Brent Burns

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Birth place: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 5" (196 cm) | 227 lb (103 kg)
Birth place: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 5" (196 cm) | 227 lb (103 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2004 | Team Canada | U20 World Championship | Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland | |
| 23 | 2008 | Team Canada | IIHF World Championship | Halifax, Nova Scotia and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 30 | 2015 | Team Canada | World Championship | Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 31 | 2016 | Team Canada | World Cup | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| World Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 26, 2025 | SJS @ COL | (0-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:37 | 12:54 | 1:25 | 5:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | COL @ MIN | (2-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:40 | 17:14 | 0:47 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | MTL @ COL | (2-7) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:11 | 14:59 | 3:25 | 1:47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.973 | 0.000 | 2.973 | 4.004 | 0.000 | 4.004 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | VAN @ COL | (1-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:57 | 18:21 | 0:09 | 1:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | COL @ NYI | (3-6) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 15:53 | 0:02 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.258 | 3.258 | 0.000 | 3.778 | 3.778 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2002‑03 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 17 | 68 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003‑04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003‑04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 18 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2003‑04 | Team Canada U20 | | 18 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004‑05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 19 | 73 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 57 | -11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 2005‑06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 20 | 72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2006‑07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 21 | 77 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 2007‑08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 22 | 82 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9.5 |
| 2007‑08 | Team Canada | | 22 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2008‑09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 23 | 59 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 45 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.4 |
| 2009‑10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 24 | 47 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 32 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Canada | | 24 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 25 | 80 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 98 | -10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Canada | | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2011‑12 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 26 | 81 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 2012‑13 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 27 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2013‑14 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 69 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9.0 |
| 2014‑15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 29 | 82 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 65 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Canada | | 29 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| 2015‑16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 30 | 82 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 53 | -5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7.6 |
| 2016‑17 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 31 | 82 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 9.1 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Canada | | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 32 | 82 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 46 | -16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 |
| 2018‑19 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 33 | 82 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 2019‑20 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 34 | 70 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 34 | -22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 2020‑21 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 35 | 56 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 |
| 2021‑22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 36 | 82 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 42 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2022‑23 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 37 | 82 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 |
| 2023‑24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 38 | 82 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2024‑25 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 39 | 82 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2025‑26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 40 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.3 |
| NHL Totals | 1524 | 264 | 659 | 923 | 867 | 21 | 88 | 3 | 45 | 6.4 | |||
| AHL Totals | 74 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 59 | -12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | |||
| OHL Totals | 68 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002‑03 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004‑05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2012‑13 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2013‑14 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2015‑16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 30 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2016‑17 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2018‑19 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 33 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2022‑23 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 37 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2023‑24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 38 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2024‑25 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 39 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| NHL Totals | 135 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 117 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |||
| OHL Totals | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada - U20 World Championship 2004 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - World Championship 2008 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Team Canada - World Championship 2010 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Canada - World Championship 2011 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| Team Canada - World Championship 2015 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Team Canada - World Cup 2016 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 33 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| World Cup Totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2003 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U20 Men Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team Lidstrom | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | Team Foligno | NHL | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2016 | Team Pacific | NHL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Team Pacific | NHL | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2018 | Team Pacific | NHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2019 | Team Pacific | NHL | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.6 |