NHL Shockwave: Blackhawks Land Burakovsky in Surprising Kraken Deal for Veleno—What’s Next?
Burakovsky, 30, registered 37 points (10G, 27A) in 79 regular-season games with Seattle last season. The forward ranked fourth on the kraken with 27 assists during the 2024-25 campaign, while he finished tied for eighth in points (37) and 10th in goals (10).
The native of Klagenfurt, Austria has appeared in 696 career regular-season NHL games, earning 387 career points (153G, 234A) over 11 seasons with Washington, Colorado and Seattle. Buraskovsky is one of only 10 Austrian-born players to ever play in the NHL, while he currently ranks second among those players in games played, points and assists. The forward has also recorded 47 points (20G, 27A) in 93 career postseason games. He has made eight trips to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in his career, winning the Stanley Cup twice with Washington (2018) and Colorado (2022).
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