WINNIPEG – The usually-stoic Mark Scheifele confirmed extra emotion than common after reaching a powerful milestone on Saturday.
The Jets assistant captain scored a power-play aim early within the first interval of a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators, which made him the all-time main scorer in Jets 2.0 historical past with 813 factors.
“Yeah, an unbelievable move by KC (Kyle Connor),” Scheifele mentioned. “He’s good, isn’t he? He’s superb. Clearly, I’m tremendously honoured. I’m nonetheless attempting to catch one other man (Dale Hawerchuk). For that one, will probably be cool.
“Clearly, I’m tremendously honoured. I wouldn’t be right here with out the fellows, particularly the man I went forward of. He helped me all through my profession and he additionally gave me loads of tap-ins, so I’m very fortunate in regards to the guys I play with at present and who I performed with previously, and I owe all of it to them.”
Hawerchuk, who coached Scheifele in junior, leads the Jets 1.0 in all-time factors.
Scheifele handed former Jets captain Blake Wheeler to succeed in the highest. The Canada Life Centre scoreboard confirmed a message from Wheeler congratulating his former teammate for passing him on the record.
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“Listening to Wheels’ message was clearly fairly emotional,” Scheifele admitted. “Like I mentioned earlier than, he’s taught me a lot. I wouldn’t be the place I’m as we speak with out him. So, listening to him say that’s super and I’m excited to name him within the coming days.”
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Scheifele additionally appeared emotional on the bench after getting congratulated by everybody ready for him there after the aim.
“Simply all of the smiling faces of all of the brothers I play with day-after-day,” he mentioned. “I feel that’s the most important factor. These are the fellows we spend each single day with. We depend on them every day. I’m actually fortunate to be part of this group.
“I’ve loads of superb buddies — lifelong buddies — so to see all of the smiling faces and getting hugs from the fellows means greater than the world to me.”
Scheifele additionally gave a nod to the 14,309 followers, who gave him a standing ovation for reaching the milestone.
“That was fairly particular,” mentioned Scheifele, who scored his sixth aim of the season. “The followers listed below are unimaginable. They offer us a lot further motivation. We actually do have superb followers and I’m fortunate to be part of such an incredible group, an incredible neighborhood and I’m very, very honoured to be right here.
“It’s very humbling and I’m very honoured to be within the place I’m. Simply very fortunate.”
The Jets are fortunate to have him.
“It’s clearly nice to see him get it at residence right here, in entrance of the hometown crowd is superior.,” mentioned Jets coach Scott Arniel. “He’s been such a constant participant. He has such nice offensive expertise and instincts. That was a fantastic play, an actual highlight-reel aim that he did rating. An excellent move from (Connor). Good to see him get it over and finished with actual fast.”
Scheifele’s teammates have been clearly thrilled for him.
“We’re all completely satisfied for Sheif,” mentioned Logan Stanley, who additionally scored. “He’s an unbelievable teammate and human, and it’s unimaginable to observe what he does each evening.
“He normally scores good ones, so it wasn’t stunning, however heck of a shot and nice move to him from KC.”
Scheifele, who was the Jets 2.0 first draft decide, additionally prolonged his goal-scoring streak to 4 video games.
The followers additionally chanted Stanley’s identify after his aim.
“I feel it’s a primary, so yeah, it felt good,” he mentioned. “I’ll take it.”
Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niederreiter additionally scored for Winnipeg.
Michael Bunting replied for Nashville.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed on Oct. 18, 2025.
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