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Scott Thornton's 2001-2002 season

Points
42
NHL#138
Goals
26
NHL#45
Assists
16
NHL#267
Plus/minus
+11
NHL#94
Games
77
93%
93% of 82

Left winger Scott Thornton was 30 years old when the 2001-2002 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for San Jose Sharks. He played 77 of a possible 82 games and scored 26 goals and 16 assists for 42 points, 0.55 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 6 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2001-2002Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Scott Thornton plays the 2001-2002 season for San Jose Sharks

    Scott was 30 years old when the 2001-2002 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET4–3SJS
      L
      game 1/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP12:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN0–0SJS
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:00TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–6NJD
      L
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG10:43TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–2NYI
      game 7/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG10:16TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–1NYR
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG12:02TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS1–4BUF
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG09:02TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–4CHI
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG08:44TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–2SJS
      W
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:21TOI
    • The game
      SJS4–2ANA
      W
      game 12/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:51TOI
    • November 2001
    • The game
      ATL2–5SJS
      W
      game 13/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG14:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–5SJS
      W
      game 14/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG16:04TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS4–1STL
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG09:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS2–2DAL
      game 16/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG11:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS2–3CAR
      L
      game 17/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:16TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3CHI
      L
      game 18/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG12:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS4–2ANA
      W
      game 19/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG12:15TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–5PHX
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG10:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL3–2SJS
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG12:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8218 of 21 played
      9
      points
      NHL#165
      7
      goals
      NHL#44
      2
      assists
      NHL#367
      SJS
      9-5-3W-L-OT25Points
      1st in the Pacific·3rd in the Western Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MIN2–0SJS
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:25TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–3LAK
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:09TOI
    • The game
      NSH2–3SJS
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–5SJS
      W
      game 25/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG14:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS5–2ANA
      W
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:15TOI
    • December 2001
    • The game
      CGY2–2SJS
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG15:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS3–1CGY
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG12:01TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS5–3VAN
      W
      game 29/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:20TOI
    • The game
      EDM4–5SJS
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG17:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS3–0COL
      W
      game 31/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG13:38TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS4–1DAL
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG12:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS4–2ATL
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG15:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS0–3DET
      L
      game 34/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG16:08TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–1NSH
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:41TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–1SJS
      L
      game 36/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG12:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–3SJS
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG14:37TOI
    • The game
      PHX4–2SJS
      L
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:22TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–5SJS
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG17:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX3–5SJS
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP16:24TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      FLA0–6SJS
      W
      game 41/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG11:15TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8238 of 41 played
      21
      points
      NHL#143
      14
      goals
      NHL#37
      7
      assists
      NHL#299
      SJS
      21-11-3W-L-OT51Points
      1st in the Pacific·3rd in the Western Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL6–2SJS
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP11:07TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS6–5PHX
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:39TOI
    • The game
      LAK3–2SJS
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:00TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–0COL
      W
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:16TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–3SJS
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP14:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL3–1SJS
      L
      game 47/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:36TOI
    • The game
      EDM3–4SJS
      W
      game 48/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG10:48TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–2DET
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:09TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–6CBJ
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:37TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–3MTL
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:29TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–4TOR
      L
      game 52/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG11:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS6–3PIT
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG15:47TOI
      +1 goal
    • February 2002
    • The game
      CGY0–2SJS
      W
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:47TOI
    • The game
      CHI2–4SJS
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG12:50TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CAR0–4SJS
      W
      game 56/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:01TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–2EDM
      W
      game 57/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG16:10TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–1NSH
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:50TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–2WSH
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG12:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • March 2002
    • The game
      SJS2–4TBL
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG12:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS1–4DAL
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG08:27TOI
    • The game
      NSH2–0SJS
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:19TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8259 of 62 played
      29
      points
      NHL#161
      19
      goals
      NHL#53
      10
      assists
      NHL#321
      SJS
      32-20-3W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·3rd in the Western Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT2–5SJS
      W
      game 63/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG15:22TOI
    • The game
      VAN0–2SJS
      W
      game 64/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:46TOI
    • The game
      SJS7–4VAN
      W
      game 65/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG06:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–5SJS
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:49TOI
    • The game
      CHI2–2SJS
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG14:41TOI
    • The game
      LAK3–2SJS
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG15:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS1–2EDM
      L
      game 70/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG11:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS4–1CGY
      W
      game 71/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP15:39TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS0–3LAK
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:31TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–3SJS
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP18:58TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      COL3–2SJS
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP14:46TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–10SJS
      W
      game 75/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG16:40TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 2002
    • The game
      ANA1–3SJS
      W
      game 76/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:00TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–5SJS
      W
      game 77/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG17:04TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–6SJS
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP17:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS1–3MIN
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG16:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS5–3CBJ
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG14:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–3SJS
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG17:08TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Scott Thornton reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · April 13

    The season in numbers

    Scott Thornton closes the 2001-2002 season with 42 points

    Points
    42
    NHL#138
    Games
    77of 82
    94%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#45
    Assists
    16
    NHL#267
    P/GP
    0.55
    NHL#150
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#94
    Events
    42
    career best in points
    26
    career best in goals
    100
    career goals
    3×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    San Jose Sharks are in the playoffs

    First round

    San Jose Sharks meet Phoenix Coyotes

    SJSvsPHX
    Swedes on Phoenix Coyotes
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHX1–2SJS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:20TOI
    • San Jose Sharkslead1–0againstPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 2
      PHX3–1SJS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:55TOI
    • San Jose Sharksare1–1withPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 3
      SJS4–1PHX
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG16:38TOI
      +2 points
    • San Jose Sharkslead2–1againstPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 4
      SJS2–1PHX
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP16:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • San Jose Sharkslead3–1againstPhoenix Coyotes
    • Game 5
      PHX1–4SJS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:50TOI
    First round

    San Jose Sharks knock Phoenix Coyotes out 4–1

    SJS4–1PHX
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Second round

    San Jose Sharks meet Colorado Avalanche

    SJSvsCOL
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    • Game 1
      SJS6–3COL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG12:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • San Jose Sharkslead1–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 2
      SJS2–8COL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG13:48TOI
    • San Jose Sharksare1–1withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      COL4–6SJS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG19:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • San Jose Sharkslead2–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 4
      COL4–1SJS
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:34TOI
    • San Jose Sharksare2–2withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      SJS5–3COL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG15:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • San Jose Sharkslead3–2againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 6
      COL2–1SJS
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG16:08TOI
    • San Jose Sharksare3–3withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 7
      SJS0–1COL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:58TOI
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche knock San Jose Sharks out 4–3

    SJS3–4COL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Scott Thornton ends the 2001-2002 playoffs with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#61
    Games
    12
    Goals
    3
    NHL#46
    Assists
    3
    NHL#76
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#42
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#42
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    PHX4–1→COL3–4