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Brian Campbell

#51 · Defence · Chicago Blackhawks

Born May 23, 1979 in Strathroy, Ontario, CAN · 5'10", 192 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 156th overall in 1997 by BUF (round 6)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2009-10
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2011-12

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sergei Gonchar OTT · 27 P in 67 GP Andrew MacDonald NYI · 27 P in 60 GP Fedor Tyutin CBJ · 27 P in 80 GP Trevor Daley DAL · 27 P in 82 GP Ryan Whitney EDM · 27 P in 35 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040601999-00: 5 points599-002000-01: 0 points02001-02: 6 points601-022002-03: 19 points192003-04: 11 points1103-042005-06: 44 points442006-07: 48 points4806-072007-08: 62 points622008-09: 52 points5208-092009-10: 38 points382010-11: 27 points2710-112011-12: 53 points532012-13: 27 points2712-132013-14: 37 points372014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 31 points312016-17: 17 points1716-17

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1999-00 BUF 12 1 4 5 -2 4 10 8 0.42
2000-01 BUF 8 0 0 0 -2 2 7 8 0.00
2001-02 BUF 29 3 3 6 0 12 30 21 0.21
2002-03 BUF 65 2 17 19 -8 20 90 10 0.29
2003-04 BUF 53 3 8 11 -8 12 45 28 0.21
2005-06 BUF 79 12 32 44 -14 16 105 38 0.56 $460K
2006-07 BUF 82 6 42 48 28 35 92 90 0.59 $1.5M
2007-08 BUF 63 5 38 43 -1 12 102 57 0.68 $1.5M
2007-08 SJS 20 3 16 19 9 8 40 4 0.95
2008-09 CHI 82 7 45 52 5 22 108 34 0.63 $7.143M
2009-10 CHI 68 7 31 38 18 18 131 37 0.56 $7.143M
2010-11 CHI 65 5 22 27 28 6 84 28 0.42 $7.143M
2011-12 FLA 82 4 49 53 -9 6 131 46 0.65 $7.143M
2012-13 FLA 48 8 19 27 -22 12 70 14 0.56 $7.143M
2013-14 FLA 82 7 30 37 -6 20 116 50 0.45 $7.143M
2014-15 FLA 82 3 24 27 4 22 118 44 0.33 $7.143M
2015-16 FLA 82 6 25 31 31 26 99 27 0.38 $7.143M
2016-17 CHI 80 5 12 17 12 24 74 43 0.21 $1.5M
17 seasons Career 1082 87 417 504 63 277 1452 587 0.47

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 BUF 18 0 6 6 -5 12 29 13 0.33
2006-07 BUF 16 3 4 7 0 14 29 26 0.44
2007-08 SJS 13 1 6 7 3 4 22 13 0.54
2008-09 CHI 17 2 8 10 0 0 27 12 0.59
2009-10 CHI 19 1 4 5 11 2 23 12 0.26
2010-11 CHI 7 1 2 3 2 6 11 3 0.43
2011-12 FLA 7 1 4 5 -2 2 9 8 0.71
2015-16 FLA 6 0 1 1 -3 0 8 6 0.17
2016-17 CHI 4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 107 9 35 44 4 40 160 94 0.41

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 5 22 27 28 6 84 28 0.42 6.0 22:59

Contract

$7.143MCap hitends in 2016, then UFA
$265KCap dollars per point27 points in 65 games
$1MCap dollars per goal above replacement7.1 goals above replacement
$3.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2015-16, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $7.143M
2011-12 $7.143M
2012-13 $7.143M
2013-14 $7.143M
2014-15 $7.143M
2015-16 $7.143M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2016-17 to 2016-17 $1.5M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $7.143M
2008-09 to 2015-16 $7.143M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $1.5M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $460K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2010-11 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.1Goals above replacement128th of 672 skaters, 24th of 233 defencemen
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.3 79th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 85th percentilePower play-0.7 21st percentilePenalty kill+0.2 70th percentilePenalties+0.6 93rd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-505102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

54.7Corsi for %1129 attempts for, 934 against
+2.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Expected goals for %47.5 expected for, 40.0 against
+3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %54 for, 27 against
103.4PDO8.8% shooting + 94.7% saves
136Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brian Campbell · Niklas Hjalmarsson57558:1353.053.622-11
Brian Campbell · Duncan Keith61149:3661.955.28-3
Brian Campbell · Chris Campoli15127:5956.552.69-3
Brian Campbell · Jordan Hendry20100:5048.849.23-4

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.0Expected goalsfrom 131 unblocked attempts
+0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.20 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 3.8% chance per attempt78th
Finishing +0.0 goals above expected58thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 5Expected 5.0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2011 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:25
Apr 8, 2011 @ DET W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 21:34
Apr 6, 2011 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:34
Apr 5, 2011 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25:45
Apr 3, 2011 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 27:47
Apr 1, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 31:38
Mar 29, 2011 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:54
Mar 28, 2011 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25:07
Mar 26, 2011 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:23
Mar 23, 2011 vs FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20:33
Mar 13, 2011 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:05
Mar 8, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:59
Mar 5, 2011 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 25:36
Mar 4, 2011 vs CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 24:03
Mar 2, 2011 vs CGY W 6-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 22:33
Feb 28, 2011 @ MIN W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 22:37
Feb 27, 2011 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 26:24
Feb 24, 2011 @ NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24:56
Feb 21, 2011 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:01
Feb 20, 2011 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:07
Feb 18, 2011 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:12
Feb 16, 2011 vs MIN W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 22:29
Feb 12, 2011 @ PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 24:25
Feb 11, 2011 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:48
Feb 9, 2011 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:59
Feb 7, 2011 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:23
Feb 4, 2011 @ VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 22:42
Feb 1, 2011 @ CBJ W 7-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25:11
Jan 25, 2011 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 26:02
Jan 23, 2011 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 25:54
Jan 22, 2011 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:18
Jan 16, 2011 vs NSH W 6-3 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 26:01
Jan 15, 2011 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 25:17
Jan 12, 2011 vs COL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:36
Jan 9, 2011 vs NYI W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 23:01
Jan 7, 2011 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 26:02
Jan 5, 2011 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 23:37
Jan 3, 2011 @ LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24:09
Jan 2, 2011 @ ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 25:27
Dec 30, 2010 vs SJS L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 24:20
Dec 28, 2010 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:10
Dec 26, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 23:37
Dec 22, 2010 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:00
Dec 19, 2010 vs LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 23:19
Dec 17, 2010 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 26:38
Dec 15, 2010 vs COL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 23:06
Dec 13, 2010 @ COL L 5-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:18
Dec 11, 2010 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 25:19
Dec 8, 2010 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 25:31
Dec 5, 2010 vs CGY W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23:54
Dec 3, 2010 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:28
Nov 30, 2010 vs STL W 7-5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 25:22
Nov 27, 2010 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21:15
Nov 26, 2010 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 20:52
Nov 24, 2010 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24:33
Nov 20, 2010 @ VAN W 7-1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21:02
Nov 19, 2010 @ CGY L 2-7 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:01
Nov 17, 2010 @ EDM W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:04
Nov 14, 2010 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 21:32
Nov 13, 2010 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:26
Nov 10, 2010 vs PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 22:48
Nov 7, 2010 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:49
Nov 6, 2010 @ ATL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 25:36
Nov 3, 2010 vs NJD L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 21:20
Nov 1, 2010 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:58