SAN JOSE — Joe Thornton made sure that his 400th goal will be remembered.
Thornton scored the milestone goal just 13 seconds after Joe Pavelski tied the game late in the third period at SAP Center, charging the Sharks to a 5-4 win over the Nashville Predators Tuesday night.
In doing so, Thornton became just the seventh player in NHL history to record 400 goals and 1,000 assists while playing in 1,500 games. Pavelski scored the tying goal, his second of the night, with 6:55 left in the third.
The Sharks needed the late game heroics from Thornton and Pavelski because they coughed up a 3-0 lead by allowing the Predators to score four unanswered goals.