GRIT & GF
Matt Roy

Washington Capitals, Defence

Matt Roy

  • Shot-eater
  • Heavy
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 2 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:26
0 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
43.8
share of chances while he's on

Matt Roy has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 2 games for the Washington Capitals in 2026–27, with 0 shots on goal and 18:26 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 36.8 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

36.8050100
Rated above 77% of defencemen
Goals above average
−3.7
Wins
−0.62
Physicality85thGF56thIntimidation69thChemistry19thClutch66th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.20, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 76.5% of 281 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality

+0.93 SD · 85th percentile · weight 38% · +1.0 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.4.274th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.384th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.488th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.4150th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.2798th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.1071th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 1,364 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs BOS

    Saturday, March 14

    Drought over

    Matt Roy scored for the first time in 45 games. He has 2 goals this season. The Capitals lost 3-2 to the Bruins in a shootout.

  2. at SJS

    Wednesday, December 3

    Big night

    Three points for Matt Roy: three assists. He has 9 points in 28 games this season. He played 21:57 and had two shots on goal. The Capitals beat the Sharks 7-1.

  3. at NYI

    Sunday, November 30

    Snakebit

    Matt Roy generated 1.7 expected goals on two shots and did not score. He has 6 points in 26 games this season. The Capitals beat the Islanders 4-1.

  4. vs WPG

    Wednesday, November 26

    Shot blocker

    Matt Roy got in front of 7 shots. He has 5 points in 24 games this season. He played 19:58 and had no shots on goal. The Capitals beat the Jets 4-3.

  5. vs LAK

    Monday, November 17

    Drought over

    Matt Roy scored for the first time in 35 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 22:46 and had one shot on goal. The Capitals beat the Kings 2-1.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:26
    41
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.24
    58
  • Shots per 600.0
    0

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.05
    20
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.62
    39
  • xGF%43.8%
    24

Physical

  • Hits per 608.1
    94
  • Blocks per 608.1
    97
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed19.1 mph
    2
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated5 mi
    8

Shooting

  • Hardest shot73.6 mph
    7
  • Shots on goal0
    5

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time30.9%
    0
  • Offensive zone time, even strength35.3%
    0

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Jakob Chychrun221:4117–220.9–1.21–143%
Vincent Desharnais22:040–30.0–0.00–0–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 1 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.200.30
03-0910-03

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27200000.118:265543.8
2025–267921719945.520:3711714748.6
2024–256932124844.719:5311411549.5
2023–2481520251356.320:5415219855.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-0314:220000.15200
2026-10-0222:290000.00350
2026-04-1419:580000.06010
2026-04-1219:410000.00120
2026-04-1119:530020.06140
2026-04-0819:130000.00120
2026-04-0518:000000.01030
2026-04-0420:560010.01310
2026-04-0217:450010.01130
2026-03-3119:330220.19110
2026-03-2819:260000.03200
2026-03-2619:370010.04120
2026-03-2420:350010.06310
2026-03-2218:500100.00010
2026-03-2019:560010.01110
2026-03-1823:310020.08200
2026-03-1425:261010.06220
2026-03-1221:460010.02120
2026-03-1119:540020.04110
2026-03-0919:340010.20020