Scheifele ties it late, wins it in OT as Jets beat Hawks 2-1

In their archetypal regular play crippled successful beforehand of location fans, the Winnipeg Jets gave the assemblage precise small to cheer astir for astir 59 minutes.

And past Mark Scheifele took over.

Down 1-0 to the Chicago Blackhawks precocious successful the 3rd period, Scheifele tied it with 1:04 near and past scored again 38 seconds into overtime to springiness Winnipeg a 2-1 triumph implicit Chicago Friday night.

Scheifele present has 3 goals successful the archetypal 2 games of the season.

It was the seventh consecutive clip Winnipeg won their location opener and the Jets person present won 10 consecutive regular play games dating backmost to past season.

Connor Hellebuyck got his 2nd consecutive commencement successful net, making 25 saves arsenic he’s allowed conscionable 1 extremity successful 2 games.

It took until the 16:52 people of the 2nd play for the game’s archetypal extremity arsenic Chicago’s Ryan Donato bushed Hellebuyck abbreviated broadside to springiness Chicago a 1-0 pb which they held until the waning moments of the 3rd period.

Josh Morrissey helped acceptable up the OT winner, giving him 3 assists successful the archetypal 2 games of the season.

This was the archetypal of 4 consecutive games astatine Canada Life Centre for the Jets, who proceed the homestand Sunday erstwhile they instrumentality connected different Central Division rival, the Minnesota Wild.

The pregame amusement volition statesman connected 680 CJOB astatine 3 p.m., with puck driblet conscionable aft 5 p.m.