Martinez inspires Golden Knights ahead of Game 2 against Canadiens

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueAlec Martinez stood in the slot, alone, between Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron and Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.Byron had time to skate, wind up and put everything he had into a slap shot as if this were a hardest-shot competition, not the third period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals.Martinez turned and took it for the team. His next one began at 4:11.In other words, he didn't miss a shift."He's amazed me this year with his ability to play through things and still be the first guy on the ice stepping in front of slap shots and doing all those sacrificial things that help you go on a run," Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer said.Martinez often doesn't practice and plays anyway, and DeBoer has called him a game-time decision so often that reporters usually don't ask about him anymore. But it wasn't all Theodore's idea."I was going to shoot it," Theodore said, "but [Martinez] was yelling at me pretty good."Martinez has scored three goals in the playoffs this season and 11 goals in the playoffs in his NHL career.He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Los Angeles Kings, in 2012 and 2014.