Jaromir Jagr Ties Gordie Howe in Career Points

It did not take Jaromir Jagr much time to tie Gordie Howe as the third leading career scorer in NHL history.

The right wing, who is 44, recorded his 1,850-career point in the game’s first period of a 3-2 Florida Panthers loss to Colorado Thursday.

Jagr now has 743 career goals with 1,107 assists in 1,611 games in the NHL. He trails second place Mark Messier by 37 points while he is an astronomical 1,007 points behind first place Wayne Gretzky.

Jagr made a pass from the faceoff circle on the right side to Aleksander Barkov, who slid the puck over to Erik Gudbrandon, who fired it past Calvin Pickard the Avalanche goalie.

However, Jagr, who has scored 4 goals with 3 assists in the last seven games, said there was no solace in his milestone because his team lost and left them in second place in their division with a 1-2-1 road trip record that ends on Saturday against the Coyotes.

Barkov was honored to be a part of the milestone. He called the accomplishment amazing, as Jagr has scored so many career points and still is holding up against all the younger players.

Jagr’s goal to tie Howe was acknowledged during the game’s first intermission with highlights on the board that is hanging over the rink at center ice.

Jagr called the intensity of the game with Colorado playoff brand hockey, one with lots of checking, forechecking and more.

Jagr is the Panthers leading scorer with 21 goals and 27 assists, in his first 61 games played this season. He has played one of the big roles on the team, as they battle for first place in the league standings and secure a high seed in the upcoming postseason.

On Thursday, Jagr played 19:32 minutes. He has scored four goals and was plus-1 on the ice.

Howe played 1,687 games as a pro with the Detroit Red Wings and another season with the Hartford Whalers. He played during six seasons with the World Hockey Association.

Jaguar missed three seasons in the NHL as he played from 2008 to 2011 in the Kontinental Hockey league.

Jagr does not appear to be tiring out as the season continues. What is incredible for many is that Jagr played outside the U.S. for three or four seasons and still has been able to keep up with his solid work.