The New Jersey Devils have been missing Brian Boyle from the lineup for a few games now. The big bodied center has been sorely missed on the fourth line and the top-line power play unit. He’s having a good start to the year, highlighted by a hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
What made that game so special was Boyle was playing on the Pens Hockey Fights Cancer night. This man always seems to step up his game on those special nights. That’s because this fight is about as personal as it comes for Boyle and his family.