MATT MARTIN RUMORS & GOSSIP
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--LW Matt Martin was credited with six hits in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Boston, setting the NHL record with 360 hits for the season since it became an official stat in 2005-06. The previous mark was 356 by Minnesota's Cal Clutterbuck. "I'm really just finishing my checks, and it's something I'll continue to do," Martin said. "It's cool to be in...
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April 01, 2012
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Will New York Islanders’ Matt Martin set season record for hits?
The New York Islanders’ Matt Martin has been on a roll of taking down opponents since November, and he isn’t slowing down any time soon.
The Islanders winger currently is sitting pretty at the top of the hits category with 293.
Does it matter? Maybe not to some, as Martin isn’t an NHLer on most folk’s radar. But it’s bragging rights, none-the-less.
Cal...
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March 01, 2012
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March 01, 2012
NHL hit record poised to fall in 2011-12
It's not every season that an NHL record falls. Some records carry more emphasis than others but it's still a notable achievement to set an individual season record at the game's highest level.
The "hits" statistic is a pretty controversial one. A hit is difficult to clearly define as opposed to a cut and dry statistic such as a goal, a shot or a penalty...
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February 25, 2012
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February 25, 2012
Do we care about the hits statistic? If so, Matt Martin could be on a record pace
The hits category is something of a dubious one. Not only is what constitutes a hit highly subjective from arena to arena, but the league has only been keeping track of the statistic for less than a decade. Back in 2002-03, the Florida Panthers' Ivan Majesky, that destroyer of men, won the first hitting title with 147 collisions.
Then, perhaps feeling that any category that Ivan...
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January 18, 2012
Dee Karl: Matt Martin: Leader of the "Hit" Parade
The 22-year-old Ontario native is in his second full-time season with the NY Islanders. He is also in the second season of leading the NHL in hits. Before last nightâs game against the Flyers, the game notes read:
Heavy Hitter: Matt Martin leads the NHL with 174 hits - 19 more than the league's next top hitter, Cal Clutterbuck.
He added eight more last night, three...
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January 13, 2012
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January 13, 2012
Matt Martin visits Cantiague Park
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Islanders forward Matt Martin visited a clinic at Cantiague Park on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011.
Just when ...
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December 29, 2011
Martin hits 100-game milestone
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Isles forward Matt Martin is set to play in his 100th career game tonight when the Islanders take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Coliseum. For any player in their young career, hi...
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December 10, 2011
Islanders 5, Lightning 1
Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the New York Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night.
John Tavares, Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson - the NHL's first star of last week - also scored for New York. Ullstrom's goal was his first in the NHL. Al Montoya made 23 saves...
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December 06, 2011
Isles continue to roll with win against Lightning
Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night.
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December 06, 2011
Lightning continue 5-game skid, lose to NY
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the New York Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night.
John Tavares, Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson -- the NHL's first star of last week -- also scored for New York. Ullstrom's goal was his first in the...
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December 06, 2011
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