NHL NEWS DEC 23 – JAGR PASSES MESSIER FOR SECOND PLACE ON ALL-TIME POINTS LIST
Jaromir Jagr (755-1,133—1,888) notched an assist on Florida’s lone goal in their 3-1 loss to Boston last night to pick up his 1,888th career point and move past Mark Messier (694-1,193—1,887) into sole possession of second place on the NHL’s all-time points list.
Jagr, who has collected 2-6—8 in his past nine games, registered the milestone point while skating in his 1,663rd NHL game, 93 fewer than Messier (1,756) played in his career.
Jagr now sits 12 points shy of joining Wayne Gretzky (894-1,963—2,857) as the only players to record 1,900 NHL points. Jagr, who will celebrate his 45th birthday on Feb. 15, also sits two assists shy of tying Paul Coffey (1,135) for fifth place in League history.
Most Points, NHL History
1. Wayne Gretzky: 894-1,963—2,857
2. Jaromir Jagr: 755-1,133—1,888
3. Mark Messier: 694-1,193—1,887
4. Gordie Howe: 801-1,049—1,850
5. Ron Francis: 549-1,249—1,798
Most Goals, NHL History
1. Wayne Gretzky: 894
2. Gordie Howe: 801
3. Jaromir Jagr: 755
4. Brett Hull: 741
5. Marcel Dionne: 731
Most Assists, NHL History
1. Wayne Gretzky: 1,963
2. Ron Francis: 1,249
3. Mark Messier: 1,193
4. Ray Bourque: 1,169
5. Paul Coffey: 1,135
6. Jaromir Jagr: 1,133
- Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers posted 2-1—3 while teammate Patrik Laine scored his 19th goal of the season, tops among rookies and tied for second overall
- Auston Matthews scored the game-winning goal – his 10th goal in the past 13 games – and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves to post his first shutout with the Maple Leafs
- Peter Budaj (28 saves) and Cory Schneider (16 saves) also record shutouts for the Kings and Devils, respectively
- Jonathan Drouin collected 2-1—3 as the Lightning erased a 2-0 deficit with five unanswered goals. Drouin has 7-6—13 this month (9 GP), compared to 3-4—7 in his first 17 games of the season
- Mike Hoffman scored in overtime to help the Senators enter the holiday break on a four-game win streak
- Justin Faulk scored his 12th career game-winning goal (all w/ CAR) to move into sole possession of first place among defensemen in Hurricanes/Whalers franchise history
- Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron scored his third game-winning goal of the season (five goals total)
- Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored his League-leading 23rd goal of the season
- Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman tallied three assists to extend his point streak to five games (1-9—10)
- Kings forward Anze Kopitar (700) and Maple Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk (300) recorded milestone points
- Blues forward Wade Megan (NHL debut) and Maple Leafs forward Frederik Gauthier (9 GP) each scored their first NHL goal
- Canucks forward Henrik Sedin became the first Canucks player to skate in 1,200 career games.
THURSDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Carolina 3, BUFFALO 1
NEW JERSEY 4, Philadelphia 0
COLUMBUS 7, Pittsburgh 1
Minnesota 4, MONTREAL 2
OTTAWA 2, Anaheim 1 (OT)
TAMPA BAY 5, St. Louis 2
Boston 3, FLORIDA 1
Los Angeles 4, NASHVILLE 0
Toronto 6, COLORADO 0
Winnipeg 4, VANCOUVER 1
FRIDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Buffalo @ NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Minnesota @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
New Jersey @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay @ Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal @ Columbus, 7 p.m.
Detroit @ Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Boston @ Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver @ Calgary, 9 p.m.
Toronto @ Arizona, 9 p.m.
Edmonton @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m.