Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele opened the scoring in Game 6 against the Dallas Stars after losing his father before the game.

The hockey world has been rallying around Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele after heartbreaking news emerged Saturday morning that his father had passed away unexpectedly on Friday night. Scheifele’s status for Game 6 of the Jets' second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Dallas Stars was initially uncertain.

Winnipeg top center Mark Scheifele scored a goal in the Jets' must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series at Dallas on Saturday night, hours after the unexpected death of his father. Scheifele scored his fifth goal of the playoffs 5 1/2 minutes into the second period to give the Jets a 1-0 lead.