Brent Burns
Colorado Avalanche · D · #84- HT
- 6'5"
- WT
- 228 lb
- Age
- 41
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Barrie, CAN
- Draft
- 2003 MIN · R1 #20
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 16h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1311 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$1.00M
cap hit
$5.10M
Alpha-market value
A+
Massive surplus value (+$4.1M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brent Burns | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 82 GP | $1.00M | $5.10M | A++$4.1M | this player |
 Jordan Spence | 70 | Steady Blueliner | 31 P · 73 GP | $1.50M | $4.79M | A+$3.3M | 88% |
 Tony DeAngelo | 68 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 76 GP | $1.75M | $4.20M | A+$2.4M | 82% |
 Shea Theodore | 75 | Steady Blueliner | 39 P · 70 GP | $7.42M | $6.40M | D−$1.0M | 79% |
 Vladislav Gavrikov | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 82 GP | $7.00M | $5.10M | D−$1.9M | 79% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Brock Nelson · 7 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Brent’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 03-30
0G 0A · 3 shots · 16:43 TOI
vs VAN
2P
1G 1A
vs VAN 04-01
1G 1A · 1 shots · 19:09 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-04
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:16 TOI
vs STL
2P
1G 1A
vs STL 04-05
1G 1A · 3 shots · 17:59 TOI
@ STL
0P
0G 0A
@ STL 04-07
0G 0A · 3 shots · 19:14 TOI
vs CGY
1P
0G 1A
vs CGY 04-09
0G 1A · 3 shots · 18:34 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:52 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 04-13
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:40 TOI
@ CGY
0P
0G 0A
@ CGY 04-14
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:29 TOI
vs SEA
1P
0G 1A
vs SEA 04-16
0G 1A · 1 shots · 17:14 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the left point - 7 of 12 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 37 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 91 blocks · 12 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Minnesota Wild | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -10 |
| 2005-06 | Minnesota Wild | 72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 |
| 2006-07 | Minnesota Wild | 77 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 |
| 2007-08 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | Minnesota Wild | 59 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -7 |
| 2009-10 | Minnesota Wild | 47 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -15 |
| 2010-11 | Minnesota Wild | 80 | 17 | 29 | 46 | -10 |
| 2011-12 | San Jose Sharks | 81 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | San Jose Sharks | 30 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | San Jose Sharks | 69 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 26 |
| 2014-15 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 17 | 43 | 60 | -9 |
| 2015-16 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 27 | 48 | 75 | -5 |
| 2016-17 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 19 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 12 | 55 | 67 | -16 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 12 | 33 | 45 | -22 |
| 2020-21 | San Jose Sharks | 56 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -13 |
| 2021-22 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 10 | 44 | 54 | -15 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 33 |
| Career | 4 teams | 1579 | 273 | 672 | 945 | 43 |