Matt
Roy
D · WSH · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 59
- WAR
- 1.3
- Value
- 42
- PTS
- 19
2025-26№ 48 / 325
Matt Roy (Washington Capitals) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Matt Roy
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 100 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : February 28, 1995 · Detroit, United States
Drafted : 2015 · LAK · round 7, pick #194
Contract : $5,750,000 · 2024-25 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $3,000,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Washington Capitals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 79 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 81 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 22 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 67 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | Los Angeles Kings | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | Los Angeles Kings | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| NHL totals | 526 | 29 | 121 | 150 | 161 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
Matt Roy: our analysis
2025-26 season: 79 GP, 2 G, 17 A, 19 PTS, +18 +/-, 20:37 TOI. WAR 1.3 (48th of 325) · PAL 59, around average.
In 2025-26, Matt Roy, 31, posts a PAL Rating of 59 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 1.3 ranks 48th among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: discipline (89, among the best in the league), penalty kill (75, well above average) and defense (72, above average). On the other hand, shooting (6, among the weakest in the league) and power play (23, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+2.6); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.9).
A slight dip from 2024-25, when his PAL was 63; his WAR, though, went from 1.1 to 1.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 42 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Matt Roy's story
Raised in the American junior system after being born March 1, 1995, in Canton, Michigan, Matt Roy worked his way through Tier 1 programs and the USHL before college and the NHL. He spent three seasons with Victory Honda, captaining the U18 squad in his final year, then moved on to the Indiana Ice, where he was among the Michigan natives who captured the Clark Cup in 2014; when the Indiana Ice folded, his junior rights transferred to the Dubuque Fighting Saints.
The Los Angeles Kings selected Roy 194th overall in the seventh round of the 2015 draft, but he chose to continue developing at Michigan Tech. As a freshman in 2014–15 he played almost every game and posted a plus‑minus that ranked him near the top among NCAA rookies; his production grew in his next two seasons, reaching 20 points as a sophomore and a career‑high 23 as a junior, honours that placed him on WCHA all‑star teams and earned him a share of his club's MVP recognition.
After his junior year he signed a two‑year entry‑level deal with Los Angeles on March 27, 2017, and immediately joined the Ontario Reign of the AHL on an amateur try‑out. He developed in the Kings' system before being recalled to the NHL on February 16, 2019, making his debut that night against Boston; his first NHL point came on March 14, 2019, an assist on Austin Wagner's goal versus Nashville. His career has also included physical incidents: a boarding on January 28, 2021 resulted in a concussion and a three‑game suspension for the hitter.
Los Angeles rewarded that progression with a three‑year contract extension signed March 21, 2021. After six seasons with the Kings organization, Roy signed with the Washington Capitals on July 1, 2024, agreeing to a six‑year, $34.5 million contract with a $5.75 million cap hit per season and assuming an alternate leadership role on the blueline. On ice, Roy is a stay‑in‑position defenseman who can contribute offence from the back end—his college scoring and steady plus‑minus numbers show a player who blends defensive responsibility with playmaking ability.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 20:59
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 3:23
- Pts/GP
- 0.11
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 26
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 54.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 27.3 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
15between 5 and 24 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 12
- Games
- 70
So far: 1 pts in 9 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.22 pts per game (last season: 0.24).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.31 in 23-24, 0.24 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 63 → 59
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 31: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 86 %
82
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 85
- Confidence 88 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 80
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 84
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 82
- Confidence 88 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 66 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 84
- Confidence 88 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 79
- Confidence 86 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 64
- Confidence 86 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 83 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 81
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 82
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.759 · 74
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.7 · 59
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.8 · 77
ST — Strength85
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.768 · 80
- Body mass (50 %)1.012 · 83
EN — Endurance80
- Ice time per game (45 %)19.8 · 78
- Total ice time (20 %)1,600 · 81
- Shift length (15 %)52.7 · 88
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.2 · 77
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.482 · 77
DU — Durability84
- Share of games played (100 %)0.867 · 84
CK — Checking82
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.55 · 81
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.123 · 83
- Season volume (10 %)4.771 · 86
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.769 · 72
DI — Discipline84
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.013 · 84
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.404 · 87
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.331 · 69
PA — Passing79
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.441 · 80
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.315 · 61
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.1 · 84
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.888 · 68
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.275 · 78
SC — Scoring64
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.154 · 65
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.187 · 73
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.105 · 58
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.093 · 73
- xG per shot (10 %)0.033 · 64
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.412 · 73
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.093 · 82
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.035 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.663 · 72
