Brad Marchand and some of his teammates were hoping Joe Thornton would score a fourth goal

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Joe Thornton has been on quite the tear since January 1 as he’s recorded a point in 13 of the Sharks’ 19 games, totaling seven goals and 16 points in that span. In San Jose’s most recent outing against the Boston Bruins the six-time NHL All-Star scored his first hat-trick since 2010, but the Sharks came up short in a 6-5 overtime loss.



Whether you’re a Sharks fan or a Bruins fan, you were most likely watching the back and forth action on the edge of your seat hoping that the game-winning goal would come off Thornton’s stick. Not because he would have a four-goal game, it’s because of what he said he would do if he scored four goals in a game a few years back. It turns out it wasn’t just fans hoping for it, it was members of the Boston Bruins, as well.



Brad Marchand said the Bruins wanted a win ... but they also wanted to see Joe Thornton score a fourth goal. — Matt Porter (@mattyports) February 19, 2019

According Boston Globe Bruins/NHL writer Matt Porter, Brad Marchand joked about how he and some of his teammates obviously wanted to win, but wouldn’t have been as upset about a loss if it came courtesy of Thornton’s fourth goal of the night.



Imagine if Jumbo scored four last night 😳 A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Feb 19, 2019 at 11:02am PST

Thornton didn’t manage to notch his fourth goal of the night, but at least he got to celebrate his first hat-trick in more than 10 years.



(H/T Twitter/mattyports)