Brent Burns - NHL News & Rumors

Avalanche search for offseason answers after Vegas ends Presidents' Trophy-winning season with sweep

The Colorado Avalanche's speed was neutralized by Vegas, leading to a sweep in the Western Conference Final

MAY 27 • Associated Press

Avs were THIS 🤏 CLOSE to tying Game 1 😬

MAY 21 • YOUTUBE

Yer a Wizard, Burnsy ⚡🪄

MAY 21 • YOUTUBE

41-year-old WRECKING BALL 💣

MAY 21 • YOUTUBE

Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar misses 4-2 loss to Vegas in opener of Western Conference Final

At times, especially early, the Colorado Avalanche looked disjointed on defense

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Back at practice Burns (undisclosed) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Impact Burns sat out some on-ice sessions after Colorado's series-clinching 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota last Wednesday. However, he should be ready for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against Vegas this Wednesday. Burns has contributed three assists, 14 shots on goal, six blocked shots and 13 hits in nine appearances this postseason.

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Avalanche taking advantage of break to heal as they get set to play Knights in conference finals

Most of the Colorado Avalanche's players returned to the ice for practice Saturday after a two-day break

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Considered day-to-day Burns (undisclosed) is listed as day-to-day after missing Saturday's practice, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.

Impact Burns still has plenty of time to return to the ice and prepare to play before Game 1 against Vegas on Wednesday. After the first two rounds of the postseason, he has collected three assists, 14 shots on goal, six blocked shots and 13 hits in nine appearances.

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Adds two helpers Wednesday Burns logged a pair of assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Wild in Game 5.

Impact This was Burns' first multi-point effort since April 5 versus the Blues. The 41-year-old defenseman is up to three helpers, 14 shots on net, 12 hits, six blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over nine playoff contests. Burns is seeing a bit more responsibility in the absence of Sam Malinski (upper body), though Malinski will have some time to heal ahead of the Western Conference Finals.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Grabs first point of playoffs Burns notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Wild in Game 2.

Impact Burns has played a bottom-four role this postseason, and he got on the scoresheet for the first time with a secondary helper on a Valeri Nichushkin empty-netter. The 41-year-old Burns has added a plus-2 rating, eight shots on net, eight hits and four blocked shots. He's exceeded 20 minutes of ice time just once in the playoffs, and his role is likely to shrink once Josh Manson (upper body) is healthy again.

MAY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Is Brent Burns retiring? Question raised by NHL analyst as Avalanche chase Stanley Cup | Sporting News Burns has done pretty much everything in his NHL career.

MAY 3 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Avs and Wild mirror each other with star power, elite defensemen and veterans trying to win 1st Cup

The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are familiar Central Division rivals set for an intense second-round playoff series

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Avalanche and Hurricanes sit back and wait, maybe for a while, after sweeps in opening round

The Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes have both advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs

APRIL 27 • Associated Press

Anze Kopitar's 2-decade career with the Los Angeles Kings ends in cheers and tears with playoff loss

Anze Kopitar's two-decade career with the Los Angeles Kings ended with their first-round playoff elimination at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche

APRIL 27 • Associated Press

Colorado Avalanche enter Game 4 with a chance to close out the Los Angeles Kings

The Colorado Avalanche have a chance to close out the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 of their NHL playoff series on Sunday night

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

STRIKE 🎳

APRIL 24 • YOUTUBE

MacKinnon scores career-high 52nd goal of season, Avs clinch NHL's top seed with 3-1 win over Flames

Nathan MacKinnon scored his career-high 52nd goal of the season into an empty net and had two assists to help the Colorado Avalanche clinch the NHL’s top seed for the postseason wi...

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

DraftKings - Top Line Parlay | NHL.com The crew on First Shift share the DraftKings: The Top Line, headlined by Martin Necas first goalscorer, Jimmy Snuggerud and Brent Burns one...

APRIL 7 • NHL.COM

Two more points in loss Burns scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Blues.

Impact Burns has a pair of multi-point efforts over his last three games. He was limited to just two points over 15 outings in all of March. The defenseman became the second skater in NHL history to play in 1,000 consecutive games in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Stars, though it's unclear if Burns will return in 2026-27 to take a run at Phil Kessel's record streak of 1,064 consecutive games. Burns has proven himself still effective this season with 12 goals, 33 points, 161 shots on net, 86 blocked shots and a plus-31 rating, though he's averaging just 18:50 of ice time since the Avalanche have the talent to keep him in a smaller role. He hasn't exceeded 20 minutes in any game since the end of January.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Blues vs. Avalanche | NHL Highlights | April 05, 2026

APRIL 6 • YOUTUBE

Thomas breaks late tie to complete first hat trick, Blues beat Avalanche 3-2

Robert Thomas broke a tie with 2:50 left to complete his first NHL hat trick and the St. Louis Blues kept their late postseason charge rolling with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado...

APRIL 6 • Associated Press

Deadspin | Avalanche defeat Stars, as Brent Burns makes history Deadspin | Avalanche defeat Stars, as Brent Burns makes history

APRIL 4 • DEADSPIN.COM

NHL-leading Avs blank Stars 2-0 for big step toward home-ice advantage throughout playoffs

Martin Necas broke a scoreless tie midway through the third period, Nathan MacKinnon added an empty-netter and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche took a big step toward home-ice ad...

APRIL 4 • Associated Press

Avs defenseman Brent Burns becomes 2nd in NHL history to skate in 1,000 consecutive games

Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns became the second player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 consecutive games when Colorado faced against Central Division rival Dallas on Saturday

APRIL 4 • Associated Press

Brent Burns' consecutive games streak reaches milestone, approaches NHL record for Avalanche | Sporting News Burns just shows up and plays.

APRIL 4 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

BRENT BURNS NEWS

NEWS

BIO

STATS

VIDEOS

GAME LOG

INJURIES

Avalanche search for offseason answers after Vegas ends Presidents' Trophy-winning season with sweep

Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar misses 4-2 loss to Vegas in opener of Western Conference Final

Avalanche taking advantage of break to heal as they get set to play Knights in conference finals

Avs and Wild mirror each other with star power, elite defensemen and veterans trying to win 1st Cup

Avalanche and Hurricanes sit back and wait, maybe for a while, after sweeps in opening round

Anze Kopitar's 2-decade career with the Los Angeles Kings ends in cheers and tears with playoff loss

Colorado Avalanche enter Game 4 with a chance to close out the Los Angeles Kings

MacKinnon scores career-high 52nd goal of season, Avs clinch NHL's top seed with 3-1 win over Flames

Thomas breaks late tie to complete first hat trick, Blues beat Avalanche 3-2

NHL-leading Avs blank Stars 2-0 for big step toward home-ice advantage throughout playoffs

Avs defenseman Brent Burns becomes 2nd in NHL history to skate in 1,000 consecutive games