Brian Boyle News

Boyle will miss Friday's game against the Sabres due to an undisclosed injury. With Boyle not available, Sam Lafferty is expected to draw back into the lineup.

Boyle is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, so he will not play Wednesday in Edmonton. Sam Lafferty is expected to draw into the lineup to replace Boyle on the fourth line.

Boyle was in Penguins' camp on a PTO and earned a roster spot for at least the early part of the season. With both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin out, the Penguins are in serious need of centres and Boyle figures to open the season as their fourth-line centre.

Boyle has been out since February 1st but head coach Joel Quenneville is "counting on him" to make the upcoming trip to Dallas on Thursday.

There has not been much of an update on Boyle's status since he missed Monday's game in Toronto but we know he'll miss at least one more game when the Panthers host the Golden Knights on Thursday.

Boyle is expected to come out of the lineup in Pittsburgh with Denis Malgin drawing back in to replace him.

Boyle missed one game with an upper-body issue but is expected to centre the third line with Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov on his wings on Friday.

Boyle missed Monday's game against the Senators but will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Stars. Boyle has scored four goals and four assists (eight points) in 24 games since being signed by the Panthers.

Boyle has bounced around the NHL in recent years, playing for the Lightning, Maple Leafs, Devils and Rangers in the last three seasons. Boyle split last year between New Jersey and Nashville and finished the season with 18 goals and six assists (24 points) in 73 games. With Henrik Borgstrom going back to the AHL, Boyle figures to play a bottom-6 role with his new squad.

Boyle has been out since Game 1 after having a procedure on his appendix but will replace Miika Salomaki in the lineup for Game 5. Boyle had an assist in 14:45 TOI n his only appearance in this series.

Boyle missed Game 2 with what was described as an "illness" but the Predators announced on Monday that he will miss a few weeks after undergoing an appendix procedure. Rocco Grimaldi is expected to remain in the lineup for Game 3 and beyond while Boyle is out.

Boyle missed Sunday in Minnesota but rotated on the fourth line in Tuesday’s morning skate and should play tonight vs. the Wild. Boyle has two goals in 12 games since joining the Predators via trade.

After Austin Watson was suspended indefinitely, the Predators were in search of some bottom-6 help and they found it in Boyle. Boyle doesn’t have a lot of flair to his game but he’s a reliable two-way centre who can be a net-front asset on the power-play. Boyle has already set a career-high in power-play goals (6) and points (8), giving him a total of 13 goals and 19 points in 47 games this season.

Boyle has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but is set to return to the lineup on Friday. Boyle has been a force on the Devils power-play this season, scoring four PP goals with two even-strength goals in 15 games.

Boyle was forced to leave Sunday’s game in Winnipeg following a big collision with Dustin Byuflien. Pavel Zacha was recalled to replace Boyle on the Devils active roster.

Boyle was forced to leave last Sunday’s game vs. the Bruins and is day-to-day with a right shoulder ailment. He participated in a full practice with the Devils on Saturday.

Boyle was forced to leave Sunday’s game vs. the Bruins and is day-to-day with a right shoulder ailment. He skated on his own Thursday but did not join the Devils for their morning skate.

Boyle was forced to leave Sunday’s game vs. the Bruins and is day-to-day with a right shoulder ailment. Nick Lappin has been recalled from Binghamton (AHL) and is expected to replace Boyle on Tuesday.