What It Means:

The Sharks were initially a little vague about Thornton's availability for Thursday's contest, but he's been given the green light to play now. He has 3 goals and 11 points in 14 playoff contests this season.

Thornton tallied 82 points (19 goals, 63 assists) in 82 games played in the regular season and was excellent at driving possession. His Corsi For Percentage was 56.3 and his Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength was 4.1. These totals have moved to 51.6 and 4.3, respectively, in the playoffs.