Jagr passes Messier for 2nd on NHL's all-time points list with 'ass'ist
Jaromir Jagr made a little more history Thursday, recording the 1,888th point - an assist - of his remarkable career to pass legend Mark Messier for second on the NHL's all-time scoring list.
Two months shy of his 45th birthday, and two night's after tying Messier with a three-assist game, Jagr stands alone at No. 2.
It wasn't the prettiest assist of Jagr's career, but one of the most important. His Florida Panthers down 2-0 in the third period, Jagr was parked in front of the Boston Bruins net and took a Michael Matheson slapshot off his leg. The rebound off No. 68 bounced directly to Aleksander Barkov, who potted the goal to give Jagr the point he was looking for.
Jagr was saluted by the home crowd in Florida, and his Panthers teammates, and was given a gold stick to commemorate the historical moment.
"It hit my ass," Jagr said as the game was stopped for an immediate interview with the legend. Off his bottom or not, it'll go down as the 1,133rd assist of Jagr's career.
Up next: Wayne Gretzky and his otherwordly 2,857 points.