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Brian Engblom

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 27, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round (22nd overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 23 MTL NHL 28 1 2 3 1 9 23 1 0 0 0 28 3.6
1978-79 24 MTL NHL 62 3 11 14 5 21 60 3 0 0 0 60 5.0
1979-80 25 MTL NHL 70 3 20 23 7 22 43 3 0 0 0 86 3.5
1980-81 26 MTL NHL 80 3 25 28 9 63 96 2 1 0 0 120 2.5
1981-82 27 MTL NHL 76 4 29 33 10 78 76 3 1 0 0 109 3.7
1982-83 28 WSH NHL 73 5 22 27 9 -4 59 1 4 0 0 103 4.9
1983-84 29 TOT NHL 80 2 28 30 9 -13 67 0 2 0 0 142 1.4
1983-84 29 WSH NHL 6 0 1 1 0 -4 8 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1983-84 29 LAK NHL 74 2 27 29 8 -9 59 0 2 0 0 127 1.6
1984-85 30 LAK NHL 79 4 19 23 7 -2 70 1 3 0 0 100 4.0
1985-86 31 TOT NHL 79 4 17 21 7 -10 77 4 0 0 0 77 5.2
1985-86 31 LAK NHL 49 3 13 16 5 -13 61 3 0 0 0 53 5.7
1985-86 31 BUF NHL 30 1 4 5 2 3 16 1 0 0 0 24 4.2
1986-87 32 CGY NHL 32 0 4 4 1 -7 28 0 0 0 0 31 0.0
Career NHL 659 29 177 206 65 157 599 18 11 0 0 856 3.4

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1977-78 23 MTL NHL 28 0.04 0.07 0.11 0.04 0.82 1.00 1 2 3 1 24 0 16 1 9 -0.3 1.7 1.4
1978-79 24 MTL NHL 62 0.05 0.18 0.23 0.08 0.97 0.97 2 9 11 4 58 3 38 4 21 0.0 4.5 4.5
1979-80 25 MTL NHL 70 0.04 0.29 0.33 0.10 0.61 1.23 2 17 19 6 102 4 92 16 22 0.6 4.9 5.4
1980-81 26 MTL NHL 80 0.04 0.31 0.35 0.11 1.20 1.50 2 19 21 6 138 11 80 16 63 0.6 7.8 8.4
1981-82 27 MTL NHL 76 0.05 0.38 0.43 0.13 1.00 1.43 3 21 24 7 167 23 91 25 78 1.0 7.9 8.9
1982-83 28 WSH NHL 73 0.07 0.30 0.37 0.12 0.81 1.41 4 18 22 7 119 22 133 32 -4 0.8 3.9 4.7
1983-84 29 TOT NHL 80 0.03 0.35 0.38 0.11 0.84 1.78 2 22 24 7 126 22 160 43 -13 0.5 3.2 3.8
1983-84 29 WSH NHL 6 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 1.33 2.50 0 1 1 0 6 0 13 3 -4 -0.1 0.2 0.2
1983-84 29 LAK NHL 74 0.03 0.36 0.39 0.11 0.80 1.72 2 21 23 7 120 22 147 40 -9 0.6 3.0 3.6
1984-85 30 LAK NHL 79 0.05 0.24 0.29 0.09 0.89 1.27 3 15 18 6 99 12 109 20 -2 0.3 3.8 4.1
1985-86 31 TOT NHL 79 0.05 0.22 0.27 0.09 0.97 0.97 3 13 16 5 93 4 141 42 -10 0.2 3.3 3.4
1985-86 31 LAK NHL 49 0.06 0.27 0.33 0.11 1.24 1.08 2 10 12 4 56 3 98 32 -13 0.3 1.4 1.8
1985-86 31 BUF NHL 30 0.03 0.13 0.17 0.06 0.53 0.80 1 3 4 1 37 1 43 10 3 -0.2 1.8 1.7
1986-87 32 CGY NHL 32 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.03 0.88 0.97 0 3 3 1 26 0 36 3 -7 -0.4 1.0 0.7
Career NHL 659 0.04 0.27 0.31 0.10 0.91 1.30 22 139 161 50 952 101 896 202 157 3.3 41.9 45.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1976-77 22 MTL NHL SC 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1977-78 23 MTL NHL SC 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1978-79 24 MTL NHL SC 16 0 1 1 11 0 0 0 0
1979-80 25 MTL NHL 10 2 4 6 6 1 1 0 1
1980-81 26 MTL NHL 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0
1981-82 27 MTL NHL 5 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0
1982-83 28 WSH NHL 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
1984-85 30 LAK NHL 3 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Career NHL 3 48 3 9 12 -4 43 2 1 0 1 2 0.0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 18 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 48 17 46 63
1973-74 19 University of Wisconsin WCHA 36 10 21 31 54
1974-75 20 University of Wisconsin WCHA 38 13 23 36 58
1975-76 21 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 73 4 34 38 79
1976-77 22 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 80 8 42 50 89
1977-78 23 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 7 1 5 6 4
1981-82 27 Canada Can-Cup 5 1 0 1 4
1982-83 28 Canada WEC-A 10 1 2 3 0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 160 13 81 94 172
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 5 1 0 1 4
Career 1 Season MJHL 48 17 46 63
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 74 23 44 67 112
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 1 2 3 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 21 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 9 1 7 8 26
1976-77 22 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 11 3 10 13 10
Career 2 Seasons AHL 20 4 17 21 36

