Jagr passes Howe for most points after turning 40
Steve Mitchell / USA Today Sports
Move over, No. 9.
Jaromir Jagr continued his remarkable assault on the record books Friday night, collecting a pair of assists against the New York Rangers to pass Gordie Howe for the most points in NHL history after turning 40 years old.
Jaromir Jagr continues to defy convention (and age), as he has vaulted him over Mr. Hockey for 1st on the all-time NHL scoring after 40 list pic.twitter.com/T99BtQINCa
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Jagr picked up an assist on Jonathan Huberdeau's second-period goal and set up Aleksander Barkov's third-period marker to accomplish his latest milestone.
The 45-year-old forward has 1,907 points in 1,699 career regular-season games, ranking second on the NHL's all-time points list.