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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Generates assist
Brent Burns logged an assist, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rangers in Game 4.Burns has three helpers over his last five contests. Through nine playoff outings, the veteran defenseman has produced four points, 22 shots on net, 15 blocks, six hits and a plus-5 rating. The 39-year-old remains on the top pairing and still sees a healthy amount of power-play time despite an increased role their for Brady Skjei.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Puts up helper in loss
Brent Burns logged an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers in Game 1.Burns has a helper in consecutive contests, and he's up to three points through six playoff contests. The 39-year-old defenseman has added 12 shots on net, 11 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating this postseason. He's still taking on massive minutes in a top-four role, so Burns should be capable of adding respectable scoring numbers during the playoffs.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Opens scoring in Game 3
Brent Burns scored a goal on his lone shot in Thursday's 3-2 Game 3 win over the IslandersBurns opened the scoring 4:48 into the first period, firing a puck from the point that glanced off an Islanders' defender and past Ilya Sorokin. It's the first point of the postseason for Burns, whose last goal came March 10. The 39-year-old blueliner had 10 goals and 33 points in 82 regular-season games.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Snags power-play helper
Brent Burns logged a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.Burns set up the second of Seth Jarvis' two goals in the third period, which was the game-winner. Burns has slowed down on offense lately with just two helpers over his last nine outings. The 39-year-old is on track for another ironman campaign with 10 goals, 31 assists, 19 power-play points, 185 shots on net, 87 blocked shots and a plus-20 rating through 81 appearances. Assuming Burns plays Tuesday in Columbus, he will complete a 10th straight season without missing a game.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Chips in on PP Friday
Brent Burns notched a power-play assist on six shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.With 40 points (10 goals, 30 assists) in 77 games, Burns' offensive production has regressed badly following the 61 points he produced last season. He continues to see solid minutes as part of the Canes' top defensive unit (21:40 average TOI, including 2:39 on the power play), but the 38-year-old defender isn't capable of producing the 70-plus point seasons he did back in his heyday. Manage your expectations accordingly.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Two helpers Saturday
Brent Burns recorded a pair of assists, two hits, a blocked shot and one shot on goal in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Maple Leafs.Now with just 35 points in 67 games, Burns is having an off-year following his 61-point season in 2022-23. It may be that Father Time has finally caught up with the 38-year-old blueliner, who is now in his 19th NHL season. For now, he continues to see healthy minutes with an average TOI of 21:48, although this represents a decline from his previous two seasons (23:13 and 26:08, respectively).
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Strikes on power play
Brent Burns scored a power-play goal in Monday's 6-3 win over the Blackhawks.Burns had gone 15 games without a goal and four contests without a point before tallying in the third period Monday. The 38-year-old defenseman hasn't had the same level of scoring dominance this year as he's had in past years -- he's at nine goals and 31 points through 55 outings. Burns has added 135 shots on net, 51 blocked shots and a plus-15 rating, and while his offense is down, he's still seeing top-four minutes.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Two helpers in Thursday's win
Brent Burns delivered two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.The veteran blueliner had a hand in a Martin Necas tally in the first period and a Michael Bunting strike in the second. Burns has found the scoresheet in three straight games, and since the calendar flipped to 2024 he's produced two goals and 11 points in 13 games, with half of that offense (one goal and five helpers) coming on the power play.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Registers PP helper Saturday
Brent Burns generated a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Coyotes.Burns is now up to 27 points (8G, 19A) in 48 games, putting him on pace for about a 45-point season. The days of getting 70-80 points out of Burns are gone, but he's still a decent blueliner for fantasy purposes. He's currently averaging about 21 minutes per game skating on the Canes' top defensive pairing opposite Jaccob Slavin.
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Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Three-point night Friday
Brent Burns scored two goals, one on the power play, and added a power-play assist in Friday's 6-2 win over the Capitals.The veteran blueliner kicked off a comeback from a 2-0 deficit early in the second period, sneaking in off the point and tapping home a slick feed from Andrei Svechnikov. Burns flipped the switch after Christmas -- he has three multi-point performances in the last five games, racking up three goals and nine points over that stretch, to break out of a slump that had seen him manage just two helpers over his prior 11 contests.
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