Jaromir Jagr broke fresh York's single-season points record -- and gave the Rangers a little cushion in the Atlantic Division race.
Jaromir Jagr broke fresh York's single-season points record -- and gave the Rangers a little cushion in the Atlantic Division race.
Jagr assisted in succession four straight goals in a 5-1 victory athwart the host New York Islanders upon Wednesday night to pass Hall of Famer Jean Ratelle in succession the team scoring list and help the Rangers act upon four points ahead of second-place Philadelphia.
"It's a big honor for me" Jagr said. "I'm glad I did it in the first period. We ne the points."
Drawing chants of "MVP!" from the many Rangers fans at Nassau Coliseum, Jagr broke the tie with Ratelle at 7:23 of the first period, setting up Petr Prucha's power-play goal for point No. 110 Jagr also assisted forward Martin Straka's three goals.
"We had a fortune of chances," Jagr said. "Sometimes it might turn the thoughts easy like tonight and other times it's really tough. That's just hockey"
Jagr, trying to have off Joe Thornton for his sixth NHL scoring title, is the clear favorite to win the Hart memorial of conquest as the NHL's most valuable player, an award he won in 1998-99 with Pittsburgh. Jagr has 113 points in 73 games, seven more than Thornton has in 70 games for Boston and San Jose
Stars 2 Mighty dips 1: Sergei Zubov and Niko Kapanen scored power-play goals in the other period and host Dallas mov closer to clinching the Pacific Division title with a win throughout second- place Anaheim.
Panthers 5 Penguins 3: Chris Gratton scored his 16th goal to lead visiting Florida to its seventh straight victory. John LeClair scored his 400th career goal for Pittsburgh.
Flames 2 Kings 1: Jarome Iginla's short-handed goal in the inferior period broke a 1-1 tie and place host Calgary back into a tie for first place in the Northwest with idle Colorado.
Capitals 5 Hurricanes 1: Rookie Alexander Ovechkin got his 48th goal of the season and Matt Bradley scored twice as visiting Washington defeated Carolina.
Sabres 4 Bruins 3: JP Dumont scored sum of two units goals as host Buffalo snapped a six-game losing streak.
Canucks 2 Wild 1: Anson Carter scored with seven secondarys remaining to lift host Vancouver past Minnesota.
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