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Johnny Boychuk

#55 · Defence · New York Islanders

Born Jan 19, 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 227 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 61st overall in 2002 by COL (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc Methot OTT · 23 P in 75 GP Danny DeKeyser DET · 23 P in 65 GP Patrick Wiercioch OTT · 23 P in 53 GP Jake Muzzin LAK · 24 P in 76 GP Kevin Bieksa VAN · 24 P in 76 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.

01020302007-08: 0 points007-082008-09: 0 points008-092009-10: 15 points1509-102010-11: 16 points1610-112011-12: 15 points1511-122012-13: 6 points612-132013-14: 23 points2313-142014-15: 35 points3514-152015-16: 25 points2515-162016-17: 23 points2316-172017-18: 18 points1817-182018-19: 19 points1918-192019-20: 11 points1119-20

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 COL 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0.00 $475K
2008-09 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 $500K
2009-10 BOS 51 5 10 15 10 43 96 92 0.29 $500K
2010-11 BOS 69 3 13 16 15 45 154 117 0.23 $1.875M
2011-12 BOS 77 5 10 15 27 53 171 145 0.19 $1.875M
2012-13 BOS 44 1 5 6 5 12 75 79 0.14 $3.367M
2013-14 BOS 75 5 18 23 31 45 142 158 0.31 $3.367M
2014-15 NYI 72 9 26 35 15 14 192 171 0.49 $3.367M
2015-16 NYI 70 9 16 25 17 31 165 149 0.36 $6M
2016-17 NYI 66 6 17 23 11 19 155 160 0.35 $6M
2017-18 NYI 58 6 12 18 -8 30 141 114 0.31 $6M
2018-19 NYI 74 3 16 19 10 25 157 144 0.26 $6M
2019-20 NYI 64 2 9 11 -11 14 96 135 0.17 $6M
13 seasons Career 725 54 152 206 123 331 1547 1476 0.28

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 BOS 13 2 4 6 0 6 32 29 0.46
2010-11 BOS 25 3 6 9 12 12 51 62 0.36
2011-12 BOS 7 1 2 3 1 4 13 21 0.43
2012-13 BOS 22 6 1 7 4 10 63 74 0.32
2013-14 BOS 12 1 1 2 3 2 25 33 0.17
2014-15 NYI 7 0 2 2 -1 2 20 33 0.29
2015-16 NYI 11 0 0 0 -7 4 21 49 0.00
2018-19 NYI 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 0.25
2019-20 NYI 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 104 13 17 30 15 40 230 311 0.29

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 5 18 23 31 45 142 158 0.31 3.5 21:12

Contract

$3.367MCap hit2013-14
$146KCap dollars per point23 points in 75 games
$394KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.5 goals above replacement
$5.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.1MValueworth 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 641 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
2018-19 to 2021-22 $6M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6M
2015-16 to 2021-22 $6M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3.367M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $1.875M
2009-10 to 2009-10 $500K
2008-09 to 2008-09 $500K
2007-08 to 2007-08 $475K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.5Goals above replacement95th of 672 skaters, 25th of 234 defencemen
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 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+2.0 90th percentileEven-strength defence+3.0 88th percentilePower play-0.3 30th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 23rd percentilePenalties-1.1 32nd 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

55.2Corsi for %1316 attempts for, 1068 against
+1.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.2Expected goals for %53.9 expected for, 38.7 against
+5.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.8Goals for %67 for, 45 against
101.6PDO9.3% shooting + 92.2% saves
248Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Johnny Boychuk · Matt Bartkowski56528:2854.557.933-20
Zdeno Chara · Johnny Boychuk68367:3858.062.512-9
Johnny Boychuk · Torey Krug58199:4859.662.211-7
Dennis Seidenberg · Johnny Boychuk2775:5450.352.15-2

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.3Expected goalsfrom 195 unblocked attempts
+0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes42nd
Shot quality 2.2% chance per attempt9th
Finishing +0.7 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 5Expected 4.3

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 13, 2014 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:05
Apr 12, 2014 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:33
Apr 10, 2014 @ WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 21:43
Apr 8, 2014 @ MIN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21:44
Apr 5, 2014 vs PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 3 22:31
Apr 3, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:39
Apr 2, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 21:19
Mar 30, 2014 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 23:00
Mar 29, 2014 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 23:18
Mar 27, 2014 vs CHI W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 19:53
Mar 24, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 21:12
Mar 22, 2014 @ PHX W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22:58
Mar 15, 2014 vs CAR W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 20:56
Mar 13, 2014 vs PHX W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 23:51
Mar 12, 2014 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 23:09
Mar 9, 2014 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 19:56
Mar 8, 2014 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 20:49
Mar 6, 2014 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 21:52
Mar 4, 2014 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 24:17
Mar 2, 2014 @ NYR W 6-3 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 22:08
Mar 1, 2014 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 19:46
Feb 26, 2014 @ BUF L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:34
Feb 8, 2014 vs OTT W 7-2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 18:09
Feb 6, 2014 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 4 0 19:45
Feb 4, 2014 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 24:04
Feb 1, 2014 vs EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:08
Jan 30, 2014 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:45
Jan 28, 2014 vs FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 22:30
Jan 27, 2014 @ NYI W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 21:36
Jan 25, 2014 @ PHI W 6-1 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 18:40
Jan 20, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 22:11
Jan 19, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26:03
Jan 16, 2014 @ DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 20:32
Jan 14, 2014 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 25:42
Jan 9, 2014 @ LAK L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 19:41
Jan 7, 2014 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 20:08
Jan 4, 2014 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 22:33
Jan 2, 2014 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 23:14
Dec 31, 2013 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 22:43
Dec 28, 2013 @ OTT L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 20:20
Dec 27, 2013 vs OTT W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 21:50
Dec 23, 2013 @ NSH W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 21:21
Dec 21, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 21:09
Dec 19, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21:45
Dec 17, 2013 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:50
Dec 14, 2013 @ VAN L 2-6 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 21:35
Dec 12, 2013 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:41
Dec 10, 2013 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:37
Dec 5, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:45
Nov 30, 2013 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 17:41
Nov 29, 2013 vs NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 22:21
Nov 27, 2013 @ DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 19:33
Nov 25, 2013 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 20:57
Nov 23, 2013 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 22:04
Nov 21, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:57
Nov 19, 2013 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 23:52
Nov 18, 2013 @ CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 22:01
Nov 15, 2013 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:57
Nov 14, 2013 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 8 23:21
Nov 11, 2013 vs TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 22:21
Nov 9, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 24:28
Nov 7, 2013 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 24:36
Nov 5, 2013 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 24:14
Oct 31, 2013 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:27
Oct 30, 2013 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 20:35
Oct 26, 2013 vs NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 22:17
Oct 24, 2013 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:40
Oct 23, 2013 @ BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:57
Oct 19, 2013 @ TBL W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:04
Oct 17, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 19:49
Oct 14, 2013 vs DET L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 19:37
Oct 12, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 22:58
Oct 10, 2013 vs COL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 20:42
Oct 5, 2013 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:58
Oct 3, 2013 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:28