San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns took home the Norris Trophy on Wednesday night as the NHL's top rearguard of the 2016-17 campaign.

Burns is coming off one of the more impressive offensive seasons by a defenseman in recent memory, leading the NHL in scoring by a blue-liner with 76 points - good enough for ninth-best in the league.

Last year's winner, the Ottawa Senators' Erik Karlsson, and the Tampa Bay Lightning's Victor Hedman were the other two nominees for the trophy.

Burns, 32, picks up the first Norris Trophy of his 13-year career.

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