<p>Winnipeg Jets centre @Mark Scheifele snapped