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Joe Thornton notches 1000th assist on an empty netter

Joe Thornton picked up his 1,000th National Hockey League assist on Monday night, helping the Sharks beat the Jets 3-2 by assisting on a Joe Pavelski empty netter. You knew this was coming: Both Jumbo’s 999th and 1000th assists came on empty net goals. This is the most predictable thing in the entire world.

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