Jaromir Jagr is one of the greatest players to ever play in the NHL and has been climbing the NHL's all-time goals and points leaderboards during the 2015-16 season.
There are a lot of reasons he has been able to reach the top-five of both categories, including his absurd skill level and the fact he has been an incredibly durable player over the past two decades. But there is more than that.
One of the most underrated aspects of his game is just how physically dominant he can be when going up against opposing players one-on-one. He is a massive human being (listed at 6-3, 230 pounds) and has always been one of the toughest players in hockey to knock off the puck.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nick Schultz found out on Saturday that even though Jagr is 44 years old, nearly five years older than any other player in the NHL right now, he can still be an unstoppable force when he gets moving in the offensive zone with the puck.
Just minutes after Flyers rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere gave his team a 2-1 lead, the Panthers answered right back with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal that was set up on a great individual effort from the ageless Jagr. Just watch as Jagr enters the zone against Schultz one-on-one, turns his back to him, and then just powers right through Schultz's futile attempt to slow him down and get the puck away from him.
Jagr is a beast. That is all.https://t.co/M65UpoJsns
— NHL (@NHL) March 13, 2016
It's like Jagr is just toying with him and effortlessly slides the puck to Huberdeau with an NHL defenseman hanging all over him. That is vintage Jagr.
The Panthers went on to win the game in a shootout, 5-4, and managed to keep pace with the first-place Boston Bruins (3-1 winners against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon) to remain in second place in the Atlantic Division.
Jagr, who added another assist late in the game, is now up to 53 points in 65 games. He is now the oldest player to ever record 50 points in a single season in the NHL and is one of the top-30 scorers in the league this year.
