Washington Capitals’ Matt Roy returns to lineup against Nashville Predators on Wednesday ‘Definitely a possibility’ – NoVa Caps

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Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carberry announced Tuesday that guard Matt Roy is “definitely a possibility” to return to the lineup Wednesday against the Nashville Predators (7 p.m. ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-of-market). The 29-year-old participated in the team’s practice on Tuesday while having full contact and participating in snaps for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury.

Combinations of uppercase letters I have seen in practice:

Ovechkin-Strome-Protas
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Crow-Lapierre-Mangiapane
Duhaime-Daud-Radish
Sgarbosa-Milano

Fehervari-Carlson
Sandin-Roy
Alekseev-TVR
McIlrath-Yorio

Lindgren
Thompson

Chychrun was on the ice before the team skate.

— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) November 5, 2024

Roy has missed the last 10 games since being injured in Washington’s season opener on Oct. 12. The Capitals placed the 29-year-old on injured reserve on Oct. 28.

Roy lasted just 8:39 in his Washington debut after signing a six-year contract with the Capitals on July 1 as an unrestricted free agent, but the game in which the injury occurred has not been identified.

Carberry says Roy is “definitely a possibility” for Wednesday against the Predators.

Chychrun skated 45 minutes with Kenny McCudden. It’s still progressing, but it’s not quite there yet.#ALLMAJORS

— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) November 5, 2024

Defenseman Jakob Chykrun, who has missed the past three games with a lower-body injury, skated before the team’s practice but did not stay on the ice with his teammates. The 26-year-old lasted just 1:50 of the Capitals’ 5-3 win over the New York Rangers on Oct. 29 before leaving the ice.

Chychrun is eligible to be activated from injured reserve at any time after already missing a week.

Carbery on Chychrun: “He skated this morning for a solid 45 (minutes) with Kenny (McCudden), so he’s progressing as well (but) not to the point where he’s still in practice. But we’re moving forward.” #Caps

— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) November 5, 2024

Washington, which enters Tuesday in third place in the Metropolitan Division with a .727 hitting percentage (8-3-0 record) after Sunday’s 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, also hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday and visits the St. Louis Blues on Saturday before taking a three-day break.

By Harrison Brown