Washington Capitals defenseman Matt Roy missed the workforce’s Monday follow with a lower-body harm and has been designated as day-to-day shares Bailey Johnson of the Washington Post. Roy left the workforce’s Saturday sport just some minutes into the second interval, although he didn’t appear restricted in any manner on his ultimate shift. No additional details about the harm has been revealed.
Roy recorded no scoring and a -2 in Washington’s season opener. The efficiency continued his scoreless stat-line from three preseason video games, the place Roy’s solely recorded metrics have been one blocked shot and 4 hits. Roy has struggled to convey his stout, defensive presence in his motion with Washington, regardless of thriving within the function with Los Angeles for the final six seasons.
Roy was a real success story for the Kings, getting drafted within the seventh spherical of the 2015 NHL Draft and clawing his manner as much as the NHL lineup by way of two impactful seasons within the AHL. He made his NHL debut within the 2018-19 season and rapidly continued his climb, getting into the league on LA’s third-pairing however incomes routine top-pair ice time as rapidly because the 2020-21 season. By 2021-22, Roy was the de facto accomplice for Kings star Drew Doughty, averaging near 21 minutes each sport. His function was keenly targeted on the defensive facet of the puck, however Roy nonetheless managed a stout 21, 26, and 25 factors by way of three seasons on the Kings’ high line.
Sturdy performances in Los Angeles earned Roy a hefty payday on July 1 when Washington signed him to a seven-year, $34.5M contract. The deal carries Roy by way of his age-36 season and makes him a notable fixture of a Capitals blue-line that’s been utterly refurbished. Roy was paired with Martin Fehervary on the second-pair for Washington’s season opener. Ought to he miss time, Roy will doubtless get replaced by a mixture of Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dylan McIlrath. Van Riemsdyk noticed the fast enhance from Roy’s harm, recording 19 minutes of ice time within the season opener — his heaviest utilization since December of 2023.
