Burns paces Sharks to another road win

The San Jose Sharks remain road warriors.

The club won its 14th game away from home Monday (most in the Western Conference), taking down the Calgary Flames 5-4. San Jose's 30 points (14-6-2) on the road are second in the NHL to the Washington Capitals' 34.

And they couldn't have done it without Brent Burns. The defenseman - and his beard - had a goal and an assist, extending his point streak to a career-high seven games. He has six goals and five assists during the run, and is first among blue-liners in the league with 18 goals.

He's making Sharks history, in the process:

.@Burnzie88 is 1st d-man in @SanJoseSharks history to score 18 goals in 1st 40 team games of a season. @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/27gwS4624b

- NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 12, 2016

Burns also became the first defenseman since Flames legend Al MacInnis in 1990-91 to score 18 goals in his team's first 40 games of the season.

Five different Sharks scored Monday, including Logan Couture, who netted his first of the season on a whacky deflection. Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist.

The Flames lost their second straight, and it was a disappointing defeat, considering they outshot San Jose 35-18. Karri Ramo, excellent of late, had a night to forget in goal, making only 13 saves.

After a goalless December, Sam Bennett finally found the back of the net, scoring his sixth of the season. Mikael Backlund and Johnny Gaudreau had two assists, while Micheal Ferland had a goal and an assist.

"It's a big weight off my shoulders," Bennett said about this tally. "Bittersweet since we didn't get the win."

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