Brent Burns with a goal and assist in win over Golden Knights

Brent Burns (D - CAR)

Brent Burns provided an assist on Joe Pavelski's face goal as well as scoring his own to put the Sharks up 2-0 in the second period against Vegas. San Jose would go on to win 5-2 to take a 1-0 series lead.

Fantasy Impact
Burns continues to play a key role in San Jose's playoff success, accounting for 43 points since 2012. He also ended the night with a plus-one rating as well. If San Jose is going to make a deep playoff run this year, Burns is going to have to play a big role to accomplish it.