Brent Burns Chips In in Tight Road Loss

Brent Burns helped keep Colorado competitive with a one-assist night in a 3-2 loss at Winnipeg. He played 17:28 and took 21 shifts, finishing seventh among Avalanche skaters for ice time and fourth among the six defencemen. Burns’ production came entirely at even strength: 0 even-strength goals and 1 even-strength assist, with 2 shots on goal and 4 shot attempts. He recorded 1 blocked shot, 0 hits, 0 takeaways and 0 giveaways, and was a minus-one on the scoresheet.

Through three games this season Burns has 2 assists for 2 points, with 4 shots and a team on-ice expected-goals share of 51.4%; his season average ice time is 15.3 minutes per game, so tonight’s 17:28 was above that mark. In a one-goal game the assist and defensive contributions were part of Colorado’s effort, but they came up short in Winnipeg’s comeback.