Rick Martin
Player profile and career history
L · #7
Rick Martin was a left wing. Born July 26, 1951 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 180 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1971 (round 1, 5th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 685 NHL regular-season games he had 384 goals and 317 assists for 701 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 685
- Goals
- 384
- Assists
- 317
- Points
- 701
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 317
- Game Winning Goals
- 47
- Games Played
- 685
- Goals
- 384
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 477
- Plus Minus
- 14
- Points
- 701
- Power Play Goals
- 115
- Power Play Points
- 219
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.152
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 2526
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 63
- Goals
- 24
- Assists
- 29
- Points
- 53
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 29
- Game Winning Goals
- 4
- Games Played
- 63
- Goals
- 24
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 74
- Plus Minus
- -6
- Points
- 53
- Power Play Goals
- 12
- Power Play Points
- 19
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.109
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 220
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.56
- Assists / game
- 0.46
- Points / game
- 1.02
- Shots / game
- 3.69
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 52 1974–75 · Buffalo Sabres
- Assists
- 43 1974–75 · Buffalo Sabres
- Points
- 95 1974–75 · Buffalo Sabres
- Shots
- 327 1975–76 · Buffalo Sabres
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1981–82
1980–81
1979–80
1978–79
1977–78
1976–77
- CanadaCan-Cup
Buffalo SabresNHL
1975–76
- CanadaCC
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1974–75
1973–74
1972–73
- Buffalo SabresNHL
- CanadaSummit-72
1971–72
1970–71
- Mtl. Jr. CanadiensOHA-Jr.
1969–70
- Mtl. Jr. CanadiensM-Cup
- Mtl. Jr. CanadiensOHA-Jr.
1968–69
- Mtl. Jr. CanadiensM-Cup
- Mtl. Jr. CanadiensOHA-Jr.
1967–68
- Thetford MinesQJHL
Los Angeles KingsCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
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| 1981–82 | NHL |  Los Angeles Kings | Regular | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Los Angeles Kings | Regular | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Los Angeles Kings | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 80 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 54 | 19 | 257 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 73 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 35 | -7 | 250 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 65 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 16 | 16 | 220 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | Can-Cup | Canada | Regular | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 66 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 58 | 10 | 222 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | CC | Canada | Regular | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 80 | 49 | 37 | 86 | 67 | 23 | 327 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 68 | 52 | 43 | 95 | 72 | 5 | 297 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 78 | 52 | 34 | 86 | 38 | -22 | 320 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 75 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 79 | 3 | 299 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | Summit-72 | Canada | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1972–73 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1971–72 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 73 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 36 | -39 | 266 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | All stats
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| 1970–71 | OHA-Jr. | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Regular | 60 | 71 | 50 | 121 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | OHA-Jr. | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Playoffs | 11 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | M-Cup | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Regular | 12 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | OHA-Jr. | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Regular | 34 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | M-Cup | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Playoffs | 12 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | OHA-Jr. | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Playoffs | 16 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1968–69 | M-Cup | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Regular | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1968–69 | OHA-Jr. | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Regular | 52 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1968–69 | M-Cup | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1968–69 | OHA-Jr. | Mtl. Jr. Canadiens | Playoffs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | QJHL | Thetford Mines | Regular | 40 | 38 | 35 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | QJHL | Thetford Mines | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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