Martinez (face) was cut by a skate and will not return to Thursday's game versus the Wild, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. Martinez was cut by Brandon Duhaime's skate in the first period ...

Pat Maroon and Alec Martinez, both retiring, receive their flowers during and after the Chicago Blackhawks’ 5-4 shootout loss Saturday.

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez (23) plays during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawksat T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Saturday, March 26, 2022.

Alec Martinez announces he is retiring after 16 NHL seasons. This marks the closing out of a legendary, but perhaps underrated, career as a three-time Stanley Cup Champion.

Alec Martinez and his voice are back, and perhaps it’s just in time for the Golden Knights. ... Martinez missed 53 games after his face was cut by a skate blade against Minnesota on Nov. 11, 2021.

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alec Martinez has announced that he will be retiring after Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. Saturday isn’t the Blackhawks’ final game of the season ...

Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) on X Alec Martinez officially tells @Panger40 that he will be retiring at the end of the season. This will be his final NHL game. #Blackhawks ...

It sliced his face open and cause teeth to fall out, which then-head coach Pete DeBoer called "an ugly, ugly cut." The injury required over 50 stitches and he was out of the lineup for over four ...

LAS VEGAS (AP)Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez is two games shy of playing in the 700th game of his career. It’ll be quite an accomplishment considering he thought his 671st game ...

Alec Martinez returned to the lineup after missing four months due to a cut on his face, and the Golden Knights rallied for a 5-4 overtime win against Chicago on Saturday.

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler leaves game after face is cut by skate. ... Toronto Maple Leafs' Ilya Mikheyev and Los Angeles Kings' Alec Martinez requiring surgery.