Nashville Predators’ Colin Wilson (33) skates after the puck against the Calgary Flames during the third period at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators beat the Flames 4-2.
MONTREAL: New Jersey Devils veterans Jaromir Jagr and Martin Brodeur just keep summoning good hockey out of their 41-year-old bodies.
The sure-fire Hall of Famers stole the show at the Bell Centre last night, with Jagr moving past Mark Messier for seventh place on the NHL’s career goal list and Brodeur stopping 29 shots in the Devils’ 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens .
“We talk to each other a lot about certain things,” Brodeur said. “ I think we have a lot in common about what our careers brought us.
“It’s nice to relate to a guy. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to do that here in New Jersey because we had so many young guys. It’s been fun to watch him play. It’s pretty impressive what he’s accomplished.”
Jagr tied the game at 17:23 of the first period with his first goal in 11 games and his 14th of the season. But more importantly, it was the 695th of a career that began in 1990 with the Pittsburgh Penguins .
The goal came days after he passed former Penguins teammate Mario Lemieux for seventh place in career points with 1,724.
Brodeur, making his first start in four games, extended his NHL record for wins to 682, although Max Pacioretty’s goal at the 7:00 mark of the first period kept his shutout record at 124. At the end, both were called onto the ice for an ovation from the 21,273 Bell Centre fans as Brodeur was named first star and Jagr got second star.Agencies
