Florida Panthers right wing Jaromir Jagr (68) waves to the crowd after being presented with a golden stick after his assist, giving him 1,888 goals, second most in NHL history during the third period of play against the Boston Bruins in an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
Florida Panthers right wing Jaromir Jagr (68) waves to the crowd after being presented with a golden stick after his assist, giving him 1,888 goals, second most in NHL history during the third period of play against the Boston Bruins in an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper) Credit: ap — Joe Skipper

Sunrise, Fla. — Jaromir Jagr moved into the outright No. 2 spot on the NHL career scoring list on Thursday night, getting an assist in the Florida Panthers’ 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.

Jagr got point No. 1,888 to break a tie with Mark Messier. The historic point came with 6:40 left.

“I appreciate everything … over my hockey career, and I thank the fans,” Jagr said in a brief ceremony during which he was given a golden stick.

Only Wayne Gretzky, with 2,857 points, has more than Jagr. Aleksander Barkov was credited with the goal that deflected off the 44-year-old Czech star.

In a video, Gretzky offered congratulations. “You play the game the right way,” he told Jagr.

The game was stopped for a celebration, and Jagr came onto the ice to accept the commemorative golden stick from the Panthers. He waved to the crowd, got congratulatory stick-taps from both teams, and the game — his 1,663rd in the NHL — resumed.

Frank Vatrano, Patrice Bergeron and David Backes scored for Boston, and Tuukka Rask made 29 saves.

Rask improved to 18-3-1 against Florida, while the Boston is 16-2-1 in its last 19 games with the Panthers.

Vatrano, called up this week from Providence of the AHL, scored in his first game and on his second shot on a wrister from the slot at 2:09 of the second period.

Bergeron followed 3 minutes later with a power-play conversion that beat goalie James Reimer off a perfect feed from Torey Krug, who also assisted on Vatrano’s score. It was Bergoneron’s fifth goal this season.

After being outshot 12-8 in the first period, the Bruins took control at both ends with a 16-5 advantage in the second en route to a two-goal advantage.

Reimer faced 33 Boston shots in the loss.

Backes scored on an empty-netter with 1:23 remaining to close out the scoring.

Notes: Boston C Dominic Moore played in his 800th game. … Krug has 10 assists, with two in seven of his last 14 games.

Wild 4, Canadiens 2

Montreal — Eric Staal’s short-handed goal in the third period broke a tie and helped Minnesota over the Montreal, giving the Wild a ninth straight win that tied the team record.

Jordan Schroeder and Jared Spurgeon also scored for the Wild (20-8-4), who last won nine in a row March 8-24, 2007. They have a chance to break the record tonight against the Rangers in New York. Jason Zucker added an empty-net goal with 23 seconds left in the game.

Max Pacioretty and Artturi Lehkonen scored for Montreal (21-8-4), which ended a two-game winning run.

Blue Jackets 7, Penguins 1

Columbus, Ohio — Scott Hartnell had his ninth career hat trick and Columbus scored four times in a head-spinning third-period flurry to blow out Pittsburgh.

Cam Atkinson, William Karlsson, Brandon Saad and Boone Jenner also scored to help the Blue Jackets win their 11th straight game and take over first place in the Metropolitan Division.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Columbus (22-5-4) amid a rollicking playoff atmosphere and a sellout crowd at Nationwide Arena.

Hurricanes 2, Sabres 1

Buffalo, n.y. — Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk scored for Carolina in a victory over Buffalo.

Cam Ward made 22 saves and Sebastian Aho scored an empty-net goal in the final minute as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres for the second time in six days. Carolina has earned a point in four straight games.

Devils 4, Flyers 0

Newark, n.j. — Cory Schneider made 16 saves in his first shutout of the season and New Jersey beat Philadelphia to stop a seven-game losing streak.

P.A. Parenteau, Miles Wood, Adam Henrique and Kyle Palmieri scored for New Jersey, which won for the first time since defeating Vancouver 3-2 on Dec. 6.

The shutout was the 22nd of Schneider’s career, and first in 45 games. His previous one occurred on Jan. 16 last season, a 2-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes.

Senators 2, Ducks 1 (ot)

Ottawa, Ontario — Mike Hoffman scored a power-play goal at 4:03 of overtime to give Ottawa a victory over Anaheim.

Hoffman’s one-timer on a pass from Dion Phaneuf beat John Gibson in the Anaheim goal. Andrew Cogliano took a high-sticking minor at 3:23 of the extra period, giving the Senators a four-on-three advantage.

Ryan Dzingel scored in regulation for the Senators (20-11-3), who got 24 saves from Mike Condon.