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Matt Roy

#3 · Defenseman · Washington Capitals

Shoots right · 31 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season2000018:26
Last season79217199420:37

Role

Where he fits on Washington right now.

Line

Not part of one of the team’s usual pairs over the last 4 games; has played 2 of the team’s 4 games this season.

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 8 of 15 kills · 1:14 a kill · starts 8

Ice time

18:26 a game, 4th-most among Washington defensemen · 13:10 5-on-5 · 4:54 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 65% of defensemen · home about average, road 91%

Tougher opponents than 99% of defensemen

What’s changed

  • M. Roy is day to day (lower body injury) and has missed the last 2 games. He is a top-four defenseman. T. Liljegren has taken his spot beside J. Chychrun.

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

  • Staying out of the boxTop 10

    0.29 penalties taken /60better than 95% of defensemen

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1295.48 blocks /60better than 89% of defensemenmore than 84% of defensemen

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1834.40 hits /60better than 85% of defensemenmore than 76% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Creating chances

    −0.18 expected goals /60behind 88% of defensemen

  • Time in the offensive zone

    40.4% of his timeless than 86% of defensemen

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 810.50 takeaways /60behind 76% of defensemenfewer than 89% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Matt RoyAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 2 games blended with last season’s 79, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 2 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.18 expected goals /60bottom 12%

    −0.03 expected goals /60too few games

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.07 expected goals against /60top 32%

    −0.01 expected goals against /60too few games

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    8.9 shot attempts /60bottom 44%

    9.7 shot attempts /60too few games

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.18 expected goals /60average

    0.23 expected goals /60too few games

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 12%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.37 first assists /60top 22%

    0.33 first assists /60too few games

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.67 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 39%

    0.87 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 183top 15%4.40 hits /60top 24%

    hitting score 163too few games8.14 hits /60too few games

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 129top 11%5.48 blocks /60top 16%

    blocking score 110too few games8.14 blocks /60too few games

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 81bottom 24%0.50 takeaways /60bottom 11%

    takeaway score 115too few games3.26 takeaways /60too few games

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 39%

    0.42 penalties drawn /60too few games

  • Staying out of the boxTop 10
    Often penalizedClean

    0.29 penalties taken /60top 5%

    0.63 penalties taken /60too few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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144 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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1 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left22
  • Wide right18
  • Over the net9
  • Off the post or crossbar2
  • Short or other1

52 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right0
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

1 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

  • Top speed
    SlowerBurner

    22.1 mphaverage

    19.1 mphtoo few games

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.7 bursts /60average

    0.0 bursts /60too few games

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    96.0 mphtop 25%

    73.6 mphtoo few games

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.11 miles /60bottom 16%

    8.07 miles /60too few games

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.4% of his timebottom 14%

    35.3% of his timetoo few games

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.