Joe Thornton knocks down Petr Mrazek with powerful punch in Sharks vs Hurricanes NHL game

San Jose Sharks star Joe Thornton has had an outstanding NHL career till date. He is considered one of top playmakers in history of this game and has also picked up 1,075th assist so far in his career. While forward continues to pave his path into Hall of Fame, he also had some fights in his career.

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NHL: Joe Thornton kcks out Petr Mrazek

Joe Thornton during game against Carolina Hurricanes showed that he still has best right hand Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek felt blow right on his face during Sharks game against Hurricanes. incident happened after Mrazek froze puck at 12:50 mark of second period. Feeling Mrazek hadn’t fully covered it, Thornton took a jab at puck with his stick.

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Mzarek didn’t like that and swung his stick at Thornton before he got up. Thornton responded with a sharp right hand that kcked out Hurricanes goalie. Mrazek was attended by Hurricanes trainer and remained on floor as Thornton headed to penalty box.

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Carolina were leading 2-1 at time of incident on goals by Andrei Svechnikov and Jake Gardiner. Marcus Sorensen scored, off a pretty assist from Thornton, for Sharks. Logan Couture scored with 18 seconds left in second period to tie game 2-2. With his goal, his 9th of season, Couture has w scored in every one of NHL’s 31 arenas.

Petr Mrazek calls Joe Thornton punch 'Cheap shot' 

Mrazek had a good game as he mand to stop 28 shots in total, but one solid punch from Joe Thornton with his chin dropped straight to ice after what he called a “cheap shot”.

NHL: Joe Thornton sharks career

According to last year’s stats from RNMB, Joe Thornton is ranked 21st in all-time games played, 12th in assists and 16th in points. By end of season, Thornton climbed to 12th in all-time games played (1,566), eighth in all-time assists (1,065) and 14th in points (1,478), passing several Hall-of-Famers including Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom, Marcel Dionne, Teemu Selanne, and Gordie Howe.

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Thornton became first player in NHL history selected first overall in an NHL Draft to appear in 1,500 career games. In 1,566 career NHL games, Thornton has recorded 1,478 points (413 goals, 1,065 assists) and a plus-205 rating. Amongst all NHL players since Thornton entered NHL for 1997-98 season, he ranks first in both assists and points. Amongst active NHL players, Thornton is first in career NHL points and assists and seventh in career goals.