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San Jose Sharks star Joe Thornton hit the 1,000-assist mark on Monday night, getting the helper on Joe Pavelski’s empty-net goal with 26 seconds left in a win over the Winnipeg Jets. “I’ve been able to play with some great scorers,” said Thornton. Joe Thornton is a Hall of Famer. Continue to Article

March 08, 2017 5:00:pm EST

Joe Thornton is known for dishing out assists on the ice. Thornton picked up his 1,000th assist when he got a helper in the San Jose Sharks' 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Joe Pavelski scored an empty-net goal with 26 seconds left for a 3-1 lead, with Marc-Edouard Vlasic picking up the first assist and Thornton the second. Continue to Article

March 07, 2017 1:00:am EST

March 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Hockey League games: Stars 4, Capitals 2 Kari Lehtonen made a season-high 42 saves, Patrick Sharp had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars held on to defeat the Capitals 4-2 on Monday night, snapping Washington's 15-game home winning streak. Dallas' Devin Shore scored in the game's second minute, and Radek Faksa and Jason Spezza added goals early in the second period to make it 3-0. Washington closed within 3-2 before Sharp's length-of-the-ice empty-netter with 1:18 left sealed it. ... Continue to Article

March 07, 2017 12:14:am EST

No. 1 Star: Antti Raanta, New York Rangers Continue to Article

March 06, 2017 11:27:pm EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- ��� Even if Dallas Stars players didn't know how much they've dominated the Capitals lately, they were well aware of Washington's home winning streak. "Yeah," forward Patrick Sharp said. Behind 42 saves from goaltender Kari Lehtonen, the Stars beat the Capitals 4-2 Monday night to snap that home winning streak at 15 and home point streak at 17. Continue to Article

March 06, 2017 11:20:pm EST