D · COL · NHL id 8470613
Brent Burns has played 1 game for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 0 shots while averaging 15:23 a night (10:34 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 4:22 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 76% of his 5v5 minutes with Josh Manson and 49% with Jaden Schwartz in his only game so far, and the Avalanche have controlled 35% of shot attempts with Burns on the ice (2-1 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Avalanche's most recent game against LAK he was on D2 with Josh Manson and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs LAK, detected from shift data
- −4:03 5v5 TOI
- 0% of team PP time (was 10%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 14:56 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at COL: 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Brent Burns at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 35 points vs 33.6 expected
Last 20 games: +18. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 7.0%
- 102.0
- 40.7%
- G vs xG
- 12 / 6.4
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.018 xG per attempt lately vs 0.025 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals12256th of 715
- Assists23218th of 715
- Points35232nd of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal17297th of 715
- Hits20628th of 715
- Blocked shots91111th of 715
- Plus/minus+3314th of 715
- Penalty minutes32262nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)55.6%58th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)55.1%66th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)55.3%88th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)55.1%92nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)56.1%87th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)55.0%84th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.90346th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.093624th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3887th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:53190th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:40380th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %43.4%523rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.31480th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1021135th of 719
- Goals above expected+5.621st of 715
- Luck Meter+5650th of 828
- Ascension score47276th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2409th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts30526th of 715
- Hardest shot95.090th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.5%286th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.083
- Season net
- −1.76xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.90
- Attempts
- 19
- 0.028
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 27, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 30, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 12, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Feb 13, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 12, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to D2 from D1May 22, 2023 alerts →
- Played 6:11 less than his 5-game averageMay 22, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to D2 from D1May 20, 2023 alerts →
How the goals happened
30 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 vs STL | Point shot | — | 4* | 63.2 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2026 vs VAN | Point shot | carry | 1 | 75.6 | 4-on-3, one-timer | |
| Mar 16, 2026 vs PIT | Rush | carry | 1 | 57.5 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ DET | Rush | carry | 1 | 74.6 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 3 | 23.2 | one-timer | |
| Jan 10, 2026 vs CBJ | Rebound | carry | 1 | 59.5 | 3-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 36.3 | — | |
| Dec 19, 2025 vs WPG | Cycle | — | 0 | 14.6 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2025 @ PHI | Point shot | — | 2* | 75.0 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2025 vs MTL | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 64.1 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 61.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 31, 2025 @ VGK | Rush | carry | 1 | 71.3 | — | |
| Apr 27, 2025 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 22.6 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2025 @ DET | Deflection | — | 2 | 58.7 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2025 vs BOS | Cycle | — | 2 | 47.8 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2025 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 62.6 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2024 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 57.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 40.3 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Nov 25, 2024 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 72.5 | — | |
| Apr 25, 2024 @ NYI | Rebound | — | 0 | 61.2 | rebound | |
| Mar 10, 2024 vs CGY | Off the faceoff | — | 2 | 69.9 | — | |
| Feb 19, 2024 vs CHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 53.5 | rebound | |
| Jan 5, 2024 @ WSH | Point shot | — | 3 | 69.9 | one-timer | |
| Jan 5, 2024 @ WSH | Cycle | — | 0 | 35.8 | one-timer | |
| Dec 27, 2023 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 67.4 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2023 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 11.7 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2023 vs PIT | Cycle | — | 0 | 44.7 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2023 @ TBL | Deflection | carry | 1 | 48.2 | 3-on-1 | |
