Burns goes Wild
January 15th, 2009

Defensemen aren't known for scoring goals, but that is exactly what Minnesota's Brent Burns did in crunch time during the 2007 season. What did Burns do?

Answer: Burns scored overtime goals in back-to-back games in March of 2007. Burns' consecutive overtime goals marked the first time since 2003 that an NHL defense notched overtime goals in consecutive games.