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Jaromír Jágr scores his record 1,099th goal at almost 51

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PRAGUE (AP) — Jaromír Jágr celebrated his 51st birthday about a week early by scoring his 1,099th goal to overtake Wayne Gretzky at the top of the chart. Jágr scored for the Kladno Knights on Sunday in 5-4 loss at Trinec in the Czech league. The winger will turn 51 on Feb. 15. Jágr was the NHL’s second highest point scorer in 2018 when he was released by the Calgary Flames. He scored his 1,099 goals in professional games and at international tournaments. Gretzky had 1,072 regular season and playoff goals in the NHL and WHA combined with 26 at international adult tournaments.

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