Mark Scheifele and Dawson Mercer each scored two goals as the Winnipeg Jets rallied past the Dallas Stars 8-3 on Thursday.
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The Winnipeg Jets scored six unanswered goals after falling behind, defeating the Dallas Stars 8-3 on Thursday night.
Scheifele finished with two goals and an assist, while Mercer recorded his second consecutive two-goal game. Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi each had a goal and two assists, and Dylan Samberg added a goal and an assist. Cole Koepke also scored for Winnipeg.
Dallas received goals from Arttu Hyry, Roope Hintz and David Perron, but Stuart Skinner made 30 saves for the Jets.
Perron gave Dallas a 3-2 lead midway through the second period with his first goal since being signed as a free agent on Oct. 15, before Winnipeg scored three times to close the period.
The Jets’ surge began at 13:55 of the second period when Mercer scored, and it ended with Mercer’s goal at 7.3 seconds remaining.
In the third period, Dallas pulled Jake Oettinger after allowing goals at 01:00 by Kyle Connor, 15:12 by Gabriel Vilardi and 15:26 by Cole Koepke. Casey DeSmith also gave up two goals within that third-period sequence.
Winnipeg’s win extended its run to five consecutive games. The Stars had been playing their first game since Saturday before beginning a stretch of three games in four days, all at home.
Each team had a goal disallowed, with Winnipeg’s negated for offside and Dallas’ for a kicking motion. The disallowed call against Dallas also negated an assist that would have been captain Jamie Benn’s 1,000th career point.
Winnipeg’s Cole Perfetti, as well as Dallas’ Thomas Harley and Nils Lundkvist, each recorded two assists.
The Jets next play by visiting Chicago on Saturday, while Dallas hosts Buffalo on Saturday night.
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