Burns Logs a Plain Night in Colorado's Win Over Toronto
The Avalanche pile up six at Scotiabank Arena while their blueliner finishes on the wrong side of the ledger.
Brent Burns had a quiet night in a 6-3 Colorado win over the Maple Leafs. The defenceman finished with no points and a minus one rating.
He played 16:11 over 21 shifts, eighth among the Avalanche skaters and fifth among their six defencemen. He put one shot on goal and had three shot attempts, all at even strength. He recorded no hits, no blocked shots, no takeaways and no giveaways.
That fits his season so far. Through 19 games he has six assists, no goals and a minus two rating, and he averages 16.4 minutes. Tonight he did not add to the assist total.
Colorado did the scoring without him. The Avalanche improved to 10-6-2, and Burns was a minor part of a road win that eased some of the doubts about their play away from home.