Jaromir Jagr held the unofficial title of ‘Best Player in the Game’ over the second half of the 1990s. During his 11-year Penguins tenure, Jagr registered more points than any other NHL player, and his goal total ranked second overall behind Brett Hull. Jagr stepped out of Mario Lemieux’s shadow in 1994-95, becoming the first European-born and trained scoring champion in NHL history. That marked the first of his five Art Ross Trophies, making him one of just six players all-time with five or more scoring titles.

Jagr’s game elevated when the stakes were highest in the postseason, with his 14 playoff game-winning goals and four overtime goals both remaining club playoff records. Jagr’s Game 6 overtime tally against New Jersey in 1999 is credited as helping to keep the team afloat for Lemieux to buy the team and keep it in Pittsburgh, a goal Jagr himself has called his ‘most important.’ Jagr stepped up during Lemieux’s five-game absence in the ‘92 playoffs, scoring four goals, seven points and three game-winning goals.