JAGR BREAKS GRETZKY RECORD

Jaromir Jagr celebrated his 51st birthday about a week early by scoring his 1,099th goal to overtake Wayne Gretzky at the top of the chart. Jagr, pictured, who will turn 51 on Feb. 15, scored for Kladno on Sunday in a 5-4 loss at Trinec in the Czech league. The winger, who was the NHL'S second highest point scorer in 2018 when released by Calgary, scored his 1,099th career goal in professional games and at international tournaments. Jagr scored 844 NHL regular season and playoff goals, while adding 93 goals in the Russian league/kontinental Hockey League, 107 in the Czechoslovak and Czech leagues and 55 at international competitions. Gretzky had 1,072 NHL and WHA regular season and playoffs goals, and 26 at international tournaments, including 17 at the Canada Cup, three at the World Cup and six at world championships, according to Hockey Canada.