Brent Burns

D · #84 · Colorado Avalanche

Brent Burns is a defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche. Born March 9, 1985 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, he stands 6'5", weighs 228 lbs and shoots right. He was drafted in 2003 (round 1, 20th overall) by the Minnesota Wild. In 1,597 NHL regular-season games he has 273 goals and 678 assists for 951 points. This season: 0 goals and 6 assists in 18 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,597

Goals

273

Assists

678

Points

951

NHL playoff career

Games

148

Goals

24

Assists

60

Points

84

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.17

Assists / game

0.42

Points / game

0.60

Shots / game

2.66

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

29

2016–17 · San Jose Sharks

Assists

67

2018–19 · San Jose Sharks

Points

83

2018–19 · San Jose Sharks

Shots

353

2015–16 · San Jose Sharks

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

4. 2023–24

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

6. 2021–22

   • San Jose SharksNHL

7. 2020–21

   • San Jose SharksNHL

8. 2019–20

   • San Jose SharksNHL

9. 2018–19

   • San Jose SharksNHL

10. 2017–18

    • San Jose SharksNHL

11. 2016–17

    • San Jose SharksNHL
    • CanadaWCup

12. 2015–16

    • San Jose SharksNHL

13. 2014–15

    • San Jose SharksNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

14. 2013–14

    • San Jose SharksNHL

15. 2012–13

    • San Jose SharksNHL

16. 2011–12

    • San Jose SharksNHL

17. 2010–11

    • Minnesota WildNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

18. 2009–10

    • Minnesota WildNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

19. 2008–09

    • Minnesota WildNHL

20. 2007–08

    • Minnesota WildNHL
    • CanadaWC-A

21. 2006–07

    • Minnesota WildNHL

22. 2005–06

    • Minnesota WildNHL

23. 2004–05

    • HoustonAHL

24. 2003–04

    • HoustonAHL
    • Minnesota WildNHL
    • CanadaWJC-A

25. 2002–03

    • BramptonOHL

26. 2001–02

    • CouchichingOPJHL

27. 2000–01

    • North YorkMTHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	18	0	6	6	12	-1	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 16:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -1 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
2025–26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	82	12	23	35	32	33	172	0	1	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 18:53 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 82 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus 33 Points 35 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0698 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 172
2025–26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Playoffs	13	0	4	4	6	9	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 18:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 9 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
2024–25	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	6	23	29	28	7	174	0	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 20:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 82 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus 7 Points 29 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0345 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 174
2024–25	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	15	1	4	5	10	1	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 22:55 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0385 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
2023–24	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	10	33	43	20	19	185	4	20	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 33 Avg Toi 21:30 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 82 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 19 Points 43 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.0541 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 185
2023–24	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	2	4	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 22:46 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0417 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
2022–23	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	82	18	43	61	44	19	255	4	23	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 43 Avg Toi 23:13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 18 Ot Goals 1 Pim 44 Plus Minus 19 Points 61 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.0706 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 255
2022–23	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	15	2	7	9	20	6	56	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 26:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 6 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0357 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 56
2021–22	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	82	10	44	54	42	-15	203	4	18	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 44 Avg Toi 26:09 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 82 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus -15 Points 54 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.049 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 203
2020–21	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	56	7	22	29	36	-13	138	2	6	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 22 Avg Toi 26:09 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 56 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus -13 Points 29 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.051 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 138
2019–20	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	70	12	33	45	34	-22	225	5	17	0	1	1	1	All stats Assists 33 Avg Toi 25:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 12 Ot Goals 1 Pim 34 Plus Minus -22 Points 45 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 225
2018–19	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	82	16	67	83	34	13	300	7	28	1	5	6	2	All stats Assists 67 Avg Toi 25:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 82 Goals 16 Ot Goals 2 Pim 34 Plus Minus 13 Points 83 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 28 Shooting Pctg 0.0533 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 300
2018–19	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	20	5	11	16	6	2	57	1	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 28:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 16 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0877 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 57
2017–18	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	82	12	55	67	46	-16	332	5	27	0	1	2	1	All stats Assists 55 Avg Toi 25:15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 12 Ot Goals 1 Pim 46 Plus Minus -16 Points 67 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 27 Shooting Pctg 0.0361 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 332
2017–18	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	6	-4	32	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 25:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -4 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0938 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 32
2016–17	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	82	29	47	76	40	19	320	8	25	0	1	6	3	All stats Assists 47 Avg Toi 24:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 82 Goals 29 Ot Goals 3 Pim 40 Plus Minus 19 Points 76 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.0906 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 320
2016–17	WCup	Canada	Regular	6	0	3	3	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 3
2016–17	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	6	-1	28	0	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 25:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
