DENVER -- Brent Burns may be on the verge of his 1,500th NHL game, but in some ways he doesn’t feel as though he’s had so long of a career.

“It's probably like raising kids a little bit. They say like every day feels like it's 10 years, but 10 years goes in the blink of an eye too,” the Colorado Avalanche defenseman said Friday. “I definitely feel like I just started, but also at the same time, it's been a long grind too.”

Burns, whose career has spanned 22 seasons and four teams, is set to become the 23rd player and eighth defenseman in NHL history, as well as the only active player, to reach the milestone when the Avalanche host the Dallas Stars on Saturday (9 p.m. ET; Victory+, KTVD, ALT).

The other seven defensemen are Zdeno Chara (1,680), Chris Chelios (1,651), Scott Steven

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