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Brian Engblom 8.9 8.4 5.4 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.4 1.4 0.7
Boris Mironov 91.9 8.6 8.5 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.6 3.3 3.1 0.8
Keith Magnuson 91.0 8.2 7.8 6.7 5.3 4.6 3.8 3.8 3.5 1.3 1.1
Viacheslav Fetisov 88.3 9.2 7.3 6.1 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.4 3.4 2.2
Pavel Kubina 87.7 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.4 2.4 0.6
Rick Smith 87.6 9.0 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.1 3.5 3.2 1.9 1.5
Dan McGillis 87.5 9.3 8.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 0.8
Jimmy Roberts 86.6 8.7 7.3 5.2 5.1 4.6 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.2 0.9
Don Sweeney 86.4 7.7 6.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.0
Richard Smehlik 86.1 9.4 6.7 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.6 2.2 2.2
Sylvain Cote 85.9 10.0 9.3 6.4 5.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.2 1.9 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Brian Engblom 8.9 8.4 5.4 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.4 1.4 0.7
Keith Magnuson 90.8 8.2 7.8 6.7 5.3 4.6 3.8 3.8 3.5 1.3 1.1 0.1
Viacheslav Fetisov 88.3 9.2 7.3 6.1 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.4 3.4 2.2
Boris Mironov 88.1 8.6 8.5 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.9 0.8
Dan McGillis 87.5 9.3 8.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 0.8
Richard Smehlik 86.1 9.4 6.7 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.6 2.2 2.2
Leo Reise 85.0 7.2 6.3 5.0 4.8 4.5 3.5 3.2 2.5 0.2
Al Shields 85.0 5.0 4.7 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.3 1.5 1.0 0.6
Bill Brydge 84.6 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.6
Jack Portland 84.6 5.5 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.2
Behn Wilson 84.6 10.0 8.0 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.8 3.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors

1981-82 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1977 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1978 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1979 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1980-81 NHL 80 (2)
1983-84 NHL 80 (1)

Plus/Minus

1980-81 NHL 63 (1)
1981-82 NHL 78 (2)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1981-82 NHL 167 (9)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1983-84 NHL 160 (5)
1985-86 NHL 141 (9)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1983-84 NHL 43 (9)

Defensive Point Shares

1980-81 NHL 7.8 (1)
1981-82 NHL 7.9 (1)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

September 9, 1982: Traded to Washington by Montreal with Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin for Ryan Walter and Rick Green, September 9, 1982.

October 18, 1983: Traded to Los Angeles by Washington with Ken Houston for Larry Murphy, October 18, 1983.

January 30, 1986: Traded to Buffalo by Los Angeles with Doug Smith for Larry Playfair, Sean McKenna and Ken Baumgartner, January 30, 1986.

October 3, 1986: Traded to Calgary by Buffalo for Jim Korn, October 3, 1986.

December 12, 1986: Suffered eventual career-ending neck injury in game vs. Quebec, December 12, 1986.

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