2015–16	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	82	27	48	75	53	-5	353	7	30	1	2	4	1	All stats Assists 48 Avg Toi 25:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 27 Ot Goals 1 Pim 53 Plus Minus -5 Points 75 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 30 Shooting Pctg 0.0765 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 353
2015–16	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	24	7	17	24	12	11	77	4	10	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 17 Avg Toi 25:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 24 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 11 Points 24 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 77
2014–15	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	82	17	43	60	65	-9	245	7	24	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 43 Avg Toi 23:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 17 Ot Goals 1 Pim 65 Plus Minus -9 Points 60 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.0694 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 245
2014–15	WC-A	Canada	Regular	10	2	9	11	4	12	35	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus 12 Points 11 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 35
2013–14	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	69	22	26	48	34	26	245	2	11	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 26 Avg Toi 16:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4656 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 69 Goals 22 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 26 Points 48 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.0898 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 245
2013–14	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	23	-5	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 17:32 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 23 Plus Minus -5 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0606 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 33
2012–13	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	30	9	11	20	20	0	81	2	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 16:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3077 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 30 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 0 Points 20 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 81
2012–13	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	8	-1	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 17:50 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3333 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0645 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
2011–12	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Regular	81	11	26	37	34	8	201	5	16	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 26 Avg Toi 22:32 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 81 Goals 11 Ot Goals 1 Pim 34 Plus Minus 8 Points 37 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.0547 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 201
2011–12	NHL	San Jose Sharks	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	4	2	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 25:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
2010–11	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	80	17	29	46	98	-10	170	8	14	0	1	3	1	All stats Assists 29 Avg Toi 25:03 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 80 Goals 17 Ot Goals 1 Pim 98 Plus Minus -10 Points 46 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 170
2010–11	WC-A	Canada	Regular	7	2	2	4	8	4	—	1	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 8 Plus Minus 4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2009–10	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	47	3	17	20	32	-15	104	2	11	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 17 Avg Toi 22:22 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 47 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -15 Points 20 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.0288 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 104
2009–10	WC-A	Canada	Regular	7	0	5	5	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 12 Points 5
2008–09	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	59	8	19	27	45	-7	147	4	14	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 19 Avg Toi 22:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.6 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 59 Goals 8 Ot Goals 1 Pim 45 Plus Minus -7 Points 27 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.0544 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 147
2007–08	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	82	15	28	43	80	12	158	8	19	0	1	4	1	All stats Assists 28 Avg Toi 23:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 15 Ot Goals 1 Pim 80 Plus Minus 12 Points 43 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 19 Shooting Pctg 0.0949 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 158
2007–08	WC-A	Canada	Regular	9	3	6	9	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Pim 16 Points 9
2007–08	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	6	0	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 27:35 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
2006–07	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	77	7	18	25	26	16	108	3	7	0	1	3	2	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 15:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.25 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 77 Goals 7 Ot Goals 2 Pim 26 Plus Minus 16 Points 25 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0648 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 108
2006–07	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	14	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 18:59 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
2005–06	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	72	4	12	16	32	-7	73	1	4	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 14:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5455 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 72 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -7 Points 16 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0548 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 73
2004–05	AHL	Houston	Regular	73	11	16	27	57	-11	—	6	—	2	—	3	—	All stats Assists 16 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 73 Goals 11 Pim 57 Plus Minus -11 Points 27 Power Play Goals 6 Shorthanded Goals 2
2004–05	AHL	Houston	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-4	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2003–04	AHL	Houston	Regular	1	0	1	1	2	-1	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2003–04	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	36	1	5	6	12	-10	34	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 13:29 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2857 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 36 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -10 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0294 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
2003–04	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	6	0	6	6	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 20 Points 6
2002–03	OHL	Brampton	Regular	68	15	25	40	14	6	—	4	—	2	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 68 Goals 15 Pim 14 Plus Minus 6 Points 40 Power Play Goals 4 Shorthanded Goals 2
2002–03	OHL	Brampton	Playoffs	11	5	6	11	6	0	—	2	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 11 Goals 5 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 11 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0
2001–02	OPJHL	Couchiching	Regular	68	15	25	40	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 68 Goals 15 Pim 14 Points 40
2000–01	MTHL	North York	Regular	46	4	7	11	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 46 Goals 4 Pim 16 Points 11

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