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.111 · 83
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.193 · 69
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.601 · 86
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience81
- Career regular-season games (65 %)88
- Career playoff games (25 %)63
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall82
- DF · Defense (30 %)79
- PA · Passing (22 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- SC · Scoring (12 %)64
- EN · Endurance (9 %)80
- ST · Strength (6 %)85
- DI · Discipline (5 %)84
- CK · Checking (4 %)82
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 79 |
| 2024-25 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 80 |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 74 | 79 | 81 |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 70 | 81 | 79 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
1.3
wins above replacement
48 of 325
PAL Rating
59/ 100
Performance · Around average
96 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
42/ 100
Poor return
5.75 M$ · expected PAL 66
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 30
- Defense
- 76
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- Offense
- 34
- Creation
- 33
- Shooting
- 6
- Possession
- 67
- Defense
- 72
- Discipline
- 89
- Power play
- 23
- Penalty kill
- 75
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 1.3 | 59 | 42 | 5.75 M$ |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 1.1 | 63 | 39 | 5.75 M$ |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 1.5 | 85 | 79 | 3.15 M$ |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 1.8 | 70 | 59 | 3.15 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
59/ 100
Average
better than 59% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
52/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
59/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 92 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 78
- Shot selection
- 22
- Penalties drawn
- 52
- Puck management
- 86
Defense
- Takeaways
- 4
- Discipline
- 89
- Safe zone exits
- 55
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 59 | 52 | 59 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 55 | 65 | 40 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 26 | 57 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 22 | 33 | 26 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.3
wins above replacement
0.3 to 2.2 — 90% interval
48 of 325 defensemen
+7.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.0
- EV defense
- +2.6
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- -1.9
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Average → replacement
- +3.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 79 | 1.3 | 0.3 to 2.2 | 48/325 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 66 | 1.1 | 0.7 to 1.6 | 45/314 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 81 | 1.5 | 0.4 to 2.3 | 25/316 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 82 | 1.8 | 0.7 to 2.6 | 20/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 132.7 km/h20th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.3 km/h27th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 110th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 38.9 %17th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 40.6 km33rd percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.18 km56th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.1 %53rd percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.2 %57th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.9 %17th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 831st percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 287th percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %60th percentile |
| Mid range | 136th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 329th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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CARMatt Roy: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Matt Roy have in 2026-27?
Matt Roy has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 9 games in 2026-27.
How old is Matt Roy?
Matt Roy is 31 years old: he was born on March 1, 1995.
How tall is Matt Roy, and how much does he weigh?
Matt Roy is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 220 lb (100 kg).
Where is Matt Roy from?
United States: Matt Roy was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What team does Matt Roy play for?
Matt Roy plays for the Washington Capitals in the NHL, at D, wearing number 3.
Is Matt Roy injured?
No: Matt Roy is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Matt Roy?
Matt Roy produced 1.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 48th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 59 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Matt Roy make?
Matt Roy earns $5.8M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 42 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Matt Roy's contract end?
Matt Roy's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Matt Roy overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 42 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Matt Roy a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 48th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Matt Roy getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 63 in 2024-25 to 59 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Matt Roy played lately?
Over his last 9 games, Matt Roy has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Matt Roy's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Matt Roy has 526 games, 29 goals, 121 assists and 150 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 26 points in 82 games.
Where was Matt Roy drafted?
Matt Roy was drafted 194th overall (round 7) by Los Angeles Kings in 2015.
How does Matt Roy perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Matt Roy has 28 games and 8 points in his career. His pace (0.29 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.29).
Which player is most similar to Matt Roy?
Rasmus Ristolainen: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Rasmus Ristolainen's page →Is Matt Roy a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 15 points in 2026-27, or 0.21 points per game.
What is Matt Roy's nationality?
Matt Roy is American.
What awards has Matt Roy won?
Selected to the All‑WCHA Second Team (sophomore collegiate season) ; Named to the All‑WCHA First Team (junior collegiate season) ; Co‑winner of the team's Merv Youngs Award (team MVP).
How many championships has Matt Roy won?
1: Won the 2014 Clark Cup with the Indiana Ice.
Where did Matt Roy play before turning pro?
Played three seasons with Victory Honda in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (captain of the U18 team in his final season), then joined the Indiana Ice of the USHL; after the 2013–2014 season his playing rights were sent to the Dubuque Fighting Saints; played at Michigan Tech (freshman season 2014–15, completed his junior collegiate season before signing professionally in March 2017)..
How many points is Matt Roy projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 15 points in 70 games in 2026-27 (5 to 24 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Washington Capitals teammates
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