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Brian Savage

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: February 24, 1971 in Sudbury, Ontario

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round (171st overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 22 MTL NHL 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 33.3
1994-95 23 MTL NHL 37 12 7 19 8 5 27 12 0 0 0 64 18.8
1995-96 24 MTL NHL 75 25 8 33 16 -8 28 21 4 0 4 150 16.7
1996-97 25 MTL NHL 81 23 37 60 22 -14 39 18 5 0 2 219 10.5
1997-98 26 MTL NHL 64 26 17 43 18 11 36 18 8 0 7 152 17.1
1998-99 27 MTL NHL 54 16 10 26 11 -14 20 11 5 0 4 124 12.9 891 16:30
1999-00 28 MTL NHL 38 17 12 29 13 -4 19 10 6 1 5 107 15.9 682 17:56
2000-01 29 MTL NHL 62 21 24 45 18 -13 26 9 12 0 1 172 12.2 1168 18:50
2001-02 30 TOT NHL 77 20 21 41 17 -13 38 11 9 0 4 164 12.2 1306 16:58
2001-02 30 MTL NHL 47 14 15 29 12 -14 30 7 7 0 2 117 12.0 855 18:12
2001-02 30 PHX NHL 30 6 6 12 5 1 8 4 2 0 2 47 12.8 451 15:02
2002-03 31 PHX NHL 43 6 10 16 6 -4 22 5 1 0 1 68 8.8 575 13:22
2003-04 32 TOT NHL 74 16 16 32 13 -8 38 12 4 0 2 124 12.9 1084 14:39
2003-04 32 PHX NHL 61 12 13 25 10 -5 36 9 3 0 1 101 11.9 873 14:19
2003-04 32 STL NHL 13 4 3 7 3 -3 2 3 1 0 1 23 17.4 211 16:15
2005-06 34 PHI NHL 66 9 5 14 6 -18 28 4 4 1 1 102 8.8 879 13:19
Career NHL 674 192 167 359 149 -80 321 132 58 2 31 1449 13.3 6585 15:54

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
1993-94 22 MTL NHL 3 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.18 0.00 1.00 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.1 0.0 0.1
1994-95 23 MTL NHL 37 0.32 0.19 0.51 0.23 0.73 1.73 21 12 33 15 30 2 27 4 5 1.4 0.7 2.1
1995-96 24 MTL NHL 75 0.33 0.11 0.44 0.21 0.37 2.00 24 8 32 15 55 16 47 0 -8 2.1 0.7 2.8
1996-97 25 MTL NHL 81 0.28 0.46 0.74 0.27 0.48 2.70 24 38 62 23 80 20 74 0 -14 4.5 0.4 4.9
1997-98 26 MTL NHL 64 0.41 0.27 0.67 0.29 0.56 2.38 30 19 49 22 60 16 33 0 11 4.5 1.2 5.7
1998-99 27 MTL NHL 54 0.30 0.19 0.48 0.21 0.37 2.30 18 11 29 13 34 12 37 1 -14 2.0 0.6 2.6
1999-00 28 MTL NHL 38 0.45 0.32 0.76 0.33 0.50 2.82 19 13 32 14 42 14 32 0 -4 2.9 0.8 3.7
2000-01 29 MTL NHL 62 0.34 0.39 0.73 0.29 0.42 2.77 23 26 49 20 64 30 51 4 -13 3.6 1.0 4.6
2001-02 30 TOT NHL 77 0.26 0.27 0.53 0.21 0.49 2.13 23 24 47 19 68 24 58 1 -13 3.0 0.9 3.8
2001-02 30 MTL NHL 47 0.30 0.32 0.62 0.25 0.64 2.49 16 17 33 13 45 19 40 0 -14 2.3 0.4 2.7
2001-02 30 PHX NHL 30 0.20 0.20 0.40 0.16 0.27 1.57 7 7 14 6 23 5 18 1 1 0.7 0.5 1.2
2002-03 31 PHX NHL 43 0.14 0.23 0.37 0.14 0.51 1.58 7 11 18 7 28 7 26 1 -4 0.7 0.4 1.1
2003-04 32 TOT NHL 74 0.22 0.22 0.43 0.18 0.51 1.68 19 18 37 15 46 14 40 0 -8 2.4 0.9 3.3
2003-04 32 PHX NHL 61 0.20 0.21 0.41 0.16 0.59 1.66 14 15 29 12 37 9 33 0 -5 1.7 0.8 2.5
2003-04 32 STL NHL 13 0.31 0.23 0.54 0.23 0.15 1.77 5 3 8 4 9 5 7 0 -3 0.6 0.2 0.8
2005-06 34 PHI NHL 66 0.14 0.08 0.21 0.10 0.42 1.55 9 5 14 6 29 7 57 17 -18 -0.3 0.1 -0.1
Career NHL 674 0.28 0.25 0.53 0.22 0.48 2.15 218 185 403 169 537 162 483 28 -80 26.9 7.7 34.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 22 MTL NHL 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1995-96 24 MTL NHL 6 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1996-97 25 MTL NHL 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 16.7
1997-98 26 MTL NHL 9 0 2 2 -2 6 0 0 0 0 24 0.0
2001-02 30 PHX NHL 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 56 11:13
2003-04 32 STL NHL 5 1 1 2 -3 0 1 0 0 0 10 10.0 76 15:10
2005-06 34 PHI NHL 6 1 0 1 -4 4 0 0 1 0 7 14.3 85 14:13
Career NHL 39 3 8 11 -7 12 2 0 1 0 70 4.3 217 13:35

