Mark Scheifele scores winner, Jets come from behind to beat Ducks in OT
WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele and the Winnipeg Jets may be out of the playoff picture, but they’re still fighting hard to play spoiler.
Scheifele’s overtime winner capped three unanswered goals for Winnipeg Thursday night, as the Anaheim Ducks surrendered a two-goal lead in the final 8:25 of regulation before falling 4-3 in overtime at MTS Centre.
“There’s still things to play for,” said Scheifele, who reached the 30-goal mark for the first time in his four-year NHL career. “Obviously, the playoffs are out of reach but there’s still lot of things to fight for. Guys fight for jobs, guys showing what they’re made of and they definitely showed it tonight.”
Following a video review, it was determined Dustin Byfuglien’s jam-job in the crease was indeed a good goal, tying the score 3-3 with 12 seconds remaining and sending the game to overtime.