Matt Roy

Washington Capitals, Defensemen
Age: 31y-0m-4d (Mar 01, 1995)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Michigan Tech
Drafted: Round 7 (#194 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Richard Evans (Wasserman)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$5,750,000

2025-26 Cash

$6,750,000

Career Earnings

$24,823,800

2024-2029 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Matt Roy signed a 6 year, $34,500,000 contract with the Washington Capitals, including $14,000,000 signing bonus, $34,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,750,000. In 2025-26, Roy will earn a base salary of $3,750,000 and a signing bonus of $3,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,750,000.
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $34,500,000
Average Salary:
$5,750,000
Signing Bonus:
$14,000,000
Free Agent:
2030 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024-25 29 $5,750,000 6.53% $7,000,000 $7,000,000
2025-26 30 $5,750,000 6.02% $6,750,000 $13,750,000
2026-27 31 $5,750,000 5.53% $6,000,000 $19,750,000
2027-28 32 $5,750,000 5.07% $5,500,000 $25,250,000
2028-29 33 $5,750,000 4.67% $4,750,000 $30,000,000
2029-30 34 $5,750,000 - $4,500,000 $34,500,000
2030-31 35
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Proration Cap Hit Cap % League
2024-25 29 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $5,750,000 6.53%
2025-26 30 $3,750,000 $3,000,000 $5,750,000 6.02%
2026-27 31 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $5,750,000 5.53%
2027-28 32 $3,500,000 $2,000,000 $5,750,000 5.07%
2028-29 33 $2,750,000 $2,000,000 $5,750,000 4.67%
2029-30 34 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $5,750,000 -
2030-31 35
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024-25 29 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 - $7,000,000 $5,750,000
2025-26 30 $3,750,000 $3,000,000 $6,750,000 $13,750,000 - $6,875,000 $5,500,000
2026-27 31 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $6,000,000 $19,750,000 - $6,583,333 $5,187,500
2027-28 32 $3,500,000 $2,000,000 $5,500,000 $25,250,000 - $6,312,500 $4,916,667
2028-29 33 $2,750,000 $2,000,000 $4,750,000 $30,000,000 - $6,000,000 $4,625,000
2029-30 34 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $4,500,000 $34,500,000 - $5,750,000 $4,500,000
Contract Notes

  • 2024-25/2025-26: 15 team no trade list
  • 2026-2029: 10 team no trade list

Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2023 Extension

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $9,450,000
Average Salary:
$3,150,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2019-2020

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,400,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2018 Rookie

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,850,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$185,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$26,447,600

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 23
Active
Active
$223,800
$223,800
$223,800
$447,600
2019 24
Active
Active
$700,000
$700,000
$1,147,600
$1,847,600
2020 25
Active
Active
$700,000
$700,000
$2,547,600
$3,247,600
2021 26
Active
$2,000,000
$5,247,600
2022 27
Active
$3,250,000
$8,497,600
2023 28
Active
$4,200,000
$12,697,600
2024 29
Active
$7,000,000
$19,697,600
2025 30
Active
$6,750,000
$26,447,600
Total      
$26,447,600
$26,447,600
2026 31
Active
$6,000,000
2027 32
Active
$5,500,000
2028 33
Active
$4,750,000
2029 34
Active
$4,500,000
Total
$47,197,600

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $12,697,600 - - $12,697,600
2 $7,750,000 $6,000,000 - $13,750,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
23
$223,800
$223,800
$223,800
$223,800
$223,800
$447,600
2019
24
$700,000
$700,000
$700,000
$700,000
$1,147,600
$1,847,600
2020
25
$700,000
$700,000
$700,000
$700,000
$2,547,600
$3,247,600
2021
26
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$5,247,600
2022
27
$3,250,000
$3,250,000
$8,497,600
2023
28
$4,200,000
$4,200,000
$12,697,600
2024
29
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$7,000,000
$19,697,600
2025
30
$3,750,000
$3,000,000
$6,750,000
$26,447,600
Total
$20,447,600
$6,000,000
$26,447,600
$26,447,600
2026
31
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$6,000,000
2027
32
$3,500,000
$2,000,000
$5,500,000
2028
33
$2,750,000
$2,000,000
$4,750,000
2029
34
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$4,500,000
Total
$33,197,600
$14,000,000
$47,197,600

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $12,697,600 - - $12,697,600
2 $7,750,000 $6,000,000 - $13,750,000

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2025-26 WAS Jan 31, 2026 - Feb 02, 2026 0 Lower Body
2024-25 WAS Oct 28, 2024 - Nov 06, 2024 0 Lower Body
2021-22 LAK Mar 15, 2022 - Apr 07, 2022 0 Undisclosed
2020-21 LAK Apr 03, 2021 - Apr 20, 2021 0 COVID-19
2020-21 LAK Feb 07, 2021 - Feb 16, 2021 0 Upper Body
  • Jul 01, 2024 Signed a 6 year $34.5 million contract with Washington (WAS)
  • Mar 21, 2021 Signed a 3 year $9.45 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAK)
  • Jul 15, 2019 Signed a 2 year $1.4 million contract with Los Angeles (LAK)
  • Mar 29, 2017 Signed a 2 year $1.85 million contract with Los Angeles (LAK)
  • Jun 27, 2015 Drafted by Los Angeles (LAK): Round 7 (#194 overall)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM
2025 WAS 60 1 1,244 14 0 12 75 .013 0 0 0 0 116 91 12
2024 WAS 69 3 1,371 21 0 18 84 .036 0 0 0 0 113 114 25
2023 LA 81 5 1,692 20 25 21 135 .037 0 1 0 2 197 136 42
2022 LA 82 9 1,539 17 26 8 135 .067 0 0 1 1 153 119 22
2021 LA 67 2 1,405 19 21 23 153 .013 0 2 0 2 103 124 28
2020 LA 44 2 847 8 10 0 57 .035 0 1 0 1 67 61 8
2019 LA 70 4 1,267 14 18 16 112 .036 0 1 0 0 100 132 10
2018 LA 25 2 428 4 6 -1 34 .059 0 0 0 0 47 38 8
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