| Oct 21, 2023 @ COL | Cycle | pass | 4 | 67.1 | 4-on-3 | |
| Oct 14, 2023 @ LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 59.7 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Burns
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Burns apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Manson | D | 1 | 8:02 | 76% | 33.3% | 67% (2-1) | 50.0% 2:32 | 16.7% 3:34 |
| Jaden Schwartz | C | 1 | 5:11 | 49% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 22.2% 5:23 | 50.0% 4:57 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 1 | 4:08 | 39% | 14.3% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 6:26 | 53.3% 9:36 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 1 | 4:04 | 38% | 12.5% | — (0-0) | 55.6% 6:30 | 66.7% 8:04 |
| T.J. Hughes | RW | 1 | 3:46 | 36% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 40.0% 6:48 | 31.3% 5:59 |
| Nicolas Roy | C | 1 | 3:30 | 33% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 18.2% 7:04 | 54.5% 6:14 |
| Nazem Kadri | C | 1 | 3:03 | 29% | 14.3% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:31 | 66.7% 11:34 |
| Fedor Svechkov | C | 1 | 3:03 | 29% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 40.0% 7:31 | 44.8% 10:30 |
| Parker Kelly | C | 1 | 1:48 | 17% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 23.1% 8:46 | 43.8% 7:35 |
| Brett Kulak | D | 1 | 1:38 | 15% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 37.5% 8:56 | 56.7% 14:20 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 1 | 1:13 | 12% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 33.3% 9:21 | 46.2% 12:09 |
| Martin Necas | C | 1 | 1:04 | 10% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 28.6% 9:30 | 48.4% 13:56 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,269 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
99th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
25th percentile · higher = tougher opponents
Favourable spot: strong linemates against weaker opponents.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Burns shared the 5v5 ice with. Small samples lean on each skater's previous season (or 50% for newcomers). Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs LAK | W 8-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 15:23 | 10:34 | — | 4:22 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 15:23 | 15:23 | 6 | 20 | 23.1% | 25.0% | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.8 | 1.0 | 40% |
| Even strength | 1 | 10:34 | 10:34 | 6 | 11 | 35.3% | 38.5% | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.8 | 0.4 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 10:34 | 10:34 | 6 | 11 | 35.3% | 38.5% | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.8 | 0.4 | 50% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 4:22 | 4:22 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 4:22 | 4:22 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | COL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 15:23 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | COL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +9 | 6 | 23 | 0.0% | 19 | 13 | 18:10 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 82 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +33 | 32 | 172 | 7.0% | 20 | 91 | 18:53 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | CAR | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 10 | 26 | 3.8% | 10 | 19 | 22:55 |
| 2024-25 | CAR | 82 | 6 | 23 | 29 | +7 | 28 | 174 | 3.4% | 11 | 98 | 20:57 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | CAR | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 2 | 24 | 4.2% | 6 | 17 | 22:46 |
| 2023-24 | CAR | 82 | 10 | 33 | 43 | +19 | 20 | 185 | 5.4% | 41 | 87 | 21:30 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | CAR | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +6 | 20 | 56 | 3.6% | 24 | 28 | 26:00 |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 82 | 18 | 43 | 61 | +19 | 44 | 255 | 7.1% | 40 | 86 | 23:13 |
| 2021-22 | SJS | 82 | 10 | 44 | 54 | -15 | 42 | 203 | 4.9% | 55 | 150 | 26:09 |
| 2020-21 | SJS | 56 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -13 | 36 | 138 | 5.1% | 31 | 94 | 26:09 |
| 2019-20 | SJS | 70 | 12 | 33 | 45 | -22 | 34 | 225 | 5.3% | 72 | 115 | 25:25 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | SJS | 20 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 6 | 57 | 8.8% | 45 | 48 | 28:25 |
| 2018-19 | SJS | 82 | 16 | 67 | 83 | +13 | 34 | 300 | 5.3% | 90 | 105 | 25:06 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | SJS | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 6 | 32 | 9.4% | 26 | 17 | 25:54 |
| 2017-18 | SJS | 82 | 12 | 55 | 67 | -16 | 46 | 332 | 3.6% | 79 | 136 | 25:15 |
Brent Burns news
- Colorado Avalanche's 41-year-old defenseman Brent Burns trimmed the beard, not the ambition, ahead of 23rd seasonNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Avs 41-year-old defenseman Brent Burns trimmed the beard, not the ambition, as he enters 23rd seasonStamford Advocate
- Avalanche's Brent Burns: Ironman streak not in dangerCBS Sports
- Brent Burns News: Iron man streak not in dangerRotoWire
- Brent Burns News: Ironman streak not in dangerRotoWire
- Jared Bednar Has One Thing He Won't Do With Brent BurnsThe Hockey News
- New look, same Ironman? Avalanche's Brent Burns' focus has him on precipice of NHL recordThe Denver Post
- Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns turns heads with bold statement at first press conferenceMarqueur.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.