D · WSH · NHL id 8478911
Matt Roy has played 79 games for the Washington Capitals in 2025-26, scoring 2 goals and 17 assists (19 points) on 94 shots while averaging 20:37 a night (17:37 at even strength, 0:07 on the power play and 2:32 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 64% of his 5v5 minutes with Cole Hutson and 35% with Justin Sourdif over the last 10 games, and the Capitals have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Roy on the ice (56-50 in goals, 38% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against CBJ he was on D2 with Cole Hutson and off the power play; moved up to D2 (from D3) in the last game. He is shooting 2.1% this season against 3.6% across the 545 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 14 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 20 games, 19:54 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 10 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 213 attempts, 94 on goal, 2 goals
Shot map, OPP at WSH: 213 attempts, 94 on goal, 2 goals, 4.20 expected goals; best chance Matt Roy at 0.34 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 79 GP · 19 points vs 20.1 expected
Last 20 games: -5. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 2.1%
- 100.8
- 27.1%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 3.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played79
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists17312th of 715
- Points19410th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal94326th of 715
- Hits117132nd of 715
- Blocked shots14625th of 715
- Plus/minus+1847th of 715
- Penalty minutes12580th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.8%324th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.9%250th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.4%419th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.4%421st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.5%280th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.0%331st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.40561st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.096635th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34169th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:37101st of 715
- Power-play time per game0:07490th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %37.7%613th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.18173rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1008251st of 719
- Goals above expected−1.7524th of 715
- Luck Meter−19523rd of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1451st of 715
- 20+ mph bursts46422nd of 715
- Hardest shot96.067th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.9%625th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 77 of 79 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.057
- Season net
- −1.29xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.40
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.003
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D2 from D3Feb 24, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 28, 2023 alerts →
- Played 8:39 more than his 5-game averageApr 23, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Nov 22, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 14, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 7, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Oct 25, 2021 alerts →
- Played 9:54 more than his 5-game averageOct 25, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
10 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 vs BOS | Rush | carry | 4* | 66.3 | — | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs LAK | Deflection | carry | 4 | 38.6 | deflection | |
| Mar 27, 2025 @ MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 62.4 | — | |
| Jan 21, 2025 @ EDM | Point shot | — | 3* | 84.3 | one-timer | |
| Nov 23, 2024 vs NJD | Point shot | — | 3* | 64.9 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2024 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 68.3 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2024 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 10.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 17, 2024 @ BOS | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 9, 2024 @ TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 47.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 4, 2024 vs DET | Rebound | carry | 0 | 50.2 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Roy
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Roy apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 65 | 633:23 | 46% | 54.2% | 67% (37-18) | 42.5% 507:49 | 49.9% 564:32 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW | 79 | 402:20 | 29% | 47.5% | 50% (18-18) | 50.7% 962:53 | 49.6% 679:51 |
| Aliaksei Protas | C | 73 | 382:55 | 28% | 52.1% | 43% (12-16) | 49.0% 874:18 | 54.9% 681:03 |
| Justin Sourdif | RW | 75 | 373:37 | 27% | 49.9% | 61% (17-11) | 49.7% 919:52 | 51.0% 601:10 |
| Dylan Strome | C | 76 | 358:42 | 26% | 48.9% | 57% (21-16) | 49.4% 955:33 | 48.4% 680:22 |
| Connor McMichael | C | 76 | 357:27 | 26% | 50.1% | 60% (18-12) | 49.7% 958:22 | 45.0% 593:54 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | 68 | 327:31 | 24% | 56.2% | 56% (15-12) | 47.4% 836:47 | 53.0% 588:36 |
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 79 | 324:01 | 24% | 49.5% | 63% (19-11) | 49.8% 1041:12 | 50.2% 635:16 |
| Ryan Leonard | RW | 72 | 315:19 | 23% | 49.0% | 69% (18-8) | 50.3% 929:35 | 44.5% 526:40 |
| Brandon Duhaime | RW | 78 | 282:19 | 21% | 45.6% | 22% (2-7) | 50.9% 1064:13 | 46.1% 488:18 |
