Jagr's goal is to surpass Howe, Gretzky

Published March 27, 2016

Florida Panthers' Brandon Pirri, right, celebrates with teammate Jaromir Jagr (68), of the Czech Republic, his goal against the St. Louis Blues during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)

Jaromir Jagr isn't interested in just outracing Father Time. The future Hall of Famer wants to chase down Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky to boot.

After scoring twice in the Florida Panthers' 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets, Jagr told reporters that he wasn't content in just passing Brett Hull for third place on the NHL's all-time goals list (742).

Via FloridaPanthers.com:

Jagr still has a ways to catch those two, as Gretzky (894 goals) is the all-time leader while Howe (801) is a distant second. If Jagr - who broke into the league in 1990 - wishes to take down the heavyweights, he'll likely need to keep playing well past his 50th birthday.

Jagr has a team-leading 20 goals this season and is on pace for his highest tally since he lit up Broadway for 30 in the 2006-07 season.

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