SAN JOSE — Charlie McAvoy scored with 1:03 remaining in overtime, spoiling Joe Thornton’s first hat trick in almost nine years.
McAvoy clinched a 6-5 win for the Boston Bruins at SAP Center on Monday after his teammate Chris Wagner tied the game at 18:11 of the third, taking the fun out of Thornton’s big night.
Thornton refused to hide his emotions after he completed his first hat trick since Oct. 27, 2010. He raised his arms in joy, laughed and smiled as the hats poured down from the stands at SAP Center.
The Sharks alternate captain scored his third of the night by firing the puck into the top shelf from the high slot off a pass from Joe Pavelski at 13:32 of the third.