BRENT BURNS NEWS

Tickles twine Saturday Burns scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.

Impact Burns has two goals over his last five games and totaled six points in 13 contests in November. His tally early in the second period stood as the game-winner in this blowout win. The 40-year-old defenseman has three goals, 12 points, 52 shots on net, 35 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 25 appearances. Burns could push for the 40-point mark this season given his current pace.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Brock Nelson has 4 points as surging Avs beat Canadiens 7-2

Brock Nelson had two goals and two assists to reach 600 points for his career, Gabriel Landeskog also scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-2

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Early goal is enough in win Burns scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

Impact Burns scored an unassisted goal just 15 seconds into the game, and Mackenzie Blackwood made it stand as the game-winner. Over his last 10 outings, Burns has racked up two goals and four assists while seeing top-four minutes and time on the second power-play unit. He's at 11 points, 43 shots on net, 30 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 21 appearances in his age-40 season.

NOVEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Blackwood makes 35 saves as Avalanche shut out Predators 3-0

MacKenzie Blackwood made 35 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night

NOVEMBER 23 • Associated Press

Brindley scores in OT, MacKinnon has 2 goals and 3 assists as Avalanche beat Canucks 5-4

Gavin Brindley scored 1:08 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4

NOVEMBER 10 • Associated Press

Nets game-winner Burns scored a goal on two shots and added four PIM in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Impact Burns has a goal and an assist over his last two outings. The defenseman's tally at 10:11 of the third period Friday stood as the game-winner for the Avalanche. He's at six points, 30 shots on net, 15 blocked shots, 12 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 12 appearances. Burns continues to handle second-pairing minutes as a steady veteran on the blue line.

NOVEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Martin Necas shines with 3 points in Avalanche's 4-2 win over Golden Knights

Martin Necas celebrated his new contract with a goal and two assists, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2

OCTOBER 31 • Associated Press

Avalanche's Brent Burns continues incredible NHL consecutive games played streak | Sporting News Brent just keeps showing up

OCTOBER 31 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Olofsson's five-point game leads Avalanche past Devils, ending New Jersey's win streak

Victor Olofsson had his first career NHL hat trick and added two assists, Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4

OCTOBER 29 • Associated Press

Nathan MacKinnon scores twice, Avalanche race past Bruins 4-1

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche continued their strong start with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins

OCTOBER 19 • Associated Press

Valeri Nichushkin scores twice, Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 4-1 for fourth win of the season

Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1

OCTOBER 17 • Associated Press

Logs helper in Buffalo Burns notched an assist, two PIM and a plus-1 rating in Monday's 3-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Burns has now found the scoresheet in back-to-back games, as he recorded the secondary helper on Nathan MacKinnon's game-opening goal early in the first period. Burns recorded exactly three shots on goal in every game to start the season prior to Monday, so he's still active in the offensive zone despite being 40 years old. The veteran blueliner will look to extend his point streak to three games Thursday in Columbus.

OCTOBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Records helper in 1,500th game Burns posted an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Stars.

Impact The helper was Burns' first point in three outings for the Avalanche. This was also his 1,500th NHL game, making him the 23rd player in league history to suit up that many times in the regular season. He's made the last 928 of those appearances consecutively as the player with the longest active ironman streak. Considering he's still playing north of 20 minutes per game makes it all the more impressive for the 40-year-old defenseman, who has settled into a top-four role to begin his time in Colorado.

OCTOBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Records helper in 1,500th game Burns posted an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Stars.

Impact The helper was Burns' first point in three outings for the Avalanche. This was also his 1,500th NHL game, making him the 23rd player in league history to suit up that many times in the regular season. He's made the last 928 of those appearances consecutively as the player with the longest active ironman streak. Considering he's still playing north of 20 minutes per game makes it all the more impressive for the 40-year-old defenseman, who has settled into a top-four role to begin his time in Colorado.

OCTOBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Rantanen, Robertson score in shootout, Stars top Avs, 5-4

Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen scored shootout goals, Jake Oettinger stopped Nathan MacKinnon on Colorado’s final shot, and the Dallas Stars beat the Avalanche 5-4

OCTOBER 12 • Associated Press

Avalanche's Brent Burns Is A Prime Example Of Longevity As He Skates In Game 1500 It’s quite something to be an NHLer who has played 1,500 games. It’s even more impressive to do it while riding a games-played ironman strea...

OCTOBER 11 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

What's in Burns' backpack? Maybe the secret to Avalanche defenseman soon playing in 1,500th NHL game

Brent Burns continues to remain youthful in his 22nd NHL season and first with the Colorado Avalanche

OCTOBER 10 • Associated Press

Top 10 oldest active players in the NHL entering 2025-26 season ft. Brent Burns The 2025-26 NHL season is just days away, as plenty of teams have hopes of going on a deep playoff run and winning the Stanley Cup.

OCTOBER 1 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Back at practice Burns (undisclosed) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice, per Brennan Vogt of Hockey Mountain High.

Impact After tweaking something, Burns didn't take part in Saturday's practice and wasn't an option for either of Colorado's preseason games against Utah on Sunday. However, he has put the minor issue behind him. Burns signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Avalanche in the summer after earning six goals and 29 points in 82 regular-season outings for Carolina in 2024-25.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Brent Burns Settling In With Avalanche After Hurricanes Departure It’s safe to say that Brent Burns is embracing the competitiveness at Colorado Avalanche training camp.

SEPTEMBER 22 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM