Mark Scheifele ties Dale Hawerchuk's Winnipeg Jets points record in 8-3 win over Dallas Stars

Mark Scheifele tied Dale Hawerchuk for the Winnipeg Jets franchise points record with 929 points in an 8-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night in Dallas.

Game summary

The Stars opened the scoring just over four minutes into the first period when Roope Hintz scored on a backhand breakaway past Stuart Skinner to make it 2-0 Dallas with 1:28 left in the first. Winnipeg responded in the second period, scoring five goals to take the lead. Scheifele scored his fifth goal of the season at 7:03 of the second period and added his second of the night on the power play with 1:48 remaining in the period, making it 4-3 Winnipeg.

The Jets outshot the Stars 14-9 in the second period, with five goals getting past Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger. It was the first time since Dec. 10, 2024 that Winnipeg scored that many goals in one period, which was also the last time they scored eight goals total in a game.

Kyle Connor scored his 16th goal of the season early in the third period, and Scheifele picked up an assist on the play to tie Hawerchuk for the franchise points record with 929. Gabriel Vilardi made it 7-3 with 4:48 remaining in the third, and Cole Koepke scored 14 seconds later for his third goal of the season.

Stuart Skinner made 30 saves to earn the win. The Jets extended their win streak to five games and will visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

Scheifele and Hawerchuk

Scheifele now has 378 career goals, one behind Hawerchuk's 379 for the most in franchise history. The milestone comes after the NHL announced this summer that statistics from Jets 1.0 and 2.0 are now merged, made possible after the Arizona Coyotes went dormant in 2024.

Scheifele was the first-ever draft pick by Jets 2.0 after the team moved to Winnipeg from Atlanta in 2011. He has played 14 NHL seasons and scored a career-high 103 points last season. This season, he has 22 points in 20 games.

Before being drafted by the Jets, Scheifele played under Hawerchuk when the Jets legend coached the OHL's Barrie Colts. Hawerchuk played nine of the 16 seasons in his Hall of Fame career with Jets 1.0 from 1981 to 1990. He died of cancer in 2020 at age 57.

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Sources

• globalnews.ca: Scheifele ties Hawerchuk’s points record as Winnipeg Jets wallop Stars 8-3 in Dallas - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
• sportsnet.ca: Mark Scheifele ties Dale Hawerchuk's Winnipeg Jets points record - Sportsnet.ca

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