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Shawn Thornton knocked out of game after losing fight to John Scott 01.31.13 at 8:11 pm ET
By Mike Petraglia

Bruins right winger Shawn Thornton took a beating from Buffalo's John Scott. (AP)

Shawn Thornton will not return to Thursday’s game after suffering a beating at the hands of Sabres enforcer John Scott.

The 6-foot-8 Scott and 6-foot-2 Thornton squared off at the Sabres blue line just three minutes in the game. Before Thornton could get himself free to throw punches, Scott delivered no fewer than five rights to the head and neck area of the Bruins enforcer. Thornton and Scott went to the penalty box to serve their fighting majors.

The fight did not come as a surprise as the game was billed as a physical contest coming in, with several physical tussles expected between the Bruins and the Sabres, who were trying to make a point in the Northeast Division. Anticipating the fisticuffs, the Bruins scratched healthy players Aaron Johnson and Chris Bourque, activating Lane MacDermid.

Once the penalties expired, Thornton went immediately down the Bruins tunnel and into the dressing room and did not return. The Bruins announced at the start of the second period that he would not be returning but did not specify the nature of his injury.

The fight had no impact on the scoreboard as the two teams skated to a scoreless first period. The Bruins actually fell behind 1-0 early in the second before awakening with three goals in a span of 5:42, including back-to-back goals from Brad Marchand in a span 3:11.

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  • Tito

    Hahahahaha. Don’t hit me any more mommy….Loved every punch to that moron’s head.

  • Tito

    Hahahahaha. Don’t hit me any more mommy….Loved every punch to that moron’s head.

  • Tito

    Hahahahaha. Don’t hit me any more mommy….Loved every punch to that moron’s head.

  • Peter Griffin

    Trolls never prosper.

  • Tito’s Mom

     Come back to bed Tito, mommy misses you.

  • John

    die
    sincerely,
    new england

  • tito has cooties!

    they let you out again?!

  • Sicko

     Too bad you weren’t in his place you douch ebag.

  • John

    hey tito, on behalf of new england…… die

  • Kobra543

    is this joe thorton, i dont watch gay hockey at all

  • Sicko

    “..i dont watch gay hockey at all”

    But, you take time out of your busy(sarcasm) life to post on the sport, correct?

    Maybe you should just push off and troll somewhere else.

  • Enos

    Thornton is definitely concussed. Didn’t get a good grip off the jump, and never recovered.

  • Bruinman86

    Hope Thornton’s OK.  Concussion, broken hand, Broken jaw???  Could be anything.

  • ScoopBurton

    Always tough too see such a fine offensive talent like Thornton take a butt kicking.The guy can’t spell puck 

  • Sicko

     Don’t think he landed to break his hand. Either concussion or jaw issues.

  • Fists_of_steel

    If you cant run with the big dogs, then stay on the porch.  Thornton got throttled.  

  • Bruinman86

     I can’t remember the last time he lost like that.  So I look at it as a fluke.

  • fritz

    man he got his butt kicked.not even a contest. sad

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/WEO6LYISVZDUZZTD7RQ3UGQ7DE April

    dude ur a tool!!!!!!thornton has a higher iq than most enforcers.why dont u look up whe has has a degree in!!!!!u talk to hear urself  and sound like ur retarted like ur comments

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/WEO6LYISVZDUZZTD7RQ3UGQ7DE April

    ur also a tool!!!!!thornton usually wins his fights!!!!which 90%of the time are bigger than him and are heavyweights!!!did u see thornton backdown from him???NO u didnt!!!!so ur comment is as dumb as u are!!!!by the way scott got put to the ice bye the fists of orr!!!! in turn thornton has beat orr 3 out of 3!!!!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/WEO6LYISVZDUZZTD7RQ3UGQ7DE April

    all u thornton haters are pissed because he didnt back down from the guy!!!!and has beaten all ur teams heavyweights and he is smaller than most of them!!! and can play the game!!u guys have had no chances to rip up thornton because he beats most and now he finally clearly lost a fight after over 100 nhl fights.

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