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Dan Boyle

#22 · Defence · New York Rangers

Born Jul 12, 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, CAN · 5'11", 194 lb · Shoots right

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2003-04

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Niklas Hjalmarsson CHI · 24 P in 81 GP Zach Bogosian BUF · 24 P in 64 GP Ben Hutton VAN · 25 P in 75 GP Johnny Boychuk NYI · 25 P in 70 GP Justin Braun SJS · 23 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040601998-99: 8 points898-991999-00: 3 points32000-01: 22 points2200-012001-02: 26 points262002-03: 53 points5302-032003-04: 39 points392005-06: 53 points5305-062006-07: 63 points632007-08: 25 points2507-082008-09: 57 points572009-10: 58 points5809-102010-11: 50 points502011-12: 48 points4811-122012-13: 20 points202013-14: 36 points3613-142014-15: 20 points202015-16: 24 points2415-16

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1998-99 FLA 22 3 5 8 0 6 31 27 0.36
1999-00 FLA 13 0 3 3 -2 4 9 9 0.23
2000-01 FLA 69 4 18 22 -14 28 83 95 0.32
2001-02 FLA 25 3 3 6 -1 12 31 15 0.24
2001-02 TBL 41 5 15 20 -15 27 68 42 0.49
2002-03 TBL 77 13 40 53 9 44 136 36 0.69
2003-04 TBL 78 9 30 39 23 60 137 80 0.50
2005-06 TBL 79 15 38 53 -8 38 153 63 0.67 $3.333M
2006-07 TBL 82 20 43 63 -5 62 203 103 0.77 $3.333M
2007-08 TBL 37 4 21 25 -29 57 74 49 0.68 $3.333M
2008-09 SJS 77 16 41 57 6 52 213 51 0.74 $6.667M
2009-10 SJS 76 15 43 58 6 70 180 51 0.76 $6.667M
2010-11 SJS 76 9 41 50 2 67 199 55 0.66 $6.667M
2011-12 SJS 81 9 39 48 10 57 252 58 0.59 $6.667M
2012-13 SJS 46 7 13 20 3 27 97 29 0.43 $6.667M
2013-14 SJS 75 12 24 36 -8 32 154 46 0.48 $6.667M
2014-15 NYR 65 9 11 20 18 20 116 49 0.31 $4.5M
2015-16 NYR 74 10 14 24 0 30 95 66 0.32 $4.5M
17 seasons Career 1093 163 442 605 -5 693 2231 924 0.55

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 TBL 11 0 7 7 0 6 26 13 0.64
2003-04 TBL 23 2 8 10 7 16 25 22 0.43
2005-06 TBL 5 1 3 4 -1 6 6 6 0.80
2006-07 TBL 6 0 1 1 0 2 14 7 0.17
2008-09 SJS 6 2 2 4 -1 8 18 6 0.67
2009-10 SJS 15 2 12 14 -1 8 47 19 0.93
2010-11 SJS 18 4 12 16 -7 8 67 14 0.89
2011-12 SJS 5 0 2 2 0 4 9 7 0.40
2012-13 SJS 11 3 5 8 -3 2 26 12 0.73
2013-14 SJS 7 0 4 4 -1 8 17 8 0.57
2014-15 NYR 19 3 7 10 -3 2 32 22 0.53
2015-16 NYR 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 0.25
12 seasons Playoffs 130 17 64 81 -10 70 292 139 0.62

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 10 14 24 0 30 95 66 0.32 10.5 18:49

Contract

$4.5MCap hit2015-16
$188KCap dollars per point24 points in 74 games
$1.297MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.5 goals above replacement
$2.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.7MValueworth less cap hit

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2014-15 to 2015-16 $4.5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $6.667M
2008-09 to 2013-14 $6.667M
2005-06 to 2007-08 $3.333M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2015-16 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.5Goals above replacement276th of 675 skaters, 86th of 230 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.4 69th percentileEven-strength defence-0.6 39th percentilePower play-0.2 36th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 81st percentilePenalties-1.1 37th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

02468102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

49.8Corsi for %1030 attempts for, 1037 against
+3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.6Expected goals for %44.4 expected for, 46.9 against
+2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.4Goals for %47 for, 41 against
101.1PDO8.7% shooting + 92.5% saves
118Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dan Boyle · Marc Staal69553:1547.246.020-17
Dan Boyle · Keith Yandle72291:0153.650.212-10
Dan Boyle · Ryan McDonagh5396:0755.661.911-4
Dan Boyle · Dylan McIlrath975:4647.937.42-2

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.0Expected goalsfrom 134 unblocked attempts
+2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.35 expected goals per 60 minutes94th
Shot quality 6.0% chance per attempt99th
Finishing +2.0 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246810Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 10Expected 8.0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs DET W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 18:19
Apr 7, 2016 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:01
Apr 4, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 19:12
Apr 2, 2016 vs BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:22
Mar 31, 2016 @ CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:26
Mar 27, 2016 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:36
Mar 26, 2016 @ MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:43
Mar 23, 2016 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:00
Mar 21, 2016 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:17
Mar 19, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:08
Mar 17, 2016 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:18
Mar 16, 2016 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:34
Mar 13, 2016 vs PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 16:27
Mar 12, 2016 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:37
Mar 8, 2016 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:08
Mar 6, 2016 vs NYI L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:46
Mar 4, 2016 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:19
Mar 3, 2016 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:29
Feb 29, 2016 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:35
Feb 27, 2016 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:49
Feb 25, 2016 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:00
Feb 23, 2016 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 22:10
Feb 21, 2016 vs DET W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:13
Feb 18, 2016 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:51
Feb 17, 2016 vs CHI L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 17:43
Feb 14, 2016 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:54
Feb 12, 2016 vs LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:09
Feb 10, 2016 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:38
Feb 8, 2016 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:13
Feb 6, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 24:45
Feb 4, 2016 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:20
Feb 2, 2016 @ NJD L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:30
Jan 24, 2016 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:45
Jan 22, 2016 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:27
Jan 19, 2016 vs VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:57
Jan 17, 2016 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 23:03
Jan 16, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 18:45
Jan 14, 2016 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:05
Jan 11, 2016 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:09
Jan 9, 2016 vs WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 19:12
Jan 5, 2016 vs DAL W 6-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 20:20
Jan 2, 2016 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 19:02
Dec 30, 2015 @ TBL W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 19:04
Dec 28, 2015 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:50
Dec 22, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 21:38
Dec 20, 2015 vs WSH L 3-7 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 21:11
Dec 18, 2015 @ WPG L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 19:43
Dec 17, 2015 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 19:53
Dec 15, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 22:11
Dec 12, 2015 @ CGY L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 22:51
Dec 11, 2015 @ EDM L 5-7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 22:08
Dec 9, 2015 @ VAN L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:52
Dec 6, 2015 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:34
Dec 3, 2015 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:20
Dec 2, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:09
Nov 30, 2015 vs CAR W 4-3 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 23:17
Nov 25, 2015 vs MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 17:23
Nov 23, 2015 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:48
Nov 21, 2015 @ FLA W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 16:47
Nov 19, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18:26
Nov 14, 2015 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:08
Nov 12, 2015 vs STL W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:06
Nov 10, 2015 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:50
Nov 7, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 17:43
Oct 30, 2015 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:33
Oct 25, 2015 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18:56
Oct 24, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:08
Oct 22, 2015 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:05
Oct 19, 2015 vs SJS W 4-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 19:10
Oct 18, 2015 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:15
Oct 15, 2015 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 20:04
Oct 10, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 17:39
Oct 9, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 17:14
Oct 7, 2015 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:03