What happened last night that you need to know about? Joe McDonald gives us his take on the biggest and best performances. This is where we say, Morning, Joe.Jagr just might catch Howe: The gray beard with the mullet, Jaromir Jagr, 44, has scored his 750th career goal. The milestone came Thursday night against the Washington Capitals, and Jagr is the third player in NHL history to accomplish the feat. The Florida Panthers winger has 1,870 career points in 1,633 games with Florida, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. He is third in all-time goal scoring, behind Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801). Theres no stopping Jagr. Hes a man on a mission and will play until the skates are practically ripped from his feet. Because he keeps himself in ridiculous shape and has said he wants to play well into his 40s, and even though he has to score 51 more goals, youve got to think he has a shot at catching Mr. Hockey. Really.Calder clash continues: The Calder Trophy race is no joke. Its only a week into the season, but theres already a serious push to be the NHLs best rookie. In a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center, the Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews scored his fifth goal of the season. It was the 19-year-old forwards first goal since he scored four in his debut against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 12. Let it be said that this rookie race between Matthews and the Winnipeg Jets Patrik Laine (No. 2 overall) is going to be an epic battle for the entire season. It will be a case of what you can do, I can do better. Laine answered Matthews four goals with his first NHL hat trick in a 5-4 overtime win against Matthews and the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, giving Laine four goals this season. There are so many story lines to focus on this season (including that old guy Jagr), but the head-to-head matchup between Laine and Matthews will be one to watch. And when the dust settles, my moneys on Laine.Avs impressive again: The Colorado Avalanche are for real -- for real. The boys from the Rockies improved to 3-1-0 with a convincing 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday night. For many, the Lightning are the odds-on favorites to win the Stanley Cup. Sure, its only four games into the season, but the Avalanche seem poised to make a serious run at a Stanley Cup playoff berth in the Central Division. It was a huge win for Colorado, and Matt Duchene led the way with a pair of goals. The 25-year-old forward is highly skilled: He has great hands and can flat-out fly. 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Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. Richie Ashburn Jersey Large . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. All four phone lines at the Ruths Chris Steakhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan, lit up as the Saturday night dinner rush was dying down, and they have rarely stopped blinking since.General manager Buzz Goebel has Jim Harbaugh and his Michigan Wolverines 78-0 win over?Rutgers?to thank for that.The restaurant posted a promotion on its Facebook page saying all diners in the next week would be given a percentage discount equal to the margin of victory if the Wolverines won the game in New Jersey.At the last minute before publishing the ad this past Thursday, Goebel, whose grandfather was a captain on Michigans 1920 football team, decided to cap the discount at 50 percent to be safe.That turned out to be a good move.Michigans offense raced past 50 points in the third quarter on its way to the 78-point win -- the programs biggest blowout victory in more than 75 years.The Facebook ad went viral as the game wound down, and Goebels staff has been working hard ever since.We were completely full through Thursday by 9 oclock this morning, Goebeel said.dddddddddddd Im thinking, well I guess Im not getting my day off [Sunday]. Im thinking this might not be what we were expecting.He said every reservation slot this week has been booked and he had to turn away a line outside the door when the restaurant opened at 4 p.m. Sunday. Extra wait staff and other employees have been called in from a nearby location of the chain in Grand Rapids to help deal with the rush.While the promotion will be great for Ann Arbor-area carnivores (a typical meal for two at a Ruths Chris location can easily top $100), Goebel said because alcohol was excluded in the promotion he thinks theyll still make money off the deal. The location pulls in $100,000 to $175,000 weekly, and Goebel said he expects theyll exceed those numbers this week.I love this, Goebel said. Its kind of scary, but you cant buy this kind of advertising. If we execute perfectly, were in good shape. ' ' '
