Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath suffer injuries in final preseason game that could keep them out 'maybe a week, two weeks'

"Defensemen Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath both left the team's 2-1 win early, leaving the Capitals with just four defensemen for the final 10:36 of the third period. The Caps announced that McIlrath suffered a lower-body injury, while head coach Spencer Carbery shared postgame that Roy's ailment is of the upper-body variety. INJURY UPDATE: #Caps Dylan McIlrath sustained a lower body injury and will not return to tonight's game. - Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) October 5, 2025"

""We'll evaluate them tomorrow, but it doesn't look like it's super significant or a long-term thing," Carbery said. "Maybe a week, two weeks. I don't want to throw anything out there, so we'll evaluate them tomorrow." McIlrath first left the game with 9:57 remaining in the second period, heading back to the locker room for repairs. He then came out for warmups with his teammates for the third period, took one 24-second shift in the third period."

Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath exited the preseason finale early with upper-body and lower-body injuries, leaving the Capitals with four defensemen for the final 10:36. McIlrath skated 8:34, blocked one shot, recorded two hits, had skate trouble early, and earned the secondary assist on the team's second goal; he left with 9:57 remaining in the second, returned for warmups, took one 24-second shift in the third, then departed again. Roy logged 19:05 on the second pairing with Rasmus Sandin, recorded one shot and one hit, and left after five third-period shifts. If both miss the regular-season start, Vincent Iorio may avoid waivers and would become the seventh defenseman if both remain unavailable.

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