Thornton posted two assists -- one on the power play -- in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Oilers.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton had the secondary helper on Evander Kane's power-play goal in the first-period and Kevin Labanc's third-period insurance tally. The 40-year-old center has five assists over his last five games. He's up to 24 points in 55 games this season. Fantasy owners in deeper formats may want to scoop him up while he's occupying a top-six role.

Thornton dished a pair of assists in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

EDGE Analysis

With the two helpers, Thornton picked up his 1,500th point. The 40-year-old is just the 14th player in league history to reach that mark, doing so in 1,620 games. In 2019-20, Thornton has 22 points, 56 shots on goal and a minus-12 rating through 54 outings.

Thornton had an assist and four shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton snapped a five-game point drought with the helper. The 40-year-old now has 20 points, 56 shots and a minus-13 rating in 52 games. If Tomas Hertl (undisclosed) is forced to miss time, Thornton could be pressed into duty as the top-line center. His production might see a slight uptick if that occurs.

Thornton scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton's tally at 13:28 of the second period put the Sharks ahead 2-0, and it would stand as the game-winning goal. The 40-year-old center has two goals and five helpers over his last eight games, a sudden surge after a slow start to the campaign. He's at 19 points and 48 shots on goal through 46 games, but the veteran will be expected to pick up some of the slack both on the ice and in the locker room in the absence of Logan Couture (ankle).

Thornton registered an assist in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Flyers.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton has three points over his last two games. The 40-year-old center is up to 15 points, 42 shots on goal and a minus-7 rating in 40 contests this season.

Thornton scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and blocked two shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton went 38 games without a goal to start the year prior to tallying in the second period Friday. He's up to 14 points with a minus-8 rating and 41 shots on goal this year. The 40-year-old isn't likely to have much fantasy appeal in standard formats.

Thornton supplied an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Canucks.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton set up Tomas Hertl for the opening tally at 10:50 of the first period. Thornton now has 12 assists in 35 games this season, while still in search of his first goal. His lowest goal output in a season was three in his rookie year of 1997-98, and he hasn't been under 10 since 2016-17, when he scored seven.

Thornton supplied an assist in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Under interim head coach Bob Boughner, Thornton received a second-line role. He had previously played as the third-line pivot for much of the season. The 40-year-old remains in search of his first goal this year -- he has 11 helpers, 31 shots on goal and a minus-8 rating through 34 contests. Thornton's appearance Thursday made him the 12th player in league history to play in 1,600 regular-season games.

Thornton picked up an assist in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Jets.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton set up linemate Melker Karlsson for the first-period tally. Thornton has been consistent but not spectacular with no goals, eight helpers and 27 shots on goal through 26 appearances this season.

Thornton picked up an assist in Saturday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

Thornton recorded the secondary helper on Marcus Sorensen's opening tally in the second period. The helper snapped a four-game point drought for the 40-year-old center. Thornton has seven assists and 27 shots on goal in 24 contests this season while centering the third line.