Player Information
Brent Burns has 23 points (8 goals, 15 assists) in 44 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 933 points (269 goals, 664 assists) in 1541 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: 
CANAge: 40.8 yrs (09.03.1985) Height / Weight: 196 cm / 103 kg Shoots: R Drafted: 20th in 2003 Draft Team: 
Minnesota Wild
Awards: NHL Foundation Player Award (1x) James Norris Memorial Trophy (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE
The 40-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 55% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brent Burns is off the ice, the Avalanche control 60% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.
He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 20% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 39% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 41st of 283 DefensemenDefense:Def: 50th of 283 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving -0.06-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.550.350.65IceTimePerGame 19.441525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.430.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.500.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.570.11xGoals/60 0.280.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 3.331.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3.591.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.000.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.742.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.3724.5Penalties/60 0.650.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 3.8026Takeaways/60 0.790.52DZoneGiveaways/60 2.8714DZoneStartPct 0.390.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5.92512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
| Actual AAV: | $1.000M |
| Player Contract Value: | $6.400M |
| Remaining: | 1 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2026 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 42.3 yrs (09.03.1985) |
Recent Games
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.01.2026 |
Hurricanes
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:21 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 04.01.2026 |
Panthers
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:56 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 06.01.2026 |
Lightning
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 08.01.2026 |
Senators
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:22 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 |
| 10.01.2026 |
Blue Jackets
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20:04 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17.6% | 2 | ||
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 |
Wild
|
36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 13:28 | 34 | 2.9% | 12 |
| 2005-06 |
Wild
|
72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 14:07 | 73 | 5.5% | 32 |
| 2006-07 |
Wild
|
77 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 15:48 | 108 | 6.5% | 26 |
| 2007-08 |
Wild
|
82 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 12 | 23:06 | 158 | 9.5% | 80 |
| 2008-09 |
Wild
|
59 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 22:25 | 147 | 5.4% | 45 |
| 2009-10 |
Wild
|
47 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 22:22 | 104 | 2.9% | 32 |
| 2010-11 |
Wild
|
80 | 17 | 29 | 46 | -10 | 25:03 | 170 | 10.0% | 98 |
| 2011-12 |
Sharks
|
81 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 8 | 22:31 | 201 | 5.5% | 34 |
| 2012-13 |
Sharks
|
30 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 16:16 | 81 | 11.1% | 20 |
| 2013-14 |
Sharks
|
69 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 26 | 16:49 | 245 | 9.0% | 34 |
| 2014-15 |
Sharks
|
82 | 17 | 43 | 60 | -9 | 23:56 | 245 | 6.9% | 65 |
| 2015-16 |
Sharks
|
82 | 27 | 48 | 75 | -5 | 25:52 | 353 | 7.6% | 53 |
| 2016-17 |
Sharks
|
82 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 19 | 24:52 | 320 | 9.1% | 40 |
| 2017-18 |
Sharks
|
82 | 12 | 55 | 67 | -16 | 25:15 | 332 | 3.6% | 46 |
| 2018-19 |
Sharks
|
82 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 13 | 25:06 | 300 | 5.3% | 34 |
| 2019-20 |
Sharks
|
70 | 12 | 33 | 45 | -22 | 25:25 | 225 | 5.3% | 34 |
| 2020-21 |
Sharks
|
56 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -13 | 26:08 | 138 | 5.1% | 36 |
| 2021-22 |
Sharks
|
82 | 10 | 44 | 54 | -15 | 26:08 | 203 | 4.9% | 42 |
| 2022-23 |
Hurricanes
|
82 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 19 | 23:13 | 255 | 7.1% | 44 |
| 2023-24 |
Hurricanes
|
82 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 19 | 21:30 | 185 | 5.4% | 20 |
| 2024-25 |
Hurricanes
|
82 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 20:56 | 174 | 3.4% | 28 |
| 2025-26 |
Avalanche
|
44 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 19:26 | 97 | 8.2% | 18 |
| Season Projection | 82 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 48 | 19:27 | 181 | 8.3% | 34 | |
| Total | 1541 | 269 | 664 | 933 | 36 | 4148 | 6.5% | 873 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 |
Wild
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:58 | 12 | 0.0% | 14 |
| 2007-08 |
Wild
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27:34 | 17 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2011-12 |
Sharks
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5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25:07 | 13 | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2012-13 |
Sharks
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11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 17:49 | 31 | 6.5% | 8 |
| 2013-14 |
Sharks
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 17:31 | 33 | 6.1% | 23 |
| 2015-16 |
Sharks
|
24 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 25:07 | 77 | 9.1% | 12 |
| 2016-17 |
Sharks
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 25:04 | 28 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2017-18 |
Sharks
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 25:53 | 32 | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2018-19 |
Sharks
|
20 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 28:25 | 57 | 8.8% | 6 |
| 2022-23 |
Hurricanes
|
15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26:00 | 56 | 3.6% | 20 |
| 2023-24 |
Hurricanes
|
11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22:46 | 24 | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2024-25 |
Hurricanes
|
15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22:55 | 26 | 3.8% | 10 |
| Total | 135 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 16 | 406 | 5.9% | 117 | ||
Player MatchPowered by CORE
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | |
D | 40.8 yrs | 196 cm / 103 kg | 0.52 | 0.61 | 73 | 81 | $1.000M | |
| 83% | Noah Dobson |  |
D | 26 yrs | 193 cm / 90 kg | 0.62 | 0.60 | 75 | 81 | $9.500M |
| 82% | Seth Jones | |
D | 31.3 yrs | 193 cm / 96 kg | 0.60 | 0.52 | 79 | 84 | $7.000M |
| 81% | Thomas Harley |  |
D | 24.4 yrs | 191 cm / 97 kg | 0.48 | 0.52 | 70 | 78 | $4.000M |
| 81% | Mattias Ekholm |  |
D | 35.6 yrs | 196 cm / 102 kg | 0.42 | 0.41 | 70 | 77 | $6.000M |