Topic: Joe Thornton

Sharks sign captain Joe Thornton to 3-year contract extensionThe San Jose Sharks have signed captain Joe Thornton to a $21 million, three-year contract extension.The team announced Saturday the deal to keep its top player under contract through 2013-14. Thornton was recently named ...

Sharks beat Blue Jackets 3-2

Logan Couture scores on power play in third, Sharks beat Blue Jackets 3-2 in season openerLogan Couture scored on a power play midway through the third period to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Friday night ...
San Jose Sharks rally to beat Adler Mannheim 3-2 in shootoutDan Boyle and Ryane Clowe scored in the shootout to send the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over Adler Mannheim on Saturday.Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi had third-period goals for ...
Chicago's Bolland using defense to check Sharks, who trail 0-2 in Western Conference finalsDave Bolland has turned into a real bother for the San Jose Sharks.The pesky Blackhawks center has been making it difficult for San Jose's top line. Star center Joe ...
After being carried in first round, Sharks' top line leads team into second roundWhen the San Jose Sharks won their first-round playoff series it was in spite of the lackluster performance from Joe Thornton and the rest of his gold medal line."No ...

Sharks savor return to Western Conference finals

The San Jose Sharks are savoring their return to the National Hockey League' Western Conference finals, after five seasons of play-off disappointment."It feels good," Joe Thornton said after the Sharks beat Detroit 2-1 to eliminate the Detroit Red Wings four games to ...
Marleau, Thornton team up to help Sharks knock out Red Wings with 2-1 victory in Game 5Patrick Marleau scored the tiebreaking goal 6:59 into the third period and the San Jose Sharks eliminated the two-time defending Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings ...

Sharks bare teeth to shake off "underachiever" tag

DETROIT (Reuters) - San Jose took a 3-0 series lead over Detroit on Tuesday but getting points from a Sharks top line that has been less than predatory in the playoffs will likely prove key to their Stanley Cup hopes.The Sharks still ...
Pavelski scores twice, Thornton gets winner as Sharks beat Red Wings 4-3 in Game 2A third-period comeback, a broken stick that leads to the winning goal. This seemed to be just the type of playoff game the San Jose Sharks would lose ...
High-scoring postseason transforms Sharks forward from Little Joe to Big PavelskiJoe Pavelski entered the postseason for the San Jose Sharks with the nickname "Little Joe," which made sense considering he played on the same team as Jumbo Joe Thornton.With seven goals in ...