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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brent Seabrook CHI · 20 P in 47 GP Victor Hedman TBL · 20 P in 44 GP Brent Burns SJS · 20 P in 30 GP Michael Del Zotto NYR · 21 P in 46 GP Ryan McDonagh NYR · 19 P in 47 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 7 13 20 3 27 97 29 0.43 7.2 22:48

Contract

$6.667MCap hit2012-13
$333KCap dollars per point20 points in 46 games
$728KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.2 goals above replacement
$8.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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 558 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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.2Goals above replacement20th of 605 skaters, 1st of 208 defencemen
+1.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 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+1.8 96th percentileEven-strength defence+3.0 96th percentilePower play+1.4 98th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 67th percentilePenalties-0.7 41st 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

55.1Corsi for %837 attempts for, 681 against
+5.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.1Expected goals for %37.1 expected for, 23.6 against
+10.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.7Goals for %30 for, 22 against
99.9PDO6.7% shooting + 93.3% saves
130Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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 · Matt Irwin36375:4155.362.09-12
Dan Boyle · Marc-Edouard Vlasic34118:5556.160.48-3
Dan Boyle · Brad Stuart2294:4952.063.43-2
Dan Boyle · Douglas Murray1721:5951.459.10-0

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.7Expected goalsfrom 151 unblocked attempts
-2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.44 expected goals per 60 minutes98th
Shot quality 5.1% chance per attempt98th
Finishing -2.7 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Expected 7.7Goals 5

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 27, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 19:41
Apr 24, 2013 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:12
Apr 23, 2013 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:01
Apr 21, 2013 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:19
Apr 18, 2013 vs MIN W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:18
Apr 16, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:36
Apr 15, 2013 @ PHX W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 19:12
Apr 13, 2013 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:35
Apr 11, 2013 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:38
Apr 9, 2013 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 24:50
Apr 7, 2013 vs DAL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:28
Apr 5, 2013 vs CGY W 2-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 24:22
Apr 3, 2013 vs MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 21:43
Apr 1, 2013 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:52
Mar 30, 2013 vs PHX W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 23:59
Mar 28, 2013 vs DET W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:46
Mar 27, 2013 vs ANA W 4-0 0 1 1 2 7 1 1 17:38
Mar 25, 2013 @ ANA W 5-3 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 22:15
Mar 23, 2013 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 22:38
Mar 20, 2013 @ EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 21:20
Mar 18, 2013 @ ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 19:41
Mar 16, 2013 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 23:19
Mar 14, 2013 vs LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 21:32
Mar 12, 2013 @ STL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 7 0 22:31
Mar 10, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:25
Mar 9, 2013 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 23:11
Mar 6, 2013 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:07
Mar 5, 2013 @ VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 24:13
Mar 2, 2013 vs NSH W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 21:56
Feb 28, 2013 vs DET L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24:48
Feb 26, 2013 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 26:09
Feb 23, 2013 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 28:20
Feb 22, 2013 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:49
Feb 19, 2013 @ STL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 20:34
Feb 15, 2013 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:26
Feb 12, 2013 @ NSH L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:47
Feb 11, 2013 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 1 1 -3 0 2 1 20:12
Feb 9, 2013 vs PHX L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26:17
Feb 5, 2013 vs CHI L 3-5 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 21:15
Feb 2, 2013 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 26:50
Jan 31, 2013 vs EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 27:42
Jan 27, 2013 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 18:20
Jan 26, 2013 vs COL W 4-0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 23:07
Jan 24, 2013 vs PHX W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 26:27
Jan 22, 2013 @ EDM W 6-3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 22:19
Jan 20, 2013 @ CGY W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 22:02