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Brent Burns
Defenseman #84 Avalanche $1.000M
Player Information

Brent Burns has 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists) in 55 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 20) of the 2003 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, he has 936 points (270 goals, 666 assists) in 1552 regular-season games for the Minnesota Wild, the San Jose Sharks, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Colorado Avalanche.

He also has 80 points (24 goals, 56 assists) in 135 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 41 yrs (09.03.1985)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 103 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 20th in 2003
    Draft Team: Team logoMinnesota Wild
    Awards: NHL Foundation Player Award (1x) James Norris Memorial Trophy (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 41-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brent Burns is off the ice, the Avalanche control 59% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 21% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 39% in the defensive zone.

  • 80

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 42nd of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 59th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.55
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.52
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.52
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.27
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.32
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.59
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.80
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.43
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.52
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.42
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.75
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.13
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.67
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.000M
Player Contract Value: $7.200M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 42.3 yrs (09.03.1985)
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Brent Burns
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 21:45 1 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -3 21:30 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 1 0 1 2 20:52 1 100.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 18:31 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 1 18:34 4 0.0% 2
Total 5 1 0 1 0 8 12.5% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2003-04 Team Logo Wild 36 1 5 6 -10 13:28 34 2.9% 12
2005-06 Team Logo Wild 72 4 12 16 -7 14:07 73 5.5% 32
2006-07 Team Logo Wild 77 7 18 25 16 15:48 108 6.5% 26
2007-08 Team Logo Wild 82 15 28 43 12 23:06 158 9.5% 80
2008-09 Team Logo Wild 59 8 19 27 -7 22:25 147 5.4% 45
2009-10 Team Logo Wild 47 3 17 20 -15 22:22 104 2.9% 32
2010-11 Team Logo Wild 80 17 29 46 -10 25:03 170 10.0% 98
2011-12 Team Logo Sharks 81 11 26 37 8 22:31 201 5.5% 34
2012-13 Team Logo Sharks 30 9 11 20 0 16:16 81 11.1% 20
2013-14 Team Logo Sharks 69 22 26 48 26 16:49 245 9.0% 34
2014-15 Team Logo Sharks 82 17 43 60 -9 23:56 245 6.9% 65
2015-16 Team Logo Sharks 82 27 48 75 -5 25:52 353 7.6% 53
2016-17 Team Logo Sharks 82 29 47 76 19 24:52 320 9.1% 40
2017-18 Team Logo Sharks 82 12 55 67 -16 25:15 332 3.6% 46
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 82 16 67 83 13 25:06 300 5.3% 34
2019-20 Team Logo Sharks 70 12 33 45 -22 25:25 225 5.3% 34
2020-21 Team Logo Sharks 56 7 22 29 -13 26:08 138 5.1% 36
2021-22 Team Logo Sharks 82 10 44 54 -15 26:08 203 4.9% 42
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 18 43 61 19 23:13 255 7.1% 44
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 10 33 43 19 21:30 185 5.4% 20
2024-25 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 6 23 29 7 20:56 174 3.4% 28
2025-26 Team Logo Avalanche 55 9 17 26 28 19:31 119 7.6% 20
Season Projection 82 13 25 38 42 19:30 177 7.3% 30
Total 1552 270 666 936 38 4170 6.5% 875
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2006-07 Team Logo Wild 5 0 1 1 1 18:58 12 0.0% 14
2007-08 Team Logo Wild 6 0 2 2 0 27:34 17 0.0% 6
2011-12 Team Logo Sharks 5 1 1 2 2 25:07 13 7.7% 4
2012-13 Team Logo Sharks 11 2 2 4 -1 17:49 31 6.5% 8
2013-14 Team Logo Sharks 7 2 1 3 -5 17:31 33 6.1% 23
2015-16 Team Logo Sharks 24 7 17 24 11 25:07 77 9.1% 12
2016-17 Team Logo Sharks 6 0 3 3 -1 25:04 28 0.0% 6
2017-18 Team Logo Sharks 10 3 4 7 -4 25:53 32 9.4% 6
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 20 5 11 16 2 28:25 57 8.8% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 15 2 7 9 6 26:00 56 3.6% 20
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 11 1 3 4 4 22:46 24 4.2% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Hurricanes 15 1 4 5 1 22:55 26 3.8% 10
Total 135 24 56 80 16 406 5.9% 117
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brent Burns Team Logo D 41 yrs 196 cm / 103 kg 0.47 0.60 72 84 $1.000M
90% Dougie Hamilton Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.40 0.59 75 84 $9.000M
84% Mattias Ekholm Team Logo D 35.8 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.47 0.41 72 78 $6.000M
83% Thomas Harley Team Logo D 24.5 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.51 0.52 69 86 $4.000M
82% Mason Lohrei Team Logo D 25.1 yrs 196 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.41 71 78 $3.200M
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