Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele scored two late goals, the second in overtime, to salvage a 2-1 victory for the Jets over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Centre scores twice to turn 1-0 deficit into 2-1 overtime victory
Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele scored two late goals, the second in overtime, to salvage a 2-1 victory for the Jets over the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Jets’ home-opener was played before 14,564 fans at Canada Life Centre on Friday night — just short of a sellout on the same night the Winnipeg Blue Bombers sold out their CFL game against the Toronto Argonauts.
Scheifele scored 38 seconds into overtime on a setup from Kyle Connor.
Ryan Donato had scored late in the second period to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 1-0 lead.
Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for Winnipeg.
Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 shots for Chicago.
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