San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson is having the best season of his career, at least statistically.
Karlsson scored his 20th goal of the season at the 10:23 mark of the first period Thursday against the St. Louis Blues, giving him his 83rd point of the year, one more than his previous career-best of 82 set during the 2015-16 season when he was with the Ottawa Senators.
Karlsson’s 83 points are now tied for second-most in NHL history by a defenseman age 32 or older. Ray Bourque had 91 in his age-33 season in 1993-94, and Burns was 34 when he finished his 83-point season. Thursday was Burns’ 38th birthday. Karlsson has averaged better than a point per game in each of the last four months, and came into Thursday with five points, all assists, in four games in March.
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