Mark Scheifele scored twice, including the winner, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 8-3 on Thursday night at American Airlines Center.
Arttu Hyry opened the scoring at 4:19 of the first period, with assists from Roope Hintz and Thomas Harley. Hintz made it 2-0 at 18:32 of the first period. Dylan Samberg pulled the Jets within 2-1 at 1:11 of the second period. Scheifele tied it 2-2 at 7:03 of the second period. David Perron put the Stars ahead 3-2 at 11:14 of the second period. Dawson Mercer tied it 3-3 at 13:55 of the second period.
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Scheifele put the Jets ahead 4-3 on the power play at 18:12 of the second period, with assists from Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor. Mercer made it 5-3 at 19:51 of the second period. Connor made it 6-3 at 1:00 of the third period. Vilardi made it 7-3 at 15:12 of the third period. Cole Koepke made it 8-3 at 15:26 of the third period.
For Winnipeg, Scheifele had two goals and an assist, Vilardi had a goal and two assists, Connor had a goal and two assists, Koepke scored, and Stuart Skinner stopped 30 of 33 shots.
For Dallas, Hintz had a goal and an assist, Harley had two assists, Nils Lundkvist had two assists, Hyry and Perron each scored, and Jake Oettinger stopped 21 of 27 shots.
Dallas outshot Winnipeg 33-30. Winnipeg went 1 for 3 on the power play, and Dallas went 0 for 2. The Jets improved to 9-8-3. The Stars fell to 10-6-2.
The Jets sit seventh in the Western Conference and have won five straight. The Stars are sixth in the Western Conference. The season series is tied 1-1. Dallas won the first meeting 3-2 on Oct. 22.
The Jets next visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Stars are back in action when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
