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Brent Burns gets the Avalanche on the board first with a nice goal vs. the Red Wings. (0:43)
I will never forget Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice raising the Stanley Cup for the first time.
A coach in the NHL since 1995 when he took his first bench boss gig with the Hartford Whalers at the age of 28, Maurice finally captured Lord Stanley's Mug in 2024. The most beautiful trophy in sports was passed to him mid-interview; he paused what he was saying, grabbed the Cup and lifted it, delivering one of the longest and most satisfying exhales in sports history.
Even if you weren't a Panthers fan, in that moment you were thrilled for Maurice — a guy who devoted his life to hockey and finally achieved his dreams.
Brent Burns passes Bobby Orr on list of goals by NHL defensemen
Brent Burns now holds seventh place on the list of goals by defensemen. Steph Chambers / Getty Images
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns scored the 271st goal of his career Monday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, passing Bobby Orr for seventh place on the list of most goals by an NHL defenseman.
The goal came with 5:39 remaining in the first period, on a shot from the blue line that beat Penguins goalie Arturs Silovs, with assists from Gavin Brindley and Josh Manson.
Burns caught Orr with longevity, taking 1,563 games to pass the total Orr set in only 657 games. Burns is now 17 goals behind Larry Murphy for sixth place among blueliners and 39 behind Denis Potvin for fifth place. Ray Bourque holds the record with 410 goals.
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Avalanche’s Brent Burns is closing in on more NHL ironman milestones
SEATTLE — Brent Burns may soon be the NHL’s all-time Ironman, but he is not indestructible.
Case in point: Burns got hurt earlier this season. Like, actually hurt. Not just a “nicked up” situation.
The Colorado Avalanche kept it private because that’s what NHL teams do with sensitive information whenever they can. And Burns kept on playing, because that’s what he does.
“Our medical guys were like, ‘This is a couple weeks injury,’ ” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “He was like, ‘I’m playing next game.’ That’s just his mentality.”
Burns, who turned 41 years old Monday, played in his 989th consecutive game Thursday night, helping the Avs roll past the Seattle Kraken. That ties Keith Yandle for the second-longest ironman streak in NHL history.
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