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Joe Thornton

#19 · Centre · Florida Panthers · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jul 2, 1979 in London, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 1997 by BOS (round 1)

Trophy case

Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer 2005-06
Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nikita Kucherov TBL · 65 P in 82 GP Pavel Datsyuk DET · 65 P in 63 GP Henrik Zetterberg DET · 66 P in 77 GP Anze Kopitar LAK · 64 P in 79 GP Johnny Gaudreau CGY · 64 P in 80 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.

0501001997-98: 7 points797-981998-99: 41 points411999-00: 60 points6099-002000-01: 71 points712001-02: 68 points6801-022002-03: 101 points1012003-04: 73 points7303-042005-06: 125 points1252006-07: 114 points11406-072007-08: 96 points962008-09: 86 points8608-092009-10: 89 points892010-11: 70 points7010-112011-12: 77 points772012-13: 40 points4012-132013-14: 76 points762014-15: 65 points6514-152015-16: 82 points822016-17: 50 points5016-172017-18: 36 points362018-19: 51 points5118-192019-20: 31 points312020-21: 20 points2020-212021-22: 10 points10

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1997-98 BOS 55 3 4 7 -6 19 33 34 0.13
1998-99 BOS 81 16 25 41 3 69 128 124 0.51
1999-00 BOS 81 23 37 60 -5 82 171 134 0.74
2000-01 BOS 72 37 34 71 -4 107 181 108 0.99
2001-02 BOS 66 22 46 68 7 127 152 60 1.03
2002-03 BOS 77 36 65 101 12 109 196 14 1.31
2003-04 BOS 77 23 50 73 18 98 187 40 0.95
2005-06 BOS 23 9 24 33 0 6 60 14 1.43 $6.667M
2005-06 SJS 58 20 72 92 31 55 135 19 1.59
2006-07 SJS 82 22 92 114 24 44 213 64 1.39 $6.667M
2007-08 SJS 82 29 67 96 18 59 178 60 1.17 $6.667M
2008-09 SJS 82 25 61 86 16 56 139 81 1.05 $7.2M
2009-10 SJS 79 20 69 89 17 54 141 113 1.13 $7.2M
2010-11 SJS 80 21 49 70 4 47 149 56 0.88 $7.2M
2011-12 SJS 82 18 59 77 17 31 156 42 0.94 $7M
2012-13 SJS 48 7 33 40 6 26 85 23 0.83 $7M
2013-14 SJS 82 11 65 76 20 32 122 54 0.93 $7M
2014-15 SJS 78 16 49 65 -4 30 131 39 0.83 $6.75M
2015-16 SJS 82 19 63 82 25 54 121 48 1.00 $6.75M
2016-17 SJS 79 7 43 50 7 51 81 52 0.63 $6.75M
2017-18 SJS 47 13 23 36 -9 38 75 32 0.77 $8M
2018-19 SJS 73 16 35 51 8 20 90 17 0.70 $5M
2019-20 SJS 70 7 24 31 -19 34 76 20 0.44 $2M
2020-21 TOR 44 5 15 20 6 14 42 32 0.45 $700K
2021-22 FLA 34 5 5 10 -10 10 26 20 0.29 $750K
24 seasons Career 1714 430 1109 1539 182 1272 3068 1300 0.90

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1997-98 BOS 6 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 0.00
1998-99 BOS 11 3 6 9 1 4 15 17 0.82
2001-02 BOS 6 2 4 6 0 10 14 11 1.00
2002-03 BOS 5 1 2 3 -5 4 12 4 0.60
2003-04 BOS 7 0 0 0 -6 14 14 9 0.00
2005-06 SJS 11 2 7 9 -4 12 23 6 0.82
2006-07 SJS 11 1 10 11 2 10 23 15 1.00
2007-08 SJS 13 2 8 10 3 2 29 20 0.77
2008-09 SJS 6 1 4 5 -3 5 17 5 0.83
2009-10 SJS 15 3 9 12 -11 18 35 26 0.80
2010-11 SJS 18 3 14 17 -5 16 48 18 0.94
2011-12 SJS 5 2 3 5 2 2 15 5 1.00
2012-13 SJS 11 2 8 10 5 2 25 9 0.91
2013-14 SJS 7 2 1 3 -6 8 16 8 0.43
2015-16 SJS 24 3 18 21 2 10 34 30 0.88
2016-17 SJS 4 0 2 2 -1 0 4 5 0.50
2018-19 SJS 19 4 6 10 -6 6 29 5 0.53
2020-21 TOR 7 1 0 1 -3 2 4 9 0.14
2021-22 FLA 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0.00
19 seasons Playoffs 187 32 102 134 -36 134 360 203 0.72

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 16 49 65 -4 30 131 39 0.83 12.2 18:25

Contract

$6.75MCap hit2014-15
$104KCap dollars per point65 points in 78 games
$560KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.0 goals above replacement
$7.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2021-22 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $700K
2019-20 to 2019-20 $2M
2018-19 to 2018-19 $5M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $8M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $6.75M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $7M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $7M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $7.2M
2005-06 to 2007-08 $6.667M

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+12.0Goals above replacement29th of 665 skaters, 26th of 432 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+3.2 83rd percentileEven-strength defence+2.9 94th percentilePower play+2.0 96th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 20th percentilePenalties+0.2 42nd 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.

