Brent Burns

Brent Burns

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D · 6'5" · 228 lb · Shoots R
Age 41
Career
0.60
P / GP
945P in 1579 GP
Archetype
Top 4
Role classification
Career stage
Glory Days
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$850K
Signed through 2027
Career points
945
Regular season

Brent Burns, a defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche, is entering his age-41 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 35 points (12 goals, 23 assists) in 82 games, a 0.43 points-per-game pace, 1 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 52.7% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +5.4. 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
2021–2282104454-15421826:090.66
2022–2382184361+19442323:130.74
2023–2482103343+19202021:300.52
2024–258262329+728320:570.35
2025–2682122335+3332118:530.43
Career1579273672945+438873230.60

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Goals 1293rd
Assists 2376th
Avg TOI / GP 18:5351st
Shots 17294th
PIM 3260th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Points 3584th
Primary points 2596th
xGF % 52.7%74th
xGF / 60 1.7773rd
xGA / 60 1.5952nd

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 → 2026 · age 36–40
Colorado Avalanche
0.54 P/GP
410 GP · 56G · 166A

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Trajectory

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

Statistical comparables

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