Burns Blocks One, Fires Twice in Avalanche Overtime Loss
Colorado's blueliner finishes minus one as Ottawa takes the extra frame 4-3 at home.
Brent Burns had a quiet night on the Colorado blue line in a 4-3 overtime loss at Ottawa. He finished with no points and a minus one rating.
He played 17:21 over 22 shifts, eighth among the 18 Avalanche skaters and fourth among their six defencemen. He put two shots on goal, with seven shot attempts in all, all at even strength. He added one hit and one blocked shot, and gave the puck away once.
That fits his season. Through 20 games he has six assists, no goals and a minus three rating, averaging 16.4 minutes. Tonight's ice time was a little above that average, and the production was the same: nothing on the scoresheet.
Colorado and Ottawa both entered at 11-6-2, and the Senators took the extra point. Burns was part of the loss, not a driver of the story.