Brent Burns

Puck-moving from the back end has defined Brent Burns's tracked game since 2019-20 — he's set up nearly three times as many goals as he's scored himself, an assist-heavy mix good for 1.45 points per 60 across 602 games with Carolina, San Jose and Colorado. He's also logged some of the heaviest minutes in our data, 23.6 a game, while working regular penalty-kill duty and blocking 3.14 shots per 60 over that span. He now plays for the Wild.