6:24 PM - Joe Thornton () officially announced his retirement from professional hockey Saturday.

2:02 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (undisclosed) will be activated from injured reserve and play Tuesday in San Jose, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.

9:47 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (undisclosed) will "probably" be available Tuesday against the Sharks, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.

10:18 AM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (undisclosed) practiced in a non-contact jersey Monday, per Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

3:01 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) was designated for injured reserve with an undisclosed injury Wednesday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.

10:47 AM - Joe Thornton (Fla) will participate in Saturday's game against San Jose, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

11:25 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) scored a power-play goal in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Avalanche.

4:43 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (undisclosed) was removed from injured reserve Thursday, per NHL.com.

11:47 AM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (undisclosed) will be a game-time call to face the Devils on Thursday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.

1:04 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (undisclosed) will not be ready for Monday's matchup with the Rangers, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.

5:55 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

10:44 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) scored a power-play goal on two shots in a 5-3 win over the Coyotes on Monday.

10:06 AM - Joe Thornton (Fla) (strain) was on the ice for Monday's practice session, Steve Goldstein of Fox Sports Florida reports.

4:06 PM - Joe Thornton (Fla) is dealing with a muscular injury that will sideline him for Friday's clash with Dallas, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.

10:14 AM - Joe Thornton (Fla) agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Florida on Friday.

11:21 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) scored a power-play goal on his only shot of the game in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Montreal in Game 4. He also had two PIM.

10:20 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) notched an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.

10:21 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) was held off the score sheet Saturday in a 6-5 win over the Senators. His point drought now stands at 12 games.

11:54 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) has three assists in nine games since his return from injury.

1:45 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (lower body) will play in Saturday's game versus the Oilers, Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com reports.

2:35 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Saturday night's matchup with Edmonton, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.

11:22 AM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (lower body) remains unavailable Wednesday against the Flames, Wes Gilbertson of Postmedia reports.

2:03 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun reports.

11:31 AM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Monday's game versus the Flames, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

10:57 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) provided a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Canadiens.

10:43 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) scored and picked two apples in a 7-3 win over Ottawa on Thursday.

11:55 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Senators.

6:33 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (ribs) was activated from long-term injured reserve and will play in Monday's game versus the Senators, per the NHL's official media site.

9:32 AM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (ribs) will be in action versus Ottawa on Monday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.

11:55 AM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (ribs) practiced in a regular jersey Sunday, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports.

11:39 AM - Joe Thornton (Tor) will be sidelined for at least a month with a rib fracture, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports.

1:31 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) (upper body) will miss at least Friday's clash with Edmonton, David Alter of The Hockey News reports. Additionally, the veteran is expected to undergo an MRI on Thursday, per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.

10:01 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) Sheldon Keefe said following Wednesday's win over the Oilers that Thornton (undisclosed) is expected to miss time, James Mirtle of The Athletic reports.

9:43 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) exited in the third period of Wednesday's game against the Oilers with an upper-body injury, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports.

10:10 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Ottawa. It was his first goal in a Toronto uniform.

9:08 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) has been skating on the top line in training camp, reports The Athletic.

9:51 AM - Joe Thornton (Tor) is set to travel to Toronto ahead of the opening of NHL training camps, ending his stint with Davos HC.

5:08 PM - Joe Thornton (Tor) signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with Toronto on Friday.

10:08 AM - Joe Thornton () is expected to suit up for Swiss team HC Davos on Saturday, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.

1:22 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) continues to train with Davos HC in Switzerland, though he hasn't logged any games yet, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

4:54 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) Kevin Kurz of The Athletic, Thornton is in Switzerland and could opt to play there this fall prior to the 2020-21 NHL season.

2:38 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) plans to keep playing following the 2019-20 campaign, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.

11:40 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) scored two goals Saturday in a 3-2 loss to the Rangers.

3:35 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) posted an assist, a shot on net and a minus-1 rating in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.

4:08 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) had an assist and four shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.

3:07 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) picked up an assist in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Jets.

11:23 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Sharks on Friday.

8:40 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) said Tuesday that he plans to play for the Sharks next season, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

1:59 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) has yet to decide if he'll play in 2019-20. However, if he does return, it will only be with San Jose, Greg Wyshynski of ESPN.com reports.

3:03 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (suspension) has served his one-game ban and is eligible to play in Game 5 against Vegas on Thursday.

7:52 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) received a one-game suspension and will not play Tuesday in Vegas, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

2:26 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) will be subjected to a league hearing Monday for an Illegal Check to the head of Tomas Nosek in Sunday's Game 3 against Vegas.

12:04 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) notched an assist in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Oilers.