| Martin Fehérváry | D | 74 | 256:16 | 19% | 40.4% | 29% (5-12) | 52.6% 1026:31 | 49.9% 919:00 |
| Nic Dowd | C | 51 | 241:55 | 18% | 48.4% | 27% (3-8) | 52.7% 653:55 | 47.8% 394:15 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | 50 | 236:13 | 17% | 50.1% | 53% (9-8) | 47.7% 628:29 | 44.3% 583:48 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 69 | 218:20 | 16% | 54.9% | 44% (7-9) | 49.7% 980:13 | 54.7% 386:03 |
Game log
79 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 19:58 | 17:44 | 0:15 | 0:50 |
| Apr 12 | vs PIT | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 19:41 | 16:03 | — | 2:47 |
| Apr 11 | @ PIT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 19:53 | 18:59 | — | — |
| Apr 8 | @ TOR | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 19:13 | 15:28 | 0:01 | 3:44 |
| Apr 5 | @ NYR | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 18:00 | 13:27 | 0:08 | 4:25 |
| Apr 4 | vs BUF | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 20:56 | 16:39 | — | 4:17 |
| Apr 2 | @ NJD | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 17:45 | 15:43 | — | 2:02 |
| Mar 31 | vs PHI | W 6-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 19:33 | 15:39 | — | 3:03 |
| Mar 28 | @ VGK | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19:26 | 16:21 | — | 2:57 |
| Mar 26 | @ UTA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 19:37 | 13:50 | — | 4:23 |
| Mar 24 | @ STL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 20:35 | 16:19 | 0:14 | 3:21 |
| Mar 22 | vs COL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 18:50 | 16:13 | 0:13 | 2:24 |
| Mar 20 | vs NJD | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 19:56 | 16:29 | — | 2:53 |
| Mar 18 | vs OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23:31 | 18:56 | — | 3:40 |
| Mar 14 | vs BOS | OTL 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 25:26 | 19:50 | 0:23 | 5:13 |
| Mar 12 | @ BUF | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 21:46 | 18:02 | 0:27 | 1:50 |
| Mar 11 | @ PHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 19:54 | 17:10 | — | 2:44 |
| Mar 9 | vs CGY | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 19:34 | 18:57 | 0:37 | — |
| Mar 7 | @ BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 20:16 | 12:55 | 0:21 | 6:34 |
| Mar 3 | vs UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 23:20 | 21:49 | 0:11 | 1:20 |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 79 | 1628:11 | 20:37 | 1415 | 1767 | 44.5% | 45.2% | 687 | 825 | 70 | 74 | 49% | 69.5 | 92.2 | 28% |
| Even strength | 79 | 1391:31 | 17:37 | 1322 | 1344 | 49.6% | 50.8% | 624 | 615 | 56 | 51 | 52% | 56.9 | 61.0 | 38% |
| 5v5 | 79 | 1365:13 | 17:17 | 1303 | 1316 | 49.8% | 50.9% | 615 | 604 | 56 | 50 | 53% | 56.0 | 59.6 | 38% |
| Power play | 37 | 9:45 | 0:16 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.0 | 75% |
| Penalty kill | 75 | 200:05 | 2:40 | 50 | 379 | 11.7% | 12.9% | 40 | 192 | 2 | 23 | 8% | 3.1 | 29.4 | 1% |
| 4v4 | 25 | 25:37 | 1:01 | 19 | 26 | 42.2% | 44.8% | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.9 | 1.3 | 38% |
| 5v4 | 37 | 9:40 | 0:16 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.0 | 86% |
| 4v5 | 75 | 193:05 | 2:34 | 48 | 358 | 11.8% | 13.0% | 38 | 181 | 2 | 22 | 8% | 3.1 | 26.6 | 1% |
| 3v5 | 7 | 4:35 | 0:39 | 2 | 14 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 13 | 2:04 | 0:10 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.2 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 31 | 22:35 | 0:44 | 20 | 41 | 32.8% | 33.3% | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0% |
| 3v4 | 3 | 2:25 | 0:48 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 79 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +18 | 12 | 94 | 2.1% | 117 | 146 | 20:37 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WSH | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0.0% | 27 | 30 | 23:52 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 69 | 3 | 21 | 24 | +18 | 25 | 84 | 3.6% | 114 | 113 | 19:53 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | LAK | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 18 | 11 | 19:30 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 81 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +21 | 42 | 135 | 3.7% | 152 | 197 | 20:54 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | LAK | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 0 | 8 | 12.5% | 23 | 12 | 21:36 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 82 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +8 | 22 | 135 | 6.7% | 119 | 153 | 18:47 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | LAK | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | 18 | 23 | 20:54 |
| 2021-22 | LAK | 67 | 2 | 19 | 21 | +23 | 28 | 153 | 1.3% | 124 | 103 | 20:59 |
| 2020-21 | LAK | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 3.5% | 61 | 67 | 19:15 |
| 2019-20 | LAK | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +16 | 10 | 112 | 3.6% | 132 | 100 | 18:07 |
| 2018-19 | LAK | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 | 34 | 5.9% | 38 | 47 | 17:08 |
Matt Roy news
- Matt Roy | September 28NHL.com
- Matt Roy | September 25NHL.com
- Matt Roy StatsNHL.com
- Matt Roy HomeNHL.com
- Matt Roy Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Matt Roy News: Taking part in informal skatesRotoWire
- Capitals' Matt Roy: Taking part in informal skatesCBS Sports
- Logan Thompson and Matt Roy get votes for Lady Byng Trophy, Cole Caufield wins awardRMNB
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.