Two days before his jersey number gets raised into the rafters at SAP Center, San Jose Sharks legend Joe Thornton will officially be recognized with a special ceremony on Nov. 21 at San Jose City Hall.

The ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m. at the city hall rotunda, will include a proclamation by Mayor Matt Mahan declaring Nov. 23 as Joe Thornton Day in San Jose and feature a special flag-raising ceremony.

On that day, Thornton will become the second player in Sharks franchise history to have his number (19) retired. The team retired Patrick Marleau’s No. 12 on Feb. 25, 2023, and Mahan and the city gave him the same proclamation that day.

Thornton announced his retirement on Oct. 30, 2023, after an illustrious 24-year NHL career. Thornton ranks first in Sharks history in assists (804), points per game (0.96), power-play points (402), and plus-minus (+161). He is second all-time in team history in points (1,055), third in games played (1,104), and fourth in goals (251). Thornton, drafted No. 1 overall by the Boston Bruins in 1997, had 1,539 points in 1,714 games over an NHL career that lasted until the end of the 2021-2022 season.

— Curtis Pashelka

PENGUINS TRADE ELLER BACK TO CAPITALS >> The Washington Capitals have reunited with veteran center Lars Eller, who was surprised the Pittsburgh Penguins traded him so early in the season.

Washington sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to Pittsburgh on Tuesday for Eller, who spent seven seasons with the Capitals and helped the club win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in 2018 — including the winning goal in the final-clinching Game 5.

“I never really wanted to leave in the first place,” Eller said Wednesday night during the first intermission of the Capitals’ game at home against Toronto. “If anybody had told me when the season started, within two months I was going to be playing for the Caps, I probably wouldn’t believe you. But things change quickly.”

The 35-year-old Eller was in the second season of a two-year deal he signed with the Penguins in the summer of 2023.

Eller has 182 goals and 227 assists in 1,053 games with Montreal, Washington, Colorado and Pittsburgh.

RED WINGS 3, PENGUINS 2, OT >> Simon Edvinsson scored 1:30 into overtime, and visiting Detroit beat Pittsburgh.

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Jonatan Berggren also scored, and Cam Talbot stopped 32 shots.

Anthony Beauvillier and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, CAPITALS 3, ot >> Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and visiting Toronto rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Washington.