Martinez has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and his move to IR opens up a roster spot for the Kings to recall Daniel Brickley from Ontario (AHL).

Martinez was banged up in the Kings game against the Golden Knights on Saturday and will not be in the lineup on Monday. Martinez could always join the team on the trip but for now expect him to miss at least the next four games. Paul LaDue will like draw into the lineup and replace him in Detroit.

Martinez missed Saturday’s game vs. the Coyotes and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Oilers. However, Martinez stayed on for extra work at the morning skate, which suggests that he will miss his second straight game.

Martinez will miss the Kings’ season opener with a lower-body injury, but it’s not considered serious. Martinez’s move to IR is retroactive to October 3rd, so he can come off after their second game and play next Wednesday vs. Calgary if he is healthy. In a corresponding move, the Kings have recalled Paul LaDue from Ontario (AHL).

Martinez was not on the ice for the Kings morning skate on Monday. He is listed as day-to-day and will be replaced by Jamie McBain in the lineup this evening.

Martinez was playing in his first game since February 7th. He skated on the third pair with Matt Greene and played on the second power-play unit. He registered three shots in 16:23—before getting hurt he had 17 points (5G / 12A) in 46 games.

Martinez has been out since February 7th because of concussion-like symptoms. His return to practice is a good sign that Martine is nearing a return to the lineup. Monitor his status next week.

After tonight’s game, the Kings return home to take on the Flames on Thursday, so with Martinez not playing it made sense to send him home and let him rest. He is day-to-day with concussion-like symptoms.

Martinez was crunched by Cedric Paquette on Saturday. Coach Sutter said the Kings have to be “careful and cautious” which would dictate that Martinez will not be in the lineup on Monday vs. the Blue Jackets. With Martinez likely out, expect Brayden McNabb to be back in the lineup.

Martinez was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season (per NHLNumbers). He is now signed through the 2020-21 season and will have a $4 million cap-hit. Martinez has seven points (2G / 5A) in 18 games this season, but just returned to the lineup last night after missing seven games with a finger injury.

Martinez has missed the last seven games with a finger injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight as Jamie McBain comes out of the lineup. Martinez has seven points (2G / 5A) and a plus-9 rating in 17 games this season.

Martinez has missed the last seven games with a finger injury and he has been progressing, but there was no announcement that he would be returning tonight. The fact that he is on the ice for warmups suggests that he will play, but we won’t know for sure until the end of warmups.

Martinez was on the ice for Kings’ practice on Monday and said that his finger is getting better everyday, but he still does not know when he will be available to return to the lineup.

Martinez was on for the Kings game day skate, but stayed on for extra work, which suggests he will be scratched for the fifth straight game. The fact that he was in the skate is a good sign that he is nearing a return, it just doesn’t look like it will be tonight. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow's game in Minnesota.

Martinez skated for the second straight day on Thursday, but it sounds like he will be out longer than his original timetable of one week. He underwent a procedure that included some work done on his nailbed and head coach Darryl Sutter said “They nearly cut his finger off. I don’t think I could play in a week.” Sutter is worried the finger could become infected and doesn’t want Martinez to miss even more time. He remains day-to-day, but it sounds like he’ll be out longer than original expected.