Jagr assisted on a goal by Brandon Pirri 5:01 into the second period, then scored his 16th goal of the season at 13:01, taking a pass from Aleksander Barkov and beating Carolina goaltender Anton Khudobin to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead in a 6-1 win.
The two points gave Jagr 1,798 (721 goals, 1,077 assists), matching Francis, who ended his Hall of Fame career with 549 goals and 1,249 assists. They were teammates with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1991-98.
Introducing the new official NHL App, available for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets. A host of new features and improved functionality are available across all platforms, including a redesigned league-wide scoreboard, expanded news coverage, searchable video highlights, individual team experiences* and more. The new NHL App on your tablet also introduces new offerings such as 60fps video, Multitasking** and Picture-in-Picture.
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