Jaromir Jagr was lucky enough to deflect a puck to get his 1,888th point, moving him past Mark Messier to become the second all-time leading scorer in NHL history.
Jaromir Jagr is the highest scoring non-Gretzky of all time.
He passed Mark Messier with his 1,888th point after getting an assist against the Boston Bruins on Monday.
Here’s how some social media folk reacted.
Jaromir Jagr caught and now passed Mark Messier for second place on the all-time NHL points list. Congrats @68Jagr! pic.twitter.com/l2njLBtkJD
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 23, 2016
The Legend Continues. @68Jagr now sits alone in second on the NHL's all-time point list. pic.twitter.com/2yyF7dmK6h
— NHL (@NHL) December 23, 2016
Crowd going nuts as there's a pause to honor Jaromir Jagr for moving into second all-time behind Wayne Gretzky with his 1,888th point.
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 23, 2016
It looks as though Jaromir Jagr just became the second highest point scorer in NHL history after a puck deflected off his ass.
— Ken Campbell (@THNKenCampbell) December 23, 2016
Legend. pic.twitter.com/tKibX1bWMO
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) December 23, 2016
Jaromir Jagr skates off the ice with a golden stick, celebrated by fans and teammates. pic.twitter.com/rneTxRY1fI
— George Richards (@GeorgeRichards) December 23, 2016
BREAKING pic.twitter.com/oJbA1aDVOU
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) December 23, 2016
1888th point pic.twitter.com/xn9HLhk7gn
— Stephanie (@myregularface) December 23, 2016
Jagr tells the crowd that he wanted to make a beautiful goal but … "It hit my ass," he said.
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) December 23, 2016
He has a hard time finding jeans that fit because of that. https://t.co/Jz5ujbhmbf
— Kristina Rutherford (@KrRutherford) December 23, 2016
Jaromir Jagr doesn't get enough credit for over 20 years of consistently having the worst hair in all of sport.
— Big Poppa Putts (@davis_boom) December 23, 2016
Jaromir Jagr. #68.
1888 points.
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) December 23, 2016
