Joe Thornton reaches a milestone !
Joe Thornton(
) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a feed by Evgeny Malkin. The coach gave me a chance to play, and I'm just trying to show him he made the right decision, he commented to the media.
A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 797 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 509 assists along with 959 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 48 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 32+28=60 with 68 PIM.
