ST. PAUL, Minn. -- With a season unlike any other in Sharks' franchise history, Brent Burns has put his name in the mix for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman.
He may have cemented his chance to be a finalist during an overtime period earlier on this brief road trip when he hardly came off the ice. Burns had three shots on net, three other attempts blocked and played more than four minutes of Saturday's five-minute overtime against the Nashville Predators. The Sharks didn't score, but Burns stayed out there for the entire two-minute power play that he helped create.