Brent Burns

Brent Burns

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D · 6'5" · 228 lb · Shoots R
Age 41
Career
0.60
P / GP
948P in 1587 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Glory Days
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$850K
Signed through 2027
Career points
948
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.4
22 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.4
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.4
21 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.4
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
4.8
147 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.1
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
53.7
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+0
6 GF · 6 GA

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.

Career journey

Rookie
2003–04 · age 18
Minnesota Wild
0.17 P/GP
36 GP · 1G · 5A
Emerging
2005–06 → 2008 · age 20–22
Minnesota Wild
0.36 P/GP
231 GP · 26G · 58A
Prime
2008–09 → 2016 · age 23–30
San Jose Sharks
0.63 P/GP
530 GP · 114G · 219A
Veteran
2016–17 → 2021 · age 31–35
San Jose Sharks
0.81 P/GP
372 GP · 76G · 224A
Glory Days
2021–22 → 2027 · age 36–41
Colorado Avalanche
0.54 P/GP
418 GP · 56G · 169A

Brent Burns, a defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche, is entering his age-41 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) in 8 games, a 0.38 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 53.7% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.4. HighDanger's model projects 33 points for 2026-27, in a 28 to 38 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382184361+19442323:130.74
2023–2482103343+19202021:300.52
2024–258262329+728320:570.35
2025–2682122335+3332118:530.43
2026–278033-14016:130.38
Career1587273675948+42891323—0.60

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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