The Winnipeg Jets Center Mark Scheifele achieved in game 6 in Dallas after unexpected death of his father

Dallas (AP) -Winnipeg Top Center Mark Scheifele scored a goal in the must-win of the jets Game 6 From her playoff series of the second round in Dallas on Saturday evening, hours after the unexpected death of his father.

But he also had the penalty that the Power Play goal of the stars in extra time for A 2-1 profit This has thrown the top jets out of the playoffs.

Jets captain Adam Lowry went and got Scheifele out of the box when the game ended.

“We are a family. To let him know that we are there for him. It's just a terrible day for him,” said Lowry. “You want to give him the strength, you want to get this kill so bad. We just couldn't do it.”

During the Handshake line afterwards, Scheifele hugged and spoke to almost everyone, with Stars players clearly supported their support in a heartwarming moment.

Scheifele scored his fifth goal of the playoffs in 5 1/2 minutes in the second period to bring the jets 1-0. He achieved a short snapshot from the fold after collecting the rebound of a shot from Kyle Conner.

The game was tied at 1 when Sam Steel, who had already achieved after Dallas, was during a break. Scheifele desperately fell forward and tried to play a bit when he stumbled the striker on the blue line with 14.8 seconds in the regulation. Scheifele and the jets avoided a penalty to the play, but lost the power game when Thomas Harley achieved 1:33 in extra time.

Jets coach Scott Arniel said that the news of Brad Scheifeles overnight was difficult for the entire team. The team was informed of skate before the optional morning.

“In the name of the Winnipeg Jets family, our condolences to Mark and his family. It shook us all morning all the morning when we found it out,” said Arniel before the game. “Mark will play tonight. As he said, that would be his father's wishes. He would have wanted him to play.”

Scheifele was the last Jets player who left the ice after the foreplay, and while singing “O Canada” he made at least part of singing “O Canada” and closed his head. He took the feeling of opening against Roope Hintz.

“The thing with Mr. Scheifele is that he is part of our family. He is part of the Jets family. He goes back to 2011 when Mark was moved in here for the first time,” said Arniel. “We have a lot of players who came around the time that they are still here that he was a large part of their lives with their family. So it is certainly devastating for Mark, but also for many people in this team.”

Kevin Cheveldayoff, General Manager of Winnipeg, said the organization was doing everything possible to support Scheifele.

There was no immediate word about Brad Scheifele's death.

The 32-year-old Mark Schiefele ended with 11 points (five goals, six templates) when he played in 11 games of the jets in this post. He Missed games 6 and 7 From the first round against St. Louis with an unknown injury after he had scored two big hits at the beginning of the fifth game in this series.

In game 5 against the stars on Thursday evening, A 4-0 win from Winnipeg This extended the series, Scheifele was padded by the stars Captain Jamie Benn during a late Scrum. Benn received a punishment for misconduct and was punished by the NHL with a fine of $ 5,000, but avoided suspension.

Scheifele had 87 points in the 82 games of the regular season (39 goals and 48 templates).

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