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Shawn Thornton

#22 · Left wing · Florida Panthers

Born Jul 23, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 217 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 190th overall in 1997 by TOR (round 7)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tim Brent TOR · 20 P in 79 GP Jay McClement COL · 20 P in 80 GP Cody McCormick BUF · 20 P in 81 GP Samuel Pahlsson CBJ · 20 P in 82 GP Alexander Burmistrov ATL · 20 P in 74 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

051015202002-03: 2 points202-032003-04: 1 points103-042005-06: 0 points005-062006-07: 9 points906-072007-08: 7 points707-082008-09: 11 points1108-092009-10: 10 points1009-102010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 13 points1311-122012-13: 7 points712-132013-14: 8 points813-142014-15: 5 points514-152015-16: 5 points515-162016-17: 4 points416-17

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 CHI 13 1 1 2 -4 31 15 2 0.15
2003-04 CHI 8 1 0 1 2 23 14 8 0.13
2005-06 CHI 10 0 0 0 -5 16 16 6 0.00
2006-07 ANA 48 2 7 9 3 88 60 49 0.19
2007-08 BOS 58 4 3 7 -1 74 65 67 0.12 $517K
2008-09 BOS 79 6 5 11 -2 123 136 114 0.14 $517K
2009-10 BOS 74 1 9 10 -9 141 119 110 0.14 $517K
2010-11 BOS 79 10 10 20 8 122 151 141 0.25 $813K
2011-12 BOS 81 5 8 13 -7 154 114 91 0.16 $813K
2012-13 BOS 45 3 4 7 1 60 55 77 0.16 $1.1M
2013-14 BOS 64 5 3 8 3 74 93 111 0.13 $1.1M
2014-15 FLA 46 1 4 5 -13 50 53 93 0.11 $1.2M
2015-16 FLA 50 1 4 5 -2 80 58 73 0.10 $1.2M
2016-17 FLA 50 2 2 4 -7 67 42 52 0.08 $600K
14 seasons Career 705 42 60 102 -33 1103 991 994 0.14

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 ANA 15 0 0 0 -3 19 5 6 0.00
2007-08 BOS 7 0 0 0 0 6 15 9 0.00
2008-09 BOS 10 1 0 1 0 6 14 23 0.10
2009-10 BOS 12 0 0 0 -4 4 9 15 0.00
2010-11 BOS 18 0 1 1 -1 24 20 44 0.06
2011-12 BOS 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 0.00
2012-13 BOS 22 0 4 4 3 18 26 55 0.18
2013-14 BOS 12 0 1 1 -2 4 16 40 0.08
2015-16 FLA 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 105 1 6 7 -7 83 116 218 0.07

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 10 10 20 8 122 151 141 0.25 6.6 10:05

Contract

$813KCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$41KCap dollars per point20 points in 79 games
$763KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.1 goals above replacement
$950KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$138KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $813K
2011-12 $813K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2016-17 to 2016-17 $600K
2012-13 to 2015-16 $1.1M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $813K
2007-08 to 2009-10 $517K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2010-11 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.1Goals above replacement421st of 672 skaters, 301st of 439 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.7 35th percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 53rd percentilePower play-0.1 33rd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 21st percentilePenalties-0.2 30th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-4-3-2-10122010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

48.1Corsi for %709 attempts for, 765 against
-3.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.6Expected goals for %27.4 expected for, 30.1 against
-1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.1Goals for %26 for, 18 against
102.1PDO6.3% shooting + 95.8% saves
232Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Shawn Thornton · Gregory Campbell · Brad Marchand42264:4050.246.67-5
Shawn Thornton · Gregory Campbell · Daniel Paille33214:5647.650.810-7
Shawn Thornton · Gregory Campbell · Tyler Seguin846:2248.335.50-1
Shawn Thornton · Daniel Paille · Tyler Seguin944:5053.950.22-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.0Expected goalsfrom 193 unblocked attempts
+1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes45th
Shot quality 4.7% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +1.0 goals above expected64thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246810Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 10Expected 9.0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:54
Apr 9, 2011 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:32
Apr 6, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:26
Mar 29, 2011 vs CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 02:36
Mar 27, 2011 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 10:57
Mar 26, 2011 vs NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:11
Mar 24, 2011 vs MTL W 7-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 10:15
Mar 22, 2011 vs NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 08:51
Mar 19, 2011 @ TOR L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 10:31
Mar 17, 2011 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:08
Mar 15, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10:55
Mar 11, 2011 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:10
Mar 10, 2011 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 07:31
Mar 8, 2011 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:40
Mar 5, 2011 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 09:06
Mar 3, 2011 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 10 0 4 08:51
Mar 1, 2011 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:46
Feb 27, 2011 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 07:53
Feb 26, 2011 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:56
Feb 22, 2011 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:52
Feb 18, 2011 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 10:19
Feb 17, 2011 @ NYI W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 13:11
Feb 15, 2011 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:40
Feb 13, 2011 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:25
Feb 11, 2011 vs DET L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11:05
Feb 9, 2011 vs MTL W 8-6 0 0 0 -1 17 2 1 07:59
Feb 5, 2011 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:58
Feb 3, 2011 vs DAL W 6-3 1 0 1 1 5 3 2 08:27
Feb 1, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 10:47
Jan 26, 2011 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 09:11
Jan 24, 2011 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 7 3 4 12:46
Jan 22, 2011 @ COL W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:22
Jan 20, 2011 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 10:35
Jan 18, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:03
Jan 17, 2011 vs CAR W 7-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 10:29
Jan 15, 2011 vs PIT L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 10:10
Jan 13, 2011 vs PHI W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 5 1 1 06:00
Jan 11, 2011 vs OTT W 6-0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 13:50
Jan 10, 2011 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:58
Jan 8, 2011 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 12:22
Jan 6, 2011 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 10:41
Jan 3, 2011 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:31
Jan 1, 2011 @ BUF L 6-7 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 10:26
Dec 30, 2010 @ ATL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:26
Dec 28, 2010 @ TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 08:11
Dec 27, 2010 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 11:15
Dec 23, 2010 vs ATL W 4-1 2 0 2 2 5 2 1 11:12
Dec 20, 2010 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 07:45
Dec 18, 2010 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10:24
Dec 16, 2010 @ MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 07:01
Dec 15, 2010 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 3 11:56
Dec 11, 2010 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:18
Dec 9, 2010 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 12:44
Dec 7, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:27
Dec 4, 2010 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 11:07
Dec 2, 2010 vs TBL W 8-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 13:14
Dec 1, 2010 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 07:06
Nov 28, 2010 @ ATL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 09:12
Nov 26, 2010 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:14
Nov 24, 2010 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:56
Nov 22, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 10:53
Nov 20, 2010 vs LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 11:40
Nov 18, 2010 vs FLA W 4-0 1 0 1 1 5 3 3 09:57
Nov 17, 2010 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:35
Nov 15, 2010 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:14
Nov 13, 2010 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 09:28
Nov 11, 2010 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 10:50
Nov 10, 2010 @ PIT W 7-4 1 0 1 0 5 3 0 12:49
Nov 6, 2010 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:12
Nov 5, 2010 @ WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 10:11
Nov 3, 2010 @ BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 07:12
Oct 30, 2010 @ OTT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:44
Oct 28, 2010 vs TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 07:53
Oct 23, 2010 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 06:53
Oct 21, 2010 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 10:21
Oct 19, 2010 @ WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:53
Oct 16, 2010 @ NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 11:02
Oct 10, 2010 @ PHX W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 13:58
Oct 9, 2010 vs PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 08:54