21 43 27
1969-70 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 34 23 32 55 10
1970-71 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 60 71 50 121 106
1976-77 25 Canada Can-Cup 4 3 2 5 0
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 4 3 2 5 0
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 146 116 103 219 143
Career 1 Season QJHL 40 38 35 73

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1967-68 16 Thetford Mines Canadiens QJHL 7 2 0 2 4
1968-69 17 Montreal Jr. Canadiens M-Cup 6 2 1 3 12
1968-69 17 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 14 3 0 3 2
1969-70 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens M-Cup 12 14 13 27 8
1969-70 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 16 14 20 34 12
1970-71 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 11 17 7 24 10
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 18 16 14 30 20
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 41 34 27 61 24
Career 1 Season QJHL 7 2 0 2 4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1972 NHL
1973 NHL
1974 NHL
1975 NHL
1976 NHL
1977 NHL
1978 NHL

Honors

1973-74 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1974-75 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1975-76 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1976-77 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1973-74 NHL 78 (1)
 1975-76 NHL 80 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 80 (3)

Goals

1971-72 NHL 44 (6)
1973-74 NHL 52 (2)
1974-75 NHL 52 (3)
1975-76 NHL 49 (7)
1976-77 NHL 36 (10)
Career NHL 384 (93)

Adjusted Goals

1971-72 NHL 43 (6)
1973-74 NHL 49 (2)
1974-75 NHL 45 (2)
1975-76 NHL 42 (7)
1976-77 NHL 32 (10)

Goals Per Game

1971-72 NHL 0.60 (6)
1973-74 NHL 0.67 (3)
1974-75 NHL 0.76 (2)
1975-76 NHL 0.61 (7)
1976-77 NHL 0.55 (6)
Career NHL 0.56 (11)

Points

1973-74 NHL 86 (6)
1974-75 NHL 95 (10)

Adjusted Points

1973-74 NHL 82 (6)
1974-75 NHL 83 (9)

Points Per Game

1973-74 NHL 1.10 (8)
1974-75 NHL 1.40 (8)
Career NHL 1.02 (45)

Goals Created

1971-72 NHL 33.2 (9)
1973-74 NHL 38.8 (4)
1974-75 NHL 40.8 (6)

Adjusted Goals Created

1971-72 NHL 31.6 (9)
1973-74 NHL 35.7 (4)
1974-75 NHL 34.9 (6)

Goals Created Per Game

1971-72 NHL 0.46 (9)
1973-74 NHL 0.50 (4)
1974-75 NHL 0.60 (4)
1976-77 NHL 0.42 (10)
Career NHL 0.44 (22)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1973-74 NHL 121 (10)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1971-72 NHL 49 (9)

Even Strength Goals

1971-72 NHL 25 (9)
1973-74 NHL 44 (2)
1974-75 NHL 31 (4)
1975-76 NHL 31 (8)
1979-80 NHL 37 (6)
Career NHL 269 (80)

Power Play Goals

1971-72 NHL 19 (3)
1972-73 NHL 11 (8)
1974-75 NHL 21 (2)
1975-76 NHL 18 (2)
1976-77 NHL 12 (7)
Career NHL 115 (97)

Game-Winning Goals

1975-76 NHL 7 (9)
1976-77 NHL 6 (7)
1977-78 NHL 6 (9)

Shots on Goal

1971-72 NHL 266 (9)
1972-73 NHL 299 (5)
1973-74 NHL 320 (5)
1974-75 NHL 301 (7)
1975-76 NHL 327 (6)
1978-79 NHL 250 (10)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 8, 1980: Suffered eventual career-ending knee injury in game vs. Washington, November 8, 1980.

March 10, 1981: Traded to Los Angeles by Buffalo for Los Angeles' 3rd round choice (Colin Chisholm) in 1981 Entry Draft and 1st round choice (Tom Barrasso) in 1983 Entry Draft, March 10, 1981.

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