Sharks' Burns gets record-setting goal back on 2nd scoring change
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Brent Burns can celebrate after all.
The San Jose Sharks defenseman set the franchise record for goals in a season by a blue-liner thanks to a scoring change Wednesday afternoon, nearly two days after having the goal taken away.
An official goal scoring change from 3/28, now awards @Burnzie88 a 27th goal, most in #SJSharks history from a d-man pic.twitter.com/Q2bcgMvavw
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 30, 2016
Burns was initially credited with a goal in the second period of a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
It was later given to Joe Pavelski, nullifying Burns' achievement until Wednesday's decision to restore the original decision.
The lesson here: Always trust your instincts.
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