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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Seth Jones CBJ · 31 P in 81 GP Jake Gardiner TOR · 31 P in 79 GP Alec Martinez LAK · 31 P in 78 GP Matt Niskanen WSH · 32 P in 82 GP Andrej Sekera EDM · 30 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 6 25 31 31 26 99 27 0.38 6.1 22:17

Contract

$7.143MCap hit2015-16
$230KCap dollars per point31 points in 82 games
$919KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.8 goals above replacement
$5.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.7MValueworth 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 668 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.8Goals above replacement115th of 675 skaters, 34th of 230 defencemen
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 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+1.3 84th percentileEven-strength defence+1.3 74th percentilePower play-1.6 1st percentilePenalty kill+0.3 81st percentilePenalties+0.3 84th 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

52.5Corsi for %1186 attempts for, 1073 against
+5.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Expected goals for %53.9 expected for, 47.5 against
+6.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
64.8Goals for %70 for, 38 against
104.0PDO10.2% shooting + 93.8% saves
134Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 Ekblad67487:4457.956.726-13
Brian Campbell · Erik Gudbranson50357:4753.152.814-9
Brian Campbell · Alexander Petrovic42227:0649.754.012-6
Willie Mitchell · Brian Campbell27178:1843.752.58-7

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.9Expected goalsfrom 142 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes41st
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt68th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected75thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 6Expected 4.9

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 9, 2016 vs CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:10
Apr 7, 2016 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25:33
Apr 5, 2016 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 23:17
Apr 4, 2016 @ TOR W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 21:49
Apr 2, 2016 vs MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:09
Mar 31, 2016 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 20:50
Mar 29, 2016 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25:03
Mar 26, 2016 @ TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 23:07
Mar 24, 2016 @ BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 23:34
Mar 21, 2016 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 22:39
Mar 19, 2016 vs DET L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:11
Mar 17, 2016 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 23:22
Mar 15, 2016 @ MTL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23:21
Mar 14, 2016 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:22
Mar 12, 2016 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:09
Mar 10, 2016 vs OTT W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:06
Mar 7, 2016 vs BOS L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 26:49
Mar 5, 2016 @ ARI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:08
Mar 3, 2016 @ COL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 26:23
Mar 1, 2016 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:58
Feb 28, 2016 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:51
Feb 27, 2016 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29:45
Feb 25, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:21
Feb 20, 2016 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:04
Feb 18, 2016 vs SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 27:11
Feb 15, 2016 vs PIT W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 25:27
Feb 13, 2016 vs NSH L 0-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21:33
Feb 12, 2016 vs STL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 24:00
Feb 9, 2016 @ BUF W 7-4 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 23:59
Feb 8, 2016 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:39
Feb 6, 2016 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:51
Feb 4, 2016 vs DET W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:24
Feb 2, 2016 @ WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:00
Jan 26, 2016 vs TOR W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 23:10
Jan 23, 2016 vs TBL W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 20:13
Jan 22, 2016 vs CHI W 4-0 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 24:12
Jan 18, 2016 vs EDM L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26:31
Jan 17, 2016 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:39
Jan 13, 2016 @ CGY L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:39
Jan 11, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 24:04
Jan 10, 2016 @ EDM W 2-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 21:44
Jan 7, 2016 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:47
Jan 5, 2016 @ BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:20
Jan 3, 2016 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:53
Jan 2, 2016 vs NYR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:19
Dec 29, 2015 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:32
Dec 27, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 26:31
Dec 22, 2015 vs OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:36
Dec 20, 2015 vs VAN W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 26:46
Dec 18, 2015 @ CAR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:05
Dec 17, 2015 @ NJD W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20:59
Dec 15, 2015 @ NYI W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:35
Dec 12, 2015 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:26
Dec 10, 2015 vs WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23:51
Dec 8, 2015 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:47
Dec 6, 2015 @ NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:21
Dec 4, 2015 @ CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 22:33
Dec 3, 2015 @ NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 21:24
Dec 1, 2015 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:05
Nov 29, 2015 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 22:19
Nov 27, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:07
Nov 23, 2015 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:40
Nov 21, 2015 vs NYR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 23:21
Nov 19, 2015 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23:43
Nov 16, 2015 vs TBL W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 23:58
Nov 14, 2015 @ TBL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 24:59
Nov 12, 2015 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:51
Nov 10, 2015 vs CGY W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20:07
Nov 7, 2015 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:54
Nov 5, 2015 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:53
Nov 4, 2015 @ ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 20:23
Oct 31, 2015 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 26:43
Oct 30, 2015 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:51
Oct 27, 2015 vs COL W 4-1 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 20:59
Oct 24, 2015 @ DAL W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:02
Oct 22, 2015 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 21:54
Oct 20, 2015 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:37
Oct 17, 2015 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:50
Oct 15, 2015 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:30
Oct 13, 2015 @ CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:25
Oct 12, 2015 @ PHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:23
Oct 10, 2015 vs PHI W 7-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 20:11