Spencer Martin News

With Elvis Merzlinkins currently battling a stomach bug, Martin will get his first start as a member of the Blue Jackets. Martin was claimed off of waivers from the Vancouver Canucks, where he recorded a 3.99 GAA and .871 SV% in 29 games last season (11-15-1). He already appeared in net for the Blue Jackets once in relief this season, allowing two goals on 17 shots in 20 minutes of action. Martin and the Blue Jackets are +118 home underdogs tonight against a Detroit Red Wings team that has scored nine goals in their first two games (1-1-0).

With Elvis Merzlinkins currently battling a stomach bug, Martin seems likely to get his first start as a member of the Blue Jackets. Martin was claimed off of waivers from the Vancouver Canucks, where he recorded a 3.99 GAA and .871 SV% in 29 games last season (11-15-1). He has appeared in net for the Blue Jackets once in relief this season, where he allowed two goals on 17 shots in 20 minutes of action. Martin and the Blue Jackets at +198 home underdogs tonight against a New York Rangers team that has scored eight goals in their first two games (1-1-0).

On Thursday, Martin was placed on conditional waivers by Vancouver and claimed on Friday by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old goaltender struggled in 2022-23 with the Canucks, posting an 11-15-1 record, 3.99 GAA and .871 SV%. He will be joining his third NHL team (COL, VAN) and should provide goaltending depth behind the Blue Jackets' starter Elvis Merzlikins.

Martin cleared waivers on Tuesday and was sent to the AHL to start Tuesday's game. He started the 2022-23 season off OK, going 6-1-1 with a .907 SV%, but his game fell off a cliff in December, going 5-14-0 with an .854 SV% in his last 21 appearances. Moving him to Abbotsford (AHL) clears the way for Thatcher Demko to return later this week. Arturs Silovs was recalled in a corresponding move, and he's expected to serve as Collin Delia's backup on Wednesday.

Martin allowed six goals on 35 shots (.829 SV%) for his eight-straight loss as he was walloped by Seattle in his previous start. The 27-year-old started the year off successfully but has been horrendous as of late, leading to his 11-13-1 record, 3.94 GAA and .875 SV%. He will take on the New York Rangers, who have won three of their last four games after a 5-4 overtime win over Calgary last game.

Martin allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was defeated by Florida in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been very poor for the Canucks all season, as shown by his .880 SV%, 3.76. GAA and 11-10-1 record. He draws the unfortunate start of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are in the middle of a four-game winning streak and are fifth in the NHL in goals per game (3.6).

Martin allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was defeated by Florida in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been very poor for the Canucks all season, as shown by his .880 SV%, 3.76. GAA and 11-10-1 record. He draws the unfortunate start of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are in the middle of a four-game winning streak and are fifth in the NHL in goals per game (3.6).

Martin allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) as he snapped a two-game winning streak with a loss to Calgary in his last start. The 27-year-old has fought the puck all season but still has an impressive 11-6-1 record, albeit with a .886 SV% and 3.55 GAA. He takes on the New York Islanders, who just snapped a three-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to Seattle in their previous contest.

Martin allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) as he snapped a two-game winning streak with a loss to Calgary in his last start. The 27-year-old has fought the puck all season but still has an impressive 11-6-1 record, albeit with a .886 SV% and 3.55 GAA. He takes on the New York Islanders, who just snapped a three-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to Seattle in their previous contest.

Martin allowed five goals on 36 shots (.861 SV%) but still picked up the victory in his last start vs Seattle. Martin has struggled since being given a starters' workload, with his .884 SV% and 3.66 GAA but a 10-5-1 record. He will face the San Jose Sharks, who just snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over Minnesota in their last game.

Martin allowed five goals on 36 shots (.861 SV%) but still picked up the victory in his last start vs Seattle. Martin has struggled since being given a starters' workload, with his .884 SV% and 3.66 GAA but a 10-5-1 record. He will face the San Jose Sharks, who just snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over Minnesota in their last game.

Martin allowed five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) for his second straight five-goal loss as he was defeated by St. Louis in his last start. The 27-year-old has been leaned on heavily due to Thatcher Demko's injury, which has led to a not-so-pretty .885 SV%, 3.59 GAA but a decent 9-5-1 record. He takes on Seattle, who has won their last two games and are sixth in the NHL in goals per game (3.48).

Martin allowed five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) for his second straight five-goal loss as he was defeated by St. Louis in his last start. The 27-year-old has been leaned on heavily due to Thatcher Demko's injury, which has led to a not-so-pretty .885 SV%, 3.59 GAA but a decent 9-5-1 record. He takes on Seattle, who has won their last two games and is sixth in the NHL in goals per game (3.48).

Martin allowed five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) as he picked up his second loss in three games with a defeat to the Winnipeg Jets in his last start. The 27-year-old has an impressive 9-4-1 record despite having a mediocre .889 SV% and 3.50 GAA. He will face the St. Louis Blues, who have won their last three games after a 5-2 victory over Calgary their last time out.