Brent Burns Keeps It Simple in Colorado Loss

Brent Burns delivered a quiet, low-touch night in Colorado’s overtime loss.

He logged 14:22 of ice time over 18 shifts, ranking 13th among 18 skaters and 5th of 7 defencemen, and finished with no points. All his on-ice production came at even strength: one shot on goal (on three shot attempts), one hit and one blocked shot; he also had two giveaways and two penalty minutes, and was even at the whistle (plus-minus 0).

This game’s ice time was below his season average of 16.6 minutes per game; through seven games Burns has 3 assists for 3 points, 10 shots and a minus 1 rating. Colorado lost 3-2 in overtime.