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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Seth Jones NSH · 27 P in 82 GP Ryan Ellis NSH · 27 P in 58 GP Tyler Myers WPG · 28 P in 71 GP Kevin Klein NYR · 26 P in 65 GP Morgan Rielly TOR · 29 P in 81 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 3 24 27 4 22 118 44 0.33 2.5 23:13

Contract

$7.143MCap hit2014-15
$265KCap dollars per point27 points in 82 games
$1.511MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.7 goals above replacement
$3.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.7MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+4.7Goals above replacement231st of 665 skaters, 64th of 233 defencemen
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.6Goals 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-2.5 16th percentileEven-strength defence+2.5 89th percentilePower play-1.0 5th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 63rd percentilePenalties-0.8 44th 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

54.5Corsi for %1359 attempts for, 1134 against
+5.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Expected goals for %52.7 expected for, 45.8 against
+4.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.5Goals for %53 for, 48 against
99.2PDO6.7% shooting + 92.5% saves
137Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 · Aaron Ekblad791210:3756.155.646-36
Brian Campbell · Colby Robak459:4255.152.92-2
Brian Campbell · Dmitry Kulikov3834:2753.333.11-2
Brian Campbell · Steven Kampfer1027:5350.044.31-0

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.5Expected goalsfrom 156 unblocked attempts
-2.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.17 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt71st
Finishing -2.5 goals above expected6thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

024Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 5.5Goals 3

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 11, 2015 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:41
Apr 9, 2015 vs BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 26:21
Apr 5, 2015 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:24
Apr 4, 2015 vs TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:06
Apr 2, 2015 vs CAR W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:52
Mar 31, 2015 @ BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 20:20
Mar 29, 2015 @ OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:27
Mar 28, 2015 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:10
Mar 26, 2015 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 20:08
Mar 24, 2015 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:03
Mar 21, 2015 vs BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 23:35
Mar 19, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:16
Mar 17, 2015 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -3 2 1 3 21:13
Mar 15, 2015 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:44
Mar 14, 2015 @ CAR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:11
Mar 12, 2015 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:22
Mar 7, 2015 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26:18
Mar 5, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 28:36
Mar 3, 2015 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 21:48
Mar 1, 2015 vs TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 22:11
Feb 28, 2015 vs BUF W 5-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 23:51
Feb 26, 2015 vs CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:02
Feb 24, 2015 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:11
Feb 22, 2015 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 22:12
Feb 21, 2015 @ OTT L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 23:45
Feb 19, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:12
Feb 17, 2015 @ TOR W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 25:20
Feb 15, 2015 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 27:38
Feb 13, 2015 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:45
Feb 12, 2015 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:57
Feb 10, 2015 vs ANA W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 24:35
Feb 8, 2015 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 26:31
Feb 5, 2015 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:54
Feb 3, 2015 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:57
Feb 2, 2015 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:21
Jan 31, 2015 @ NJD L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23:38
Jan 29, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 24:07
Jan 27, 2015 vs DET L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 23:46
Jan 19, 2015 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 25:19
Jan 17, 2015 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 24:12
Jan 15, 2015 vs COL L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 23:44
Jan 13, 2015 @ WPG L 2-8 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 24:10
Jan 11, 2015 @ EDM W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23:17
Jan 9, 2015 @ CGY W 6-5 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 24:42
Jan 8, 2015 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 24:28
Jan 4, 2015 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 25:57
Jan 2, 2015 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:58
Dec 31, 2014 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 24:20
Dec 30, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:13
Dec 28, 2014 vs TOR W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 19:49
Dec 22, 2014 vs PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 22:50
Dec 20, 2014 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 23:56
Dec 18, 2014 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 23:51
Dec 16, 2014 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:17
Dec 13, 2014 @ BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:25
Dec 12, 2014 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 27:37
Dec 8, 2014 @ STL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 22:16
Dec 6, 2014 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 22:59
Dec 4, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 27:27
Dec 2, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 18:33
Dec 1, 2014 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:04
Nov 28, 2014 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 19:26
Nov 26, 2014 vs CAR W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:41
Nov 24, 2014 vs MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:05
Nov 22, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 25:37
Nov 20, 2014 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:56
Nov 18, 2014 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 23:22
Nov 16, 2014 @ ANA W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 21:53
Nov 14, 2014 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 30:01
Nov 11, 2014 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:01
Nov 8, 2014 vs CGY L 4-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 25:46
Nov 6, 2014 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 22:26
Nov 4, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 23:48
Nov 1, 2014 vs PHI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:01
Oct 30, 2014 vs ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:38
Oct 25, 2014 @ ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:58
Oct 21, 2014 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:06
Oct 18, 2014 @ WSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 25:51
Oct 17, 2014 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:30
Oct 13, 2014 vs OTT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 26:22
Oct 11, 2014 vs NJD L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 26:06
Oct 9, 2014 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:39