NHL

Jaromir Jagr signs on for another season with Devils

Jaromir Jagr didn’t lose a step at the age of 42, so the veteran forward is coming back for a 23rd NHL season, agreeing to a one-year with the Devils on Wednesday, the team announced.

The contract is reported to be in $5 million-$6 million range for Jagr, one of the best free-agent signings of the summer. He led the Devils in scoring with 67 points (43 assists, 24 goals) and ranked 27th in the league. He appeared in all 82 games, in addition to playing for the Czech Republic at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

“I want to play the longest I can,” Jagr said on a conference call Wednesday. “I love the game. … I know myself. I’m happy [here]. I play the best hockey when I’m happy.”

It could be a record-breaking season for the former Ranger. Jagr sits sixth on the NHL’s all-time points leaderboard with 1,755. He needs just 17 more to pass Marcel Dionne for fifth and 44 to move into fourth, past Ron Francis. He leads active players in games played, goals, assists and points.