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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
7	30	37	3	6	20:30

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Thornton breaks 600 career helpers: Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday. Thornton, who had points on each of Heatley's goals, earned four assists. He matched his franchise record, and has 30 points this season.
(Updated 11/21/2009).

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Fantasy Analysis

Thornton has a league-best 24 assists. A lot his production has come thanks to Heatley, but it's not like we are complaining. Once Devin Setoguchi gets back from a leg injury, Thornton's numbers might even improve that much more. Continue to start Thornton in all Fantasy formats.
(Updated 11/21/2009).

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December 2, 2009: Heatley helps hurt former team as Sharks defeat Senators

Dany Heatley assisted on two goals in his first game against Ottawa since his blockbuster trade to San Jose, leading the Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Senators on Tuesday night.

November 29, 2009: Week 9 Fantasy Hockey Planner

Who is emerging as a go-to option in Fantasy of late? How can you take full advantage of the upcoming schedule? Our Michael Hurcomb lays everything out for owners in his latest Fantasy Planner.

November 28, 2009: Marleau scores hat trick to help Sharks sink Oilers in shootout

Patrick Marleau scored three goals, and Joe Pavelski had the lone shootout goal in the San Jose Sharks' 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.

November 22, 2009: Heatley scores league-best 18th goal to help Sharks beat Ducks

Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

November 21, 2009: Heatley nets second hat trick this season as Sharks rip Flyers

Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday.

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Situational Stats
12/1/2009 vs OTT
Situation	GP	G	A	PTS	PP	SH
at home	10	0	11	11	0	0
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Last 6 Games
	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
11/20	PHI	0	4	4	2	20:59
11/21	ANA	1	1	2	1	20:25
11/25	CHI	0	1	1	-4	17:54
11/27	EDM	0	3	3	2	23:23
11/29	VAN	0	1	1	0	18:06
12/01	OTT	0	2	2	1	20:15
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29 @VAN W 4 - 2	30	1 OTT W 5 - 2	2	3 STL Tickets	4	5 CGY Tickets
6	7	8	9 LA Tickets	10	11 DAL Tickets	12 @PHO Tickets
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4		3		2		2		3		2		7		3		5
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CAREER STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
1997-98	Boston	55	3	4	7	-6	0	0	1	0
1998-99	Boston	81	16	25	41	3	7	0	1	0
1999-00	Boston	81	23	37	60	-5	5	0	3	0	921	940
2000-01	Boston	72	37	34	71	-4	19	1	5	0	860	791
2001-02	Boston	66	22	46	68	7	6	0	5	1	658	683
2002-03	Boston	77	36	65	101	12	12	2	4	1	874	892
2003-04	Boston	77	23	50	73	18	4	0	6	0	941	730
2005-06	San Jose	81	29	96	125	31	11	0	6	0	922	876
2006-07	San Jose	82	22	92	114	24	10	0	5	0	778	744
2007-08	San Jose	82	29	67	96	18	11	0	5	0	785	700
2008-09	San Jose	82	25	61	86	16	11	0	3	0	718	577
2009-10	San Jose	29	7	32	39	4	2	0	1	0	253	216
		865	272	609	881	118	98	3	45	2	7710	7149

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
1997-98	Boston	33	9.1					19	1	0	7
1998-99	Boston	128	12.5					69	3	1	22
1999-00	Boston	171	13.5	1730:23	1885			82	4	0	31
2000-01	Boston	181	20.4	1566:23	1757			107	4	1	42
2001-02	Boston	152	14.5	1318:54	1480			127	3	4	36
2002-03	Boston	196	18.4	1714:22	1886	340:06	86:24	109	3	2	37
2003-04	Boston	187	12.3	1666:00	2071	278:29	76:42	98	4	2	30
2005-06	San Jose	195	14.9	1727:31	2105	434:49	168:06	61	3	2	13
2006-07	San Jose	213	10.3	1665:37	1917	411:47	36:19	44	0	0	22
2007-08	San Jose	178	16.3	1755:05	2018	397:30	51:28	59	1	1	22
2008-09	San Jose	139	18.0	1596:04	2049	305:26	20:13	56	2	0	23
2009-10	San Jose	60	11.7	594:24	780	107:29	32:15	6	0	0	3
		1833	14.8	15334:43	17948	2275:36	471:27	837	28	13	288

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
1997-98	Boston	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-99	Boston	11	3	6	9	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
2001-02	Boston	6	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	64	72
2002-03	Boston	5	1	2	3	-5	1	0	0	0	54	49
2003-04	Boston	7	0	0	0	-6	0	0	0	0	59	74
2005-06	San Jose	11	2	7	9	-4	1	0	1	0	125	174
2006-07	San Jose	11	1	10	11	2	0	0	0	0	106	118
2007-08	San Jose	13	2	8	10	3	1	0	1	0	128	115
2008-09	San Jose	6	1	4	5	-3	1	0	0	0	52	42
		76	12	41	53	-12	6	0	4	0	588	644

MORE POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
1997-98	Boston	3	0.0	0:00	0	0:00	0:00	9	1	0	2
1998-99	Boston	15	20.0	0:00	0	0:00	0:00	4	0	0	2
2001-02	Boston	14	14.3	126:52	143	0:00	0:00	10	0	0	5
2002-03	Boston	12	8.3	101:05	131	19:00	2:03	4	0	0	2
2003-04	Boston	14	0.0	150:30	201	24:09	9:29	14	0	0	7
2005-06	San Jose	23	8.7	276:34	316	80:42	27:18	12	0	0	6
2006-07	San Jose	23	4.3	241:58	290	67:12	3:06	10	0	0	5
2007-08	San Jose	29	6.9	321:05	375	66:10	3:06	2	0	0	1
2008-09	San Jose	17	5.9	115:26	168	22:14	2:19	5	1	0	0
		150	8.0	1333:30	1624	279:27	47:21	70	2	0	30

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