Montreal Canadiens prospect Joshua Roy [https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/483757/joshua-roy], who has yet to skate with the team this season, is now tearing it up in the AHL, collecting a hat trick on Saturday in a 6-3 Laval Rocket win [https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1026600] over the Providence Bruins. As the Rocket's leading scorer, with seven goals and ten points in nine games, Roy ranks ninth in AHL scoring while helping Laval to an 8-1 record and the top spot in the North Division. In Saturday's game, Roy broke a 2-2 tie in the second period with his first of the game at 11:55. Less than four minutes later, he lit the lamp again at 15:38 to put the Rocket up 4-2. In the dying minutes, Roy capped off the night with an empty net goal at 17:48 to collect his first hat trick on Oct. 20, 2023, against the Rochester Americans. Last year, Roy scored 13 goals and 32 points in 41 games, earning a promotion to the Canadiens in January. In 23 NHL games [https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/royjo01.html], he collected four goals and nine points. Considering the Canadiens rank 23rd overall in the NHL with just 33 goals through 12 games (2.75 GF/GP), there may be a chance for a hot scorer like Roy to get a shot in Montreal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookmark THN's Montreal Canadiens [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/] site for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and more. The panel discusses whether Montreal Canadiens' Cole Caufield is about to achieve elite status in the NHL.