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1989-90 18 Sudbury Cubs NOJHA 32 45 40 85 61
1990-91 19 Miami University Redskins CCHA 28 5 6 11 26
1991-92 20 Miami University Redskins CCHA 40 24 16 40 43
1992-93 21 Miami University Redskins CCHA 38 37 21 58 44
1992-93 21 Canada Nat-Tm 9 3 0 3 12
1992-93 21 Canada WC-A 8 1 0 1 2
1993-94 22 Canada Nat-Tm 51 20 26 46 38
1993-94 22 Canada Olympics 8 2 2 4 6
1993-94 22 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 17 12 15 27 4
1998-99 27 Canada WC-A 8 3 3 6 6
Career 1 Season AHL 17 12 15 27 4
Career 3 Seasons CCHA 106 66 43 109 113
Career 2 Seasons Nat-Tm 60 23 26 49 50
Career 1 Season NOJHA 32 45 40 85 61
Career 1 Season Olympics 8 2 2 4 6
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 16 4 3 7 8

Similarity Scores

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Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Brian Savage 5.7 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1
Steve Reinprecht 92.4 6.0 5.6 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.0 2.8 0.9 0.0
Guy Carbonneau 91.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 0.0 -0.4
Tom Fergus 91.2 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.4
Ruslan Fedotenko 90.9 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
Randy Burridge 90.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.3 0.9 -0.1 -0.3
Ross Lonsberry 90.4 5.2 5.1 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 1.9 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Cliff Koroll 89.3 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 -0.6
Dainius Zubrus 89.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.0 2.0 0.9 0.5
Ab McDonald 89.0 6.2 5.3 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.8 1.2 1.1 0.4 -0.1
Steve Konowalchuk 88.6 5.2 4.5 4.4 3.8 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Brian Savage 5.7 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1
Steve Reinprecht 92.4 6.0 5.6 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.0 2.8 0.9 0.0
Tom Fergus 91.2 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.4
Ruslan Fedotenko 90.9 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.6
Randy Burridge 89.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.6 -0.1 -0.3
Cliff Koroll 89.3 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 -0.6
Ab McDonald 88.5 6.2 5.3 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.8 1.2 1.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Ray Getliffe 88.2 4.8 4.6 3.4 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.3 1.6 1.6 0.0
Steve Konowalchuk 88.1 5.2 4.5 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.0
Mike Fisher 87.9 6.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 3.9 3.2 3.1 2.6 1.3 0.7 0.4
Sylvain Turgeon 87.8 6.6 5.7 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.1 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.8

Transactions

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November 20, 1999: Missed majority of 1999-2000 due to neck injury vs. Los Angeles, November 20, 1999.

January 25, 2002: Traded to Phoenix by Montreal with Montreal's 3rd round choice (Matt Jones) in 2002 Entry Draft and future considerations for Sergei Berezin, January 25, 2002.

March 9, 2004: Traded to St. Louis by Phoenix for future considerations, March 9, 2004.

June 29, 2004: Claimed on waivers by Phoenix from St. Louis, June 29, 2004.

September 15, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, September 15, 2005.

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