Sharks' Thornton Nets Goal In Loss: Joe Thornton scored the Sharks' only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Blues on Saturday night. The loss eliminated the Sharks from the playoffs. (Updated 04/21/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
He had points in the Sharks' final three games but it wasn't enough to lift his team to victory. He finishes the postseason with two goals and three assists in five games. (Updated 04/21/2012).
04/17/2012 01:35 Blues withstand late rally, beat Sharks
Andy McDonald scored one goal and set up another in the second period to help the St. Louis Blues regain home-ice advantage in their first-round series against San Jose by beating the Sharks 4-3 in Game 3 on Monday night.
04/11/2012 10:34 Neutral Zone Wrap: Preparing for playoff pools
If you're in a Fantasy Hockey playoff pool, Evan Berofsky has some advice for you in his latest edition of Neutral Zone Wrap.
04/10/2012 00:20 Playoff preview: (2) St. Louis vs. (7) San Jose
Before the season I tell you the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues are going to meet in the first round of the playoffs as the second and seventh seeds, almost everybody would assume the higher seed would be the Sharks. Not this time.
04/09/2012 16:32 Playoff Special: Postseason power play projections
The NHL is transitioning into postseason mode and if your Fantasy league is headed in that direction, Mark McLarney says you need to watch those power plays.
04/06/2012 02:20 Sharks win shootout, tighten Pacific race
Joe Pavelski scored the only shootout goal, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Kings 6-5 on Thursday night to pull even with Los Angeles atop the Pacific Division with two days left in the regular season.
The Sharks swam away from the past regular season with six forwards having notched 50 points or more. And while the casual hockey fan could have expected Thornton (21 G, 49 A) to be in that mix, those point totals actually represent the captain's lowest output in six seasons as a Shark. To be fair, the bulky center seemed to have more of his focus on the defensive aspect of the game, as he was tops in the NHL with 114 takeaways. During the playoffs, Thornton morphed back to Jumbo Joe and went on to record three goals and 14 assists in 18 contests, a career-high mark for the skilled passer. He's a safe pick in the early rounds of most fantasy drafts, and should fall within the 70-80 point range with another full schedule on tap. (Updated 10/4/11)
