Thornton collected the 1,000th assist of his career during Monday's win over Winnipeg.

EDGE Analysis

The 37-year-old veteran entered elite company Monday and became just the 13th player in NHL history to record 1,000 assists. While no longer a dominant fantasy asset, Thornton's 56.7 Corsi For percentage at five-on-five over the past four seasons highlights that he's still a difference maker and go-to player in the real game.

Thornton dished out an assist in a 6-5 overtime loss to Florida on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Despite the less-than-desirable outcome, Jumbo Joe continued his run of improved play with his fifth point in his last four games. While he's well off the pace of last year's whopping 82-point showing, Thornton has improved his play with 12 points across his last 15 contests, so owners that had been largely disappointed with his early results have some reason for optimism in season's final two months.

Thornton garnered a pair of helpers in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Los Angeles.

EDGE Analysis

The big veteran was instrumental in beating the Kings, grabbing the primary apple on Brent Burns' first-period tally before setting up Joe Pavelski's power-play marker in the second. With just 29 points in 45 games, however, Jumbo Joe has taken a significant step back from last year's 82-point effort, and it seems unlikely at this point that he'll be able to get back to point-per-game production by season's end.

Thornton has just one point in six games since the calendar flipped to 2017.

EDGE Analysis

Jumbo Joe's decrease in productivity isn't limited to the new year, as his 26 points in 43 games are way off last season's eye-popping 82-point effort. It's not tremendously surprising considering his age (37), as well as the fact that he had a shortened offseason thanks to a deep playoff run that ended a couple wins short of Lord Stanley's prize in June, but that doesn't lessen the blow for owners that selected him early in drafts last fall. That said, it's interesting to note that he's actually averaged more ice time than last year (18:37 vs. 18:22 in 2015-16), but over a minute less on the power play (3:35 vs. 4:38), reducing his scoring opportunities.

Thornton posted a pair of assists in a 4-1 victory over the Flames on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

The 37-year-old only has two scores this season, but he now has 20 assists, which moves Thornton into a tie for 12th in the NHL. He has nine assists in nine games this month. That's a nice way to respond after failing to record a point in the last five games of November.

Thornton set up two goals in Saturday's win over the Hurricanes.

EDGE Analysis

That's five helpers in the past four games for Thornton, who is up to 18 points in 28 games. He isn't tearing it up in terms of offensive production this season, especially given his lackluster two goals, but he's steadily dishing out assists and contributing on the power play. The Sharks are one of the top teams in the Western Conference and Thornton's steady production makes him worth owning in most leagues.

Thornton collected two first-period assists -- one on the power play -- during Friday's win over Montreal.

EDGE Analysis

It's been a disappointing start for Thornton, and especially in the shot column. The 37-year-old pivot is averaging under a shot per game for the year and has just 14 points -- two goals -- over 25 games. He's a hot stretch away from turning it all around, but fantasy owners should be concerned, and Thornton is even a potential drop candidate in shallow leagues.

Thornton's assist on Logan Couture's power-play goal in the second period was his 900th career point as a Shark.

EDGE Analysis

That milestone is particularly impressive since Thornton didn't start his career in San Jose, and is now just 25 assists away from 1000. The 37-year-old continues to be a dominant offensive player with 13 points in 19 games, and will continue to pile up the points playing on the top line and top power-play unit.

Thornton notched an empty-net goal, an assist and a plus-2 rating during Tuesday's 3-0 win against the Capitals.

EDGE Analysis

It may have taken an empty-netter, but Thornton is now sitting at two markers and nine assists on the year -- he's also got four multi-point outings to date. The 37-year-old put up 19 tallies last year, the closest he's been to matching his previous 20-goal campaigns. It's not likely we'll see the veteran reach that mark again, but he's still elite at dishing the puck. The 1997 No. 1 pick will continue to dictate the scoring opportunities for one of the best offenses in the league.

Thornton handed out a pair of primary assists and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

It was just another day at the office for Jumbo Joe, who's racked up five assists in four games to open the season. Yeah, he's 37, but Thornton is coming off his best season in years and looks determined to turn in yet another star-quality campaign as he continues burnishing his Hall of Fame credentials.