-5051015202010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

58.3Corsi for %1237 attempts for, 886 against
+9.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.3Expected goals for %52.0 expected for, 37.2 against
+9.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.2Goals for %41 for, 44 against
97.3PDO6.7% shooting + 90.6% saves
172Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Joe Thornton · Joe Pavelski · Melker Karlsson35408:2561.160.619-15
Joe Thornton · Joe Pavelski · Tomas Hertl39322:2158.960.613-9
Joe Thornton · Joe Pavelski · Matt Nieto973:0467.772.23-4
Joe Thornton · Patrick Marleau · Matt Nieto741:1553.839.31-3

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.4Expected goalsfrom 181 unblocked attempts
-1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.52 expected goals per 60 minutes21st
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt37th
Finishing -1.4 goals above expected41stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 12.4Goals 11

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 11, 2015 @ LAK L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:24
Apr 9, 2015 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:42
Apr 6, 2015 vs DAL L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:27
Apr 4, 2015 @ ARI L 3-5 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 20:23
Apr 3, 2015 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:13
Apr 1, 2015 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:09
Mar 29, 2015 @ PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:40
Mar 28, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:39
Mar 26, 2015 @ DET W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 4 4 2 17:47
Mar 23, 2015 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 17:08
Mar 21, 2015 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:23
Mar 19, 2015 @ TOR W 4-1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 17:18
Mar 17, 2015 @ WPG L 2-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16:41
Mar 14, 2015 vs CHI L 2-6 1 0 1 -1 2 1 3 17:23
Mar 12, 2015 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:42
Mar 9, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 19:33
Mar 7, 2015 vs VAN L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 21:02
Mar 3, 2015 @ VAN W 6-2 0 2 2 3 4 1 0 14:47
Mar 2, 2015 vs MTL W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:58
Feb 28, 2015 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:18
Feb 26, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:24
Feb 21, 2015 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 20:58
Feb 19, 2015 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:30
Feb 17, 2015 @ NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:53
Feb 15, 2015 vs TBL L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 18:01
Feb 13, 2015 @ ARI W 4-2 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 19:51
Feb 11, 2015 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 1 2 21:32
Feb 9, 2015 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:40
Feb 7, 2015 vs CAR L 4-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 18:50
Feb 5, 2015 @ VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:33
Feb 4, 2015 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:15
Feb 2, 2015 vs EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 3 3 2 0 3 0 20:02
Jan 31, 2015 vs CHI W 2-0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 18:34
Jan 29, 2015 vs ANA W 6-3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 20:01
Jan 21, 2015 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 20:00
Jan 19, 2015 vs NJD L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:38
Jan 17, 2015 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 17:07
Jan 15, 2015 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:00
Jan 13, 2015 @ ARI W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 18:10
Jan 10, 2015 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 17:40
Dec 31, 2014 @ ANA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 03:35
Dec 30, 2014 vs VAN L 1-3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 20:18
Dec 27, 2014 @ LAK L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:28
Dec 22, 2014 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 16:30
Dec 20, 2014 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 21:08
Dec 18, 2014 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:10
Dec 13, 2014 vs NSH W 2-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 16:57
Dec 11, 2014 vs MIN W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 15:35
Dec 9, 2014 vs EDM W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 0 0 1 15:42
Dec 7, 2014 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:18
Dec 6, 2014 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 20:05
Dec 4, 2014 vs BOS W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 17:35
Dec 2, 2014 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:16
Nov 29, 2014 vs ANA W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18:52
Nov 26, 2014 vs CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:11
Nov 22, 2014 vs ARI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:50
Nov 20, 2014 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:49
Nov 18, 2014 @ BUF L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 19:28
Nov 16, 2014 @ CAR W 2-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 17:39
Nov 15, 2014 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:18
Nov 13, 2014 @ TBL W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 19:22
Nov 11, 2014 @ FLA L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:23
Nov 9, 2014 @ CHI L 2-5 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 16:37
Nov 8, 2014 @ DAL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:48
Nov 6, 2014 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:45
Nov 1, 2014 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:40
Oct 30, 2014 @ MIN L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 20:04
Oct 28, 2014 @ COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 20:09
Oct 26, 2014 @ ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:15
Oct 25, 2014 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:54
Oct 23, 2014 vs CBJ L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:40
Oct 21, 2014 @ BOS L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 20:57
Oct 19, 2014 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:32
Oct 18, 2014 @ NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 22:06
Oct 16, 2014 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20:25
Oct 14, 2014 @ WSH W 6-5 (SO) 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 22:25
Oct 11, 2014 vs WPG W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:58
Oct 8, 2014 @ LAK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:05