Category: Matt Roy
No Ovi, no offense: Devils beat Caps 3-2
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals missed Alex Ovechkin’s offense as they fell to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night in DC. Matt Roy had a long bomb to give the Caps the initial lead, but Tomas Tatar responded a few minutes later by cleaning up a loose puck near the goal line. In the second period,
Read moreAvs beat Caps 2-1, Caps stunned by existence of second, third periods
Colorado AvalancheThe Washington Capitals missed their leader on Thursday night as they hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Following his example, the Caps disappeared from the back half of this game. In the first period, Pierre-Luc Dubois got off the shneid with a pretty net-crashing tap-in. The lone goal of the second p...
Read moreCapitals activate Matt Roy off injured reserve, send Vincent Iorio back to Hershey
Vicent IorioThe Washington Capitals made roster moves this afternoon to accommodate Matt Roy’s return back to the lineup. The team officially activated Roy off injured reserve and sent 21-year-old rearguard, Vicent Iorio, back to the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears. Iorio was promoted to Washington on No...
Read moreCapitals To Activate Matt Roy From Injured Reserve
PredatorsCapitals defenseman Matt Roy was a full participant in practice Wednesday and projects to return tonight against the Predators after missing the last 10 games with a lower-body injury, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. Washington has a full 23-player active roster and must make a correspondin...
Read moreMatt Roy and Jakob Chychrun will not play this weekend, could dress against Predators on Wednesday
Jakob ChychrunThe Washington Capitals will play back-to-back games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes this weekend without two of their top defenders. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that neither Matt Roy nor Jakob Chychrun would dress for either matchup before the game against Columbus...
Read moreMatt Roy and Jakob Chychrun skate in non-contact jerseys, status unknown for weekend back-to-back
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are without top-four defensemen Matt Roy and Jakob Chychrun. Roy has been out of action since suffering a lower-body injury in the first game of the season against the New Jersey Devils, and Chychrun sustained an upper-body injury in the team’s last game against the New York...
Read moreSpencer Carbery reveals Capitals lineup against Canadiens after injuries force changes on defense
MontrealThe Washington Capitals will be down a few defenders when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Halloween. Neither Matt Roy nor Jakob Chychrun will dress, which has forced head coach Spencer Carbery to shift around his normal pairings. Alex Alexeyev will be deployed for the first time this season afte...
Read moreCapitals Recall Michael Sgarbossa, Place Matt Roy On IR
Michael SgarbossaThe Capitals have recalled veteran center Michael Sgarbossa from AHL Hershey, per general manager Chris Patrick. Defenseman Matt Roy, absent since the season opener after sustaining a lower-body injury, was placed on injured reserve to open up a spot for Sgarbossa on the active roster. The news does...
Read moreDylan McIlrath grateful for Capitals’ support after first multi-point night in NHL at age 32: ‘It’s just wild that [Ovi] knows who I am’
Matt RoyWith Matt Roy knocked out of the lineup due to injury in the Capitals’ first game of the season, reserve defenseman Dylan McIlrath was the next man up, jumping onto the second pairing with Martin Fehervary. Through five games — all Capitals victories — McIlrath’s play has stabilized Washington’s D c...
Read moreLive updates: Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena
Vegas Golden KnightsThe Washington Capitals lost Game 1 of the regular season to the New Jersey Devils, but looked faster and more skilled than last year’s team. Now in Game 2, against the Vegas Golden Knights, they’ll try to capture their first victory with a slightly different lineup. Matt Roy, who got injured on Sat...
Read moreCapitals’ Matt Roy Out Day-To-Day
Washington CapitalsWashington Capitals defenseman Matt Roy missed the team’s Monday practice with a lower-body injury and has been designated as day-to-day shares Bailey Johnson of the Washington Post. Roy left the team’s Saturday game just a few minutes into the second period, though he didn’t seem limited in any way...
Read moreMatt Roy leaves first game against Devils early with lower-body injury
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals lost one of their new, top-four defenders early in Saturday’s Home Opener against the New Jersey Devils. Matt Roy played just 8:39 of ice time before departing to the team’s locker room. Washington announced late in the second period that Roy suffered a lower-body injury and...
Read moreLive updates: Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins at TD Garden (preseason)
Matt RoyTwo days after suffering a 6-2 defeat in their preseason opener, the Washington Capitals are back on the ice to take on Atlantic Division rival, Boston, at TD Garden. The Capitals will ice a young roster that features several veterans will making their Capitals’ preseason debuts including Pierre-Luc...
Read moreCapitals will get first look at Pierre-Luc Dubois and Matt Roy as both included on preseason roster against Bruins
Matt RoyThe Washington Capitals will be back on the ice for their second game of the 2024 preseason against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. TD Garden will host the matchup. Puck drop for the Capitals’ first road test is set for 7 pm ET. Monday evening, the team revealed the roster that would be making
Read moreCapitals media day gives us the joy of a Pierre-Luc Dubois spit take
CapitalsMatt Roy called Pierre-Luc Dubois “a great teammate” during his time with the Los Angeles Kings, and now I think I’m starting to see why. Wednesday, the Capitals hosted media day at MedStar Capitals Iceplex and made the team’s stars play silly games for social media content. The resulting media is u...
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