11:20 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) dished out two even-strength assists and had five shots in Tuesday's win 5-4 over the Jets.

10:19 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) picked up two assists in Saturday's 5-2 victory over Edmonton.

9:56 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) recorded his 17th assist of the season in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Flames.

12:00 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) scored for the third time in four nights Saturday, helping his team to a 4-1 win over Ottawa.

11:07 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) scored a fortuitous goal in Tuesday's 7-2 home win over the Oilers.

7:13 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) will not play in Sunday's game against the Ducks, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

7:33 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) has no timetable for his return, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.

4:28 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) opened training camp skating alongside Evander Kane and Joe Pavelski, Eric Gilmore of NHL.com reports.

6:11 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) is healthy ahead of training camp.

12:53 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) signed a one-year contract extension Monday.

5:33 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) is still expected to return by the end of the season, The Mercury News reports.

5:26 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) general manager Doug Wilson, Thornton underwent an arthroscopic procedure Thursday to address an issue with his right MCL and is out indefinitely, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

1:36 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) Sharks placed Thornton (knee) on injured reserve Wednesday, Paul Gackle of the Bay Area News Group reports.

9:33 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) continues to await results from an MRI he underwent, but Wednesday general manager Doug Wilson announced that 's injury is to his right MCL and that he will miss "several weeks", Kevin Kurz of The Athletic Bay Area reports.

6:25 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) underwent an MRI after getting hurt in overtime against the the Jets on Tuesday, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic Bay Area reports.

2:43 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-5 overtime victory over the Coyotes on Saturday.

9:16 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) was fined $5,000 for a slash that occurred Saturday in Tampa Bay.

5:53 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) generated two assists -- including a power-play apple Friday night against the Golden Knights, but the Sharks lost 5-4 in overtime.

3:50 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) picked up a helper on the Sharks' lone goal in Wednesday's 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Lightning.

6:32 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) collected two assists with one of those on the power play in Saturday's 5-3 road loss to the Islanders, though he also posted a minus-3 rating over 19:53 of ice time.

6:14 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) manufactured a goal to complement a power-play assist as well as a plus-2 rating in Tuesday night's 5-2 home win over the Canadiens.

9:41 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) went scoreless with a minus-2 rating in his first preseason contest of the year Saturday -- a 4-0 loss to Arizona.

10:35 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) told reporters Friday that "I feel 100 percent and ready to compete."

11:30 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) will sign a one-year contract to remain with San Jose in 2017-18, Kevin Kurz of NBC Sports California reports.

8:24 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) won't be protected from Wednesday's NHL expansion draft, TSN reports.

6:41 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) surgery on his ACL and MCL was deemed successful, and he's expected to be ready for the start of the 2017-18 campaign.

11:06 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) will have surgery Monday to repair a torn ACL and MCL suffered during the playoffs, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.

5:41 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) is on the ice for pregame warmups Sunday, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports. As such, it looks likely that he will play in Game 3 against the Oilers.

11:04 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) status won't be decided until just before puck drop, Curtis Pashelka of the Mercury News reports.

6:20 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) will not play in Friday's Game 2 against the Oilers, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports.

9:41 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) is a game-time decision for Game 2 against the Oilers on Friday, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports.

5:42 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) has been scratched for Wednesday's Game 1 matchup against the Oilers, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports.

9:57 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) is a game-time decision for Wednesday's playoff opener against the Oilers, NHL.com reports.

12:49 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) practiced Monday, the Mercury News reports.

12:48 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) is not listed in the probable lineup for Saturday's home game against the Flames.

9:52 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) will not play Thursday night versus the Oilers, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports.

3:25 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) will be ready for Game 1 of the Sharks' first-round playoff series.

11:51 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) (knee) is considered day-to-day, but remains without a timeline to return, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports.

4:33 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) appeared to suffer a left knee injury in Sunday's game against Vancouver, and he was putting no weight on his left leg as he went to the locker room, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports.

8:44 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) dished out two assists in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the visiting Sabres.

4:25 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) collected the 1,000th assist of his career during Monday's win over Winnipeg.

6:36 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) dished out an assist in a 6-5 overtime loss to Florida on Wednesday.

6:22 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) garnered a pair of helpers in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Los Angeles.

6:58 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) has just one point in six games since the calendar flipped to 2017.

9:02 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) posted a pair of assists in a 4-1 victory over the Flames on Tuesday.

7:52 AM - Joe Thornton (SJ) set up two goals in Saturday's win over the Hurricanes.

8:54 PM - Joe Thornton (SJ) collected two first-period assists -- one on the power play -- during Friday's win over Montreal.