It took him four games to get going, but Jaromir Jagr found the scoresheet for the first time in the series by registering an assist on the Florida Panthers' first goal in Game 4 against the New York Islanders. The future Hall of Famer also hit a major milestone on the play.
The assist was Jagr's 200th career point in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He ranks fifth all-time in NHL postseason history, trailing a quartet of players that made their hay as members of the Edmonton Oilers dynasty of the 1980s.
Most points, #StanleyCup Playoffs history:
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382– Wayne Gretzky
295– Mark Messier
233– Jari Kurri
214– Glenn Anderson
200– @68Jagr#FLAvsNYI
The goal, scored by Teddy Purcell, was a big one for the Panthers as they look to even their first-round series with the Islanders. It came at the 15:18 mark of the second period on a power play to break a scoreless tie as the Panthers finally solved Thomas Greiss.
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With an assist, Jaromir the legend Jagr hits 200 playoff points in his illustrious career. #StanleyCuphttps://t.co/xMFJLXENOO
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That was the first playoff point of any kind for Jagr in three years as this is his first time back in the postseason since helping the Boston Bruins reach the 2013 Stanley Cup Final with 10 assists in 22 games. The 44-year-old legend had been struggling previously in the series as he couldn't seem to get much generated offensively and at times looked fatigued -- something that was uncommon over the course of the regular season, during which he put up 66 points, a record for NHL players aged 43 or older.
Jagr still seeks his first playoff goal in four years, but getting that assist should help No. 68 get going in this series. Based on his comments coming into the game, it appeared that the lack of production was getting to him.
Over his career, Jagr has appeared in 206 playoff games. He has 78 goals and 122 assists over that span. He is seeking his first Stanley Cup since winning back-to-back titles with the Pittsburgh Penguins in his first two years in the NHL back in 1991 and 1992.