[1] A season later, he was dealt with Ken Houston to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for future Hall Of Famer Larry Murphy.

Engblom's final NHL season of 1986–87 ended prematurely due to bone spurs in his spinal column that required major surgery to repair.

After NBC Sports acquired NHL TV rights in 2004, he served as their color commentator/studio analyst for both NBC/NBCSN and the network's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Engblom has also provided post-game analysis for the Colorado Avalanche on Altitude Sports and Entertainment, in rotation with Mark Rycroft.

Engblom joined Sun Sports for the 2015–16 season as a color analyst for the Tampa Bay Lightning replacing Bobby Taylor, who moved to studio host.