Jaromir Jagr now 5th all-time in NHL points, passing Marcel Dionne

Through two periods against the Carolina Hurricanes, Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist for the New Jersey Devils.

In the process, he continued his assault on the record books.

Jagr's second-period goal and his assist on an Adam Henrique tally tied and then leap-frogged the Czech legend over Marcel Dionne for fifth all-time in NHL history. Dionne had 1,771 in 1,348 games with the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. Jagr moved past him to 1,772 in NHL game No. 1,500.

Next on the hit list? His former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Ron Francis with 1,798 points. At his current points pace, that’s within reach for Jagr this season. And if he doesn’t get it … well, we’re already resigned to the fact that Jagr, 42, will probably continue to play until the sun explodes.

Boy, imagine if Jagr hadn’t shuffled off to the KHL from 2008-2011. He’d probably have passed Francis, Gordie Howe (1,850) and Mark Messier (1,887) by now, and would have been en route to 2,000 career points. Omsk’s gain was our loss …

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