Brian Boyle

#11Center

2021-22 regular season

SOG

12.6% SH

10:47

TOI/GP

C · PIT · NHL id 8470619

Brian Boyle has played 66 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021-22, scoring 11 goals and 10 assists (21 points) on 87 shots while averaging 10:47 a night (8:42 at even strength, 0:05 on the power play and 1:53 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Penguins have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Boyle on the ice (23-19 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). He is shooting 12.6% this season against 11.9% across the 261 games in our data.

Right now

From the May 13 game vs NYR, detected from shift data

No unit data for the most recent game yet. Lines appear once the game's shift data is processed.

Last 5: L4 · L4 · L3 · L4 · L4

Deployment timeline

2021-22 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

18 games shown, 10:10 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2021-22 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed24th2521.5 mph

Bursts 20+ mph37th3730

Hardest shot91st9295.5 mph

Offensive-zone time23rd2339.8%

Distance skated46th46112.9 mi

High-danger SOG56th5633

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2021-22 · 136 attempts, 97 on goal, 11 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2021-22 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Beyond the box score

2021-22 regular season · 66 of 66 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: +0.014
Season net: +0.13xG

Offensive TK/600.31 (3)

Offensive GV/600.31 (3)

Neutral TK/600.21 (2)

Neutral GV/600.21 (2)

Defensive TK/600.52 (5)

Defensive GV/600.10 (1)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.087
Season: −0.32G
: 45.2%365 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 34-44 · NZ 55-59 · DZ 76-97

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.94
Attempts: 9
: 0.061

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −0.18G
Per 60: −0.015
Drawn / taken: 12.5 / 13.5minors

Method Leaders

: 47.0%
: 48.9%
: 47.7%
Transition CF/60: 3.8
Turnovers won/60: 15.6
Turnovers lost/60: 12.0

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

87 shots on goal, 11 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	33%	23%	7
Center Point	1%	9%	0
R Point	1%	6%	0
High Slot	5%	9%	1
L Circle	16%	12%	2
L Point	3%	6%	0
L Net Side	1%	3%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 14, 2019 alerts →
Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 5, 2019 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 14, 2019 alerts →
Moved up to L2 from L4Nov 11, 2018 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Oct 25, 2018 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Oct 20, 2018 alerts →
Moved up to L3 from L4Apr 3, 2018 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 29, 2017 alerts →

Linemates

2021-22 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Boyle

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

72 games in 2021-22, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
May 13PO	vs NYR	L 3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	—	1:25	1:25	—	—
May 11PO	@ NYR	L 3-5	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	—	11:19	9:32	—	1:47
May 9PO	vs NYR	W 7-2	0	1	1	+1	5	0	4	1	50%	13:49	13:28	—	0:21
May 7PO	vs NYR	W 7-4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	8:27	5:45	—	2:40
May 5PO	@ NYR	L 2-5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	50%	10:32	7:45	—	2:47
May 3PO	@ NYR	W 4-3	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	3	—	15:59	15:56	0:03	—
Apr 29	vs CBJ	W 5-3	1	1	2	+2	3	0	3	0	67%	12:00	7:54	—	4:06
Apr 24	@ PHI	L 1-4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	9:12	8:48	—	0:24
Apr 21	vs BOS	W 4-0	0	0	0	+1	1	0	2	0	33%	10:31	9:04	—	1:14
Apr 16	@ BOS	L 1-2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	100%	7:42	6:35	—	1:07
Apr 14	vs NYI	W 6-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0%	9:18	5:58	—	3:20
Apr 12	@ NYI	OTL 4-5	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	100%	11:19	10:03	—	1:16
Apr 10	vs NSH	W 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	—	10:01	7:18	—	2:43
Apr 9	vs WSH	L 3-6	1	0	1	+1	1	0	3	0	33%	12:01	9:28	—	2:33
Apr 7	@ NYR	L 0-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50%	10:39	7:11	—	2:21
Apr 5	vs COL	L 4-6	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	33%	9:30	8:13	—	1:17
Apr 2	@ COL	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25%	7:51	7:51	—	—
Mar 31	@ MIN	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	67%	12:49	9:29	—	3:20
Mar 29	vs NYR	L 2-3	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	0%	8:03	7:41	0:10	0:12
Mar 27	vs DET	W 11-2	1	0	1	+1	6	2	3	2	25%	14:55	10:12	1:47	2:56

Season splits by strength

2021-22 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	66	712:04	10:47	540	758	41.6%	43.5%	324	419	27	38	42%	23.0	39.2	27%
Even strength	66	574:38	8:42	507	517	49.5%	51.7%	302	285	23	19	55%	20.3	22.3	33%
5v5	66	573:56	8:42	507	516	49.6%	51.8%	302	284	23	19	55%	20.3	22.2	33%
Power play	13	5:16	0:24	8	1	88.9%	87.5%	4	1	0	0	—	0.5	0.2	80%
Penalty kill	63	124:35	1:59	19	218	8.0%	10.3%	15	121	1	17	6%	0.9	15.4	6%
5v4	12	3:44	0:19	4	1	80.0%	80.0%	3	1	0	0	—	0.2	0.2	75%
4v5	62	119:04	1:55	19	197	8.8%	11.3%	15	106	1	14	7%	0.9	13.1	7%
3v5	4	3:59	1:00	0	15	0.0%	0.0%	0	10	0	2	0%	0.0	1.9	0%
5v6, opponent net empty	12	5:55	0:30	3	22	12.0%	14.3%	3	12	3	2	60%	1.2	1.2	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2021-22Playoffs	PIT	6	0	2	2	-1	0	10	0.0%	9	7	10:15
2021-22	PIT	66	11	10	21	+6	27	87	12.6%	95	39	10:47
2019-20	FLA	39	6	9	15	-5	17	56	10.7%	65	34	12:23
2018-19Playoffs	NSH	3	0	2	2	+4	2	7	0.0%	7	1	12:40
2018-19	NSH, NJD	73	18	6	24	-14	38	123	14.6%	145	50	13:26
2017-18Playoffs	NJD	5	0	0	0	+1	14	2	0.0%	15	0	8:47
2017-18	NJD	69	13	10	23	-9	45	120	10.8%	126	26	13:17

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Puck luck

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season