"The Washington Capitals are a team primarily built from the back, with a defense corps among the best in the NHL. A major part of that group this season has been the dominant second pairing of Jakob Chychrun and Matt Roy. With the two on ice during five-on-five play, the Capitals have scored 18 goals and allowed only 4. Chychrun and Roy both joined the Capitals last season."
""I talked to both guys before the season, asked them, 'How do you feel with one another?'" Carbery said Wednesday. "This is when we weren't going with that pair to start. 'Why do you think it didn't work? What could we do in the future if we potentially went to that pair?' So I got some interesting insight from them personally. Because sometimes you watch the film or you read the numbers, but your best source is to go to the guys and ask them how they feel on the ice. 'Is there anything that sticks out of why we're successful or why we aren't? "And so I got some interesting insight from them. I can't remember when exactly we went to the pair. We were playing Chychy at the beginning, you remember, with Riemer a lot, and felt like if we could get him into a spot where he's got a real comfortable partner with Matt Roy, felt like it kind of solidified our top four.""
The Washington Capitals rely on defensive strength, and the second pairing of Jakob Chychrun and Matt Roy has become a major contributor. The pairing produced 18 goals for and allowed only 4 during five-on-five play this season. Chychrun and Roy joined the Capitals last season and initially struggled to build chemistry. Head coach Spencer Carbery re-examined the pairing in preseason, asked both players for candid feedback, and adjusted deployment to find better cohesion. Together they improved statistical results after limited joint minutes last season and increased five-on-five time this year.
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