Boyle (leg) missed the last six games of the regular season and Game 1 but will return to the lineup this afternoon. He had two goals, three assists and was a minus-13 in 38 games this season.
Boyle missed the last six games of the regular season with a leg injury. Torts won't give any lineup information and said everyone is a game-time decision.
Boyle will travel to Washington with the team, but likely won't play in Game 1.
Boyle was forced out of Tuesday's game with the injury and will continue to miss time.
Boyle said that he planned to meet with doctors on Wednesday to determine the nature of his injury, which seemed to be to his right leg and took place in the first period of Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Flyers. As a precaution to Boyle possibly missing Thursday's game with Florida, the Rangers recalled Chris Kreider from the Connecticut Whale.
Boyle was averaging 14:19 a game and only had 1 assist with a -3. Boyle isn't fantasy relevant.
Boyle took an elbow to the head from Chris Neil and has a concussion. He is doubtful for the rest of the series.
Boyle moves up to the second line as he tries to continue his slight offensive surge. The big man has goals in three of his last four games.
Boyle gets two new linemates as they try to squeeze more offense out of the big man. He has six goals and 19 points in 71 games.
Boyle played under 12 minutes last night due to an injury. The towering center has three goals and 11 points through 48 games.
Boyle moves back to the third line after starting last game on the second. The Hingham, Massachusetts native scored a goal and four points over 16 games this season.
Coach Tortorella prefers to use Boyle as the team's third line center. Last season, the hulking center scored 21 goals and 35 points in his breakout campaign. His production could be a fantasy mirage but he was quite relevant last season.
Boyle probably gets a look on that line before returning to centering Brandon Prust and Ruslan Fedotenko on the third line. Last season, the hulking center scored 21 goals and 35 points in his breakout campaign. His production could be a fantasy mirage but he was quite relevant last season.
Boyle probably isn't much of a fantasy asset due to the lack of assists, but in deeper leagues, 20 goal scorers don't grow on trees
