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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zdeno Chara BOS · 20 P in 63 GP Zach Bogosian BUF · 20 P in 62 GP Chris Tanev VAN · 20 P in 70 GP Oscar Klefbom EDM · 20 P in 60 GP Zach Redmond COL · 20 P in 59 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 9 11 20 18 20 116 49 0.31 7.8 20:15

Contract

$4.5MCap hit2014-15
$225KCap dollars per point20 points in 65 games
$530KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.5 goals above replacement
$5.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth 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 649 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.5Goals above replacement95th of 665 skaters, 27th of 233 defencemen
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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+0.8 77th percentileEven-strength defence+3.6 95th percentilePower play-0.4 24th percentilePenalty kill+0.5 86th percentilePenalties-0.4 57th 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

52.8Corsi for %1012 attempts for, 905 against
+5.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.5Expected goals for %43.6 expected for, 36.4 against
+7.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.3Goals for %38 for, 22 against
102.4PDO6.9% shooting + 95.5% saves
154Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 Staal62529:1448.952.517-6
Dan Boyle · John Moore25175:4561.062.68-5
Dan Boyle · Matt Hunwick28139:0055.953.66-5
Dan Boyle · Ryan McDonagh5186:1154.752.24-3

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.6Expected goalsfrom 163 unblocked attempts
+1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.35 expected goals per 60 minutes95th
Shot quality 4.6% chance per attempt97th
Finishing +1.4 goals above expected80thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 9Expected 7.6

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 11, 2015 @ WSH W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21:51
Apr 9, 2015 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:49
Apr 7, 2015 @ NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:20
Apr 6, 2015 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:38
Apr 4, 2015 vs NJD W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:53
Apr 2, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:58
Mar 31, 2015 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:11
Mar 29, 2015 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22:01
Mar 28, 2015 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:06
Mar 26, 2015 @ OTT W 5-1 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 19:38
Mar 24, 2015 vs LAK L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 20:48
Mar 22, 2015 vs ANA W 7-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 20:41
Mar 21, 2015 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 22:18
Mar 18, 2015 vs CHI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:25
Mar 15, 2015 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:52
Mar 14, 2015 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 19:19
Mar 11, 2015 @ WSH W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 18:38
Mar 10, 2015 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:15
Mar 8, 2015 @ CHI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:52
Mar 4, 2015 @ DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:58
Mar 2, 2015 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 17:49
Feb 28, 2015 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 21:42
Feb 26, 2015 vs ARI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:52
Feb 24, 2015 vs CGY W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:54
Feb 22, 2015 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 21:54
Feb 20, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 16:49
Feb 19, 2015 vs VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:39
Feb 16, 2015 @ NYI W 6-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17:58
Feb 12, 2015 @ COL W 6-3 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 14:57
Feb 10, 2015 @ TOR W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 17:48
Feb 8, 2015 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 19:05
Feb 7, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:49
Feb 4, 2015 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:51
Feb 2, 2015 vs FLA W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:13
Jan 31, 2015 vs CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 19:56
Jan 29, 2015 vs MTL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:18
Jan 27, 2015 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 21:23
Jan 20, 2015 vs OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 22:07
Jan 18, 2015 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 20:14
Jan 16, 2015 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:24
Jan 15, 2015 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:19
Jan 13, 2015 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 21:55
Jan 10, 2015 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:58
Jan 8, 2015 @ LAK W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 21:18
Jan 7, 2015 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 21:46
Jan 3, 2015 vs BUF W 6-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:12
Dec 31, 2014 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:28
Dec 29, 2014 @ DAL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:11
Dec 27, 2014 vs NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:59
Dec 23, 2014 vs WSH W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 19:50
Dec 21, 2014 vs CAR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:11
Dec 20, 2014 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:21
Dec 16, 2014 @ CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:29
Dec 14, 2014 @ EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:28
Dec 13, 2014 @ VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:17
Dec 8, 2014 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 22:05
Dec 6, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 23:34
Nov 28, 2014 @ PHI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 20:06
Nov 26, 2014 @ TBL L 3-4 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 24:49
Nov 23, 2014 vs MTL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:20
Nov 19, 2014 vs PHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:22
Nov 17, 2014 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 20:06
Nov 15, 2014 @ PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:21
Nov 13, 2014 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 22:14
Oct 9, 2014 @ STL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 14:01