{"id":253076,"date":"2025-10-31T20:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/253076\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T20:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:47:09","slug":"avalanches-brent-burns-continues-incredible-nhl-consecutive-games-played-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/253076\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche’s Brent Burns continues incredible NHL consecutive games played streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keep punching in.<\/p>\n

That’s what Brent Burns has done, year after year after year.<\/p>\n

The star defenseman is 40 years old now, and he hasn’t missed a game in more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Now with the Colorado Avalanche<\/a>, Burns is out there again on Friday in Vegas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s the 937th consecutive game played by Burns. The Vegas broadcast reported that if Burns plays for the rest of the season, he’ll have the second-longest streak ever behind just Phil Kessel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The last time Burns missed a game was the 2013-14 season.<\/p>\n

Since then, he’s played eight spotless seasons with the San Jose Sharks<\/a> (including two shortened because of COVID-19).<\/p>\n

After that, Burns went to the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> for three seasons in which he didn’t miss a single game.<\/p>\n

And now Burns has been out there every night for the Avs so far.<\/p>\n

All told, Burns has played 1,508 games across 22 NHL seasons. He has 261 goals and 654 assists for 915 points.<\/p>\n

Burns has also blocked 1,735 shots and recorded 1,394 hits in his career.<\/p>\n

Burns still has his signature beard and his signature 6-foot-5 sturdy frame. He’s still a massive presence.<\/p>\n

And you can bet on him being out there on the ice each and every night that his team has a game. It’s what he does.<\/p>\n

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