Jagr gets assist, moves into 2nd on league’s all-time scoring list
Blue Jackets rout Pens, extend win streak to 11
SUNRISE, Fla. — Jaromir Jagr moved into the outright No. 2 spot on the NHL career scoring list Thursday night, getting an assist in the Florida Panthers’ 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Jagr got point No. 1,888 to break a tie with Mark Messier. The historic point came with 6:40 left.
“I appreciate everything … over my hockey career, and I thank the fans,” Jagr said in a brief ceremony during which he was given a golden stick.
Only Wayne Gretzky, with 2,857 points, has more than Jagr. Aleksander Barkov was credited with the goal that deflected off the 44-year-old Czech star.
In a video, Gretzky offered congratulations. “You play the game the right way,” he told Jagr.
The game was stopped for a celebration, and Jagr came onto the ice to accept the commemorative golden stick from the Panthers. He waved to the crowd, got congratulatory stick-taps from both teams, and the game — his 1,663rd in the NHL — resumed.
Frank Vatrano, Patrice Bergeron and David Backes scored for Boston, and Tuukka Rask made 29 saves.
BLUE JACKETS 7, PENGUINS 1: In Columbus, Ohio, Scott Hartnell had his ninth career hat trick as Columbus scored four times in a third-period flurry to blow out Pittsburgh.
Cam Atkinson, William Karlsson, Brandon Saad and Boone Jenner also scored to help the Blue Jackets win their 11th straight game and take over first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Columbus (22-5-4).
MAPLE LEAFS 6, AVALANCHE 0: In Denver, Nazem Kadri scored twice and Frederik Andersen stopped 38 shots for his first shutout of the season as Toronto routed Colorado.
Auston Matthews scored his team-leading 16th goal to get the Maple Leafs started in the first period. James Van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, and Connor Brown and Frederik Gauthier also scored for Toronto.
Andersen earned his seventh career shutout, and it was an easy one for the NHL veteran. The Maple Leafs scored five goals in 21:29 spanning the first and second periods, starting with Matthews’ goal at 7:13 of the first.
WILD 4, CANADIENS 2: In Montreal, Eric Staal’s short-handed goal in the third period broke a tie and helped Minnesota to a victory over Montreal, giving the Wild a ninth straight win that tied the team record.
Jordan Schroeder and Jared Spurgeon also scored for the Wild (20-8-4), which last won nine in a row March 8-24, 2007. HURRICANES 3, SABRES 1: In Buffalo, Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk scored for Carolina in a victory over Buffalo.
Cam Ward made 22 saves and Sebastian Aho scored an emptynet goal in the final minute as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres for the second time in six days.
DEVILS 4, FLYERS 0: In Newark, N.J., Cory Schneider made 16 saves in his first shutout of the season as New Jersey beat the Philadelphia to stop a seven-game losing streak.
P.A. Parenteau, Miles Wood, Adam Henrique and Kyle Palmieri scored for New Jersey, which won for the first time since on Dec. 6. SENATORS 2, DUCKS 1 (OT):
In Ottawa, Mike Hoffman scored a power-play goal at 4:03 of overtime to give Ottawa a win over Anaheim.
Hoffman’s one-timer on a pass from Dion Phaneuf beat John Gibson in the Anaheim goal. Andrew Cogliano took a high-sticking minor at 3:23 of the extra period, giving the Senators a four-on-three advantage. LIGHTNING 5, BLUES 2: In Tampa, Fla., Alex Killorn scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period and Jonathan Drouin added two late goals as Tampa Bay rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat St. Louis.
Killorn put Tampa Bay up 3-2 from the high slot 5:25 into the third period to help the Lightning go 2-0 starting a stretch of seven of eight games at home. KINGS 4, PREDATORS 0: In Nashville, Tenn., Peter Budaj made 28 saves to lead Los Angeles to a victory over the Nashville.
Nick Shore, Nic Dowd, Jeff Carter and Devin Setoguchi scored for LA, which was playing the sixth game of a nine-game road swing.