Overview
- Burns owns the league’s longest active Iron Man run at 927 straight games, a streak that began in November 2013 and ranks fourth all time.
- He joined Colorado on a one-year deal in the offseason as he chases his first Stanley Cup late in a 22-year career.
- Coaches have deployed him on the second defense pair, to quarterback the second power-play unit, and on the penalty kill, averaging about 21 minutes early this season.
- He entered the milestone game with 261 goals, 649 assists and 910 points across stints with Minnesota, San Jose, Carolina and Colorado.
- The NHL highlighted the achievement with a league post, as Avalanche teammates pointed to his rigorous routine—famously represented by a heavy, well-traveled backpack.