Boyle engaged in a fight with Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev. After both players were restrained, Boyle made threatening comments towards Sergachev, saying, "I'm gonna kill you." On April 21, Boyle was declared as the finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which he subsequently won on June 20. The following year, Boyle returned to the Devils and played in his 700th NHL game on October 25. On November 5, Hockey Fights Cancer night, he recorded his first career NHL hat trick in a 5–1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nashville Predators On February 6, 2019, Boyle was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2019 second-round pick. Florida Panthers As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Predators and despite NHL interest, Boyle went unsigned over the summer. Remaining a free agent leading into the 2019–20 season, Boyle signed a one-year, $940,000 contract with the Florida Panthers on October 21, 2019. Pittsburgh Penguins After not playing in the 2020–21 season, Boyle was signed to a professional tryout contract (PTO) by the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 3, 2021. On October 12, 2021, it was announced that Boyle's tryout was successful, and he had signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Penguins. That same day, he appeared in his first NHL game since August 7, 2020, scoring a goal in a 6-2 victory against one of his former teams, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Personal life Boyle's younger brother Timothy was drafted in the fourth round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. Boyle married Lauren Bedford in 2014. The couple has a son and a daughter. On September 19, 2017, Boyle released a statement announcing he had been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, a form of blood and bone marrow cancer treatable by medication, adding that was the cause of his absence over the summer of training camp. On October 24, 2018, Boyle announced that his leukemia was in full molecular remission but he would remain on medication. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honors References External links 1984 births American men's ice hockey centers Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Florida Panthers players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Living people Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Nashville Predators players National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey