WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele knew it was only a matter of time before his luck improved.
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luck → know → time
The Winnipeg Jets’ star centre needed a few games to record his first point of the 2026-27 NHL campaign, but he entered Tuesday still hunting for his first goal as the Jets welcomed their most heated rival, the Minnesota Wild.
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Jets → need → rival
After setting up the opener marker for his 300th career assist on home ice, Scheifele found himself wide-open at the side of the net later in the first period, firing home a cross-crease pass from defenceman Neal Pionk to put Winnipeg ahead 2-1.
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himself → set → Winnipeg
“It was nice to see it go in,” Scheifele said after the Jets’ 5-2 victory.
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Scheifele → see → victory
Scheifele added another assist to cap a three-point night and lead the Jets to a big win over the Wild at Canada Life Centre.
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Scheifele → add → Centre
“Sometimes you don’t get lucky and sometimes, it just doesn’t go in,” Scheifele added.
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Scheifele → get → ?
I play with some fantastic players and our line has been producing and our power play was doing well.
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play → play → players
Now, I’ve just got to keep going.”
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The Jets opened the season with a revamped top line of Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti.
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Jets → open → Scheifele
Scheifele and Connor spent most of last year alongside Gabriel Vilardi, who shifted to the second unit to help balance the club’s scoring.
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who → spend → scoring
Perfetti, who signed a five-year, US$30-million extension over the summer, has reaped the most from the line shuffle.
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who → sign → shuffle
The 24-year-old already has eight points in six games, including five goals — a mark that took him 40 games to achieve last season.
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that → have → games
Perfetti scored twice against the Wild, with Scheifele drawing assists on both goals.
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Scheifele → score → goals
After the game, Perfetti noted that Scheifele’s elite vision is something that has to be experienced up-close to be fully appreciated.
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that → note → game
“You’re always open.
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Even when you think you’re covered or when you think you’re out of the play, you’re never out of it,” Perfetti said.
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Perfetti → think → it
“I don’t think you really understand until you play with him how you feel like you’re not even a part of it at that point.
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you → think → point
You’re like, ‘I’m not open,’ and then all of a sudden the puck’s on your stick.
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puck → ’re → stick
You’re like, ‘here we go,’ so you better be ready at all times.
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you → ’re → times
It’s awesome to play with him.”
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Connor scored his team-leading seventh goal and added an assist, giving the trio a combined seven points on the night.
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Connor → score → night
“Those are great examples to watch those guys when they go out in practice, or they go in the game,” head coach Scott Arniel said.
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Arniel → watch → game
“They do things that others can work to copy.
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others → do → that
Even though all three of them aren’t big, somebody always ends up near the front of the net.”
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somebody → end → net
While Arniel is thrilled with the clip his top line is scoring at, he stressed the urgent need for secondary production.
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he → thrill → production
Beyond Scheifele, Connor and Perfetti, the rest of the roster has combined for just five goals, with no other player scoring more than once.
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player → combine → more
Thirteen players — including seven fowards — remain without a goal.
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players → include → goal
“For all the other guys, we just try to hammer home, show some video, and put yourself in positions to get those looks,” Arniel said.
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Arniel → try → looks
“I think that some guys are getting some really good looks now, and kind of clicking through, there are guys that are getting some good opportunities.”
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that → think → opportunities
The Jets travel to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks on Thursday.
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Jets → travel → Thursday
The Blackhawks are averaging 4.14 goals per game, the fifth-most in the NHL.
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Blackhawks → average → NHL
“It’s a hard thing to score goals, and we need the secondary scoring,” Arniel said.
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Arniel → ’ → scoring
“Maybe getting the puck on net a little bit more, maybe not looking for one more pass might be sort of the remedy.”
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026.
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