CenterRetired·Third-Line Forward

Joe Thornton

Born July 2, 1979 · London, CAN

Draft 1997 · BOS round 1 #1

PTS

Career

430G 1109A 1539P

Bio

Position: Center
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 220 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #19

Drafted 1997 by BOS · Round 1, #1 overall

69OVR

Depth

Third-Line Forward

Scoring24

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking16

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production19

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play17

Power play points contribution

Skating22

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting94

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

34 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.29

current rate

Goals/Game

0.15

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

19.2%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.70

2018–19

0.44

2019–20

0.45

2020–21

0.92

2020–21

0.29

2021–22

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.08

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	A	P	S	+/-	GS
2022-05-23	TBL	0	0	0	-1	-0.15
2022-04-29	MTL	0	0	1	-2	-0.22
2022-04-28	OTT	0	0	2	0	0.15
2022-04-26	BOS	0	0	0	-1	-0.15
2022-04-21	DET	1	1	0	1	0.75

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 34 GP · confidence 41%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.15 · 24 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.15 · 20 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.29 · 24 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 1714
Goals: 430
Assists: 1109
Points: 1539
+/-: 182
PIM: 1272
Shots: 3068

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 187
Goals: 32
Assists: 102
Points: 134
+/-: -36
PIM: 134
Shots: 360

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2021–22	Florida Panthers	34	5	5	10	-10
2020–21	Toronto Maple Leafs	44	5	15	20	6
2020–21	Davos	12	5	6	11	0
2019–20	San Jose Sharks	70	7	24	31	-19
2018–19	San Jose Sharks	73	16	35	51	8
2017–18	San Jose Sharks	47	13	23	36	-9
2016–17	San Jose Sharks	79	7	43	50	7
2016–17	Canada	6	1	1	2	2
2015–16	San Jose Sharks	82	19	63	82	25
2014–15	San Jose Sharks	78	16	49	65	-4
2013–14	San Jose Sharks	82	11	65	76	20
2012–13	San Jose Sharks	48	7	33	40	6
2012–13	Davos	33	12	24	36
2011–12	San Jose Sharks	82	18	59	77	17
2010–11	San Jose Sharks	80	21	49	70	4
2009–10	San Jose Sharks	79	20	69	89	17
2009–10	Canada	7	1	1	2
2008–09	San Jose Sharks	82	25	61	86	16
2007–08	San Jose Sharks	82	29	67	96	18
2006–07	San Jose Sharks	82	22	92	114	24
2005–06	Boston Bruins	23	9	24	33	0
2005–06	San Jose Sharks	58	20	72	92	31
2005–06	Canada	6	1	2	3
2004–05	Davos	40	10	44	54
2004–05	Canada	9	6	10	16
2003–04	Boston Bruins	77	23	50	73	18
2002–03	Boston Bruins	77	36	65	101	12
2001–02	Boston Bruins	66	22	46	68	7
2000–01	Boston Bruins	72	37	34	71	-4
2000–01	Canada	6	1	1	2
1999–00	Boston Bruins	81	23	37	60	-5
1998–99	Boston Bruins	81	16	25	41	3
1997–98	Boston Bruins	55	3	4	7	-6
1996–97	Sault Ste. Marie	59	41	81	122
1996–97	Canada	7	2	2	4
1995–96	Sault Ste. Marie	66	30	46	76
1995–96	Canada	5	5	6	11
1994–95	St. Thomas	50	40	64	104
1993–94	Elgin	67	83	85	168
1993–94	St. Thomas	6	2	6	8