Joe Thornton records career point 1,300 with perfect pass
"Jumbo Joe" reached a rather large milestone Tuesday night.
Joe Thornton, the veteran San Jose Sharks center, recorded the 1,300th point of his career exactly how you'd expect: with a perfect feed.
With a perfect cross-ice pass, Joe Thornton earns career point number 1,300.
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— NHL (@NHL) January 27, 2016
You're welcome, Joe Pavelski.
The helper was Thornton's second of the game and he becomes only the 32nd player in NHL history to record 1,300 or more points. A whopping 933 have come on assists.
Via @EliasSports: Joe Thornton (@SanJoseSharks) has 215 career multi-assist games, second among active players behind Jaromir Jagr (255).
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 27, 2016
The Sharks destroyed the Colorado Avalanche 6-1, and are on an impressive run heading into the All-Star break: they're 8-0-2 in their last 10 games.
Thornton, meanwhile, will continue his way up the all-time points ladder:
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Brendan Shanahan | 1354 |
| 26 | Guy Lafleur | 1353 |
| 27 | Mats Sundin | 1349 |
| 28 | Dave Andreychuk | 1338 |
| 29 | Denis Savard | 1338 |
| 30 | Mike Gartner | 1335 |
| 31 | Pierre Turgeon | 1327 |
| 32 | Gilbert Perreault | 1326 |
| 33 | Joe Thornton | 1300 |
You are nothing but the company you keep. Mr. Thornton is grouped among some of hockey's best, where he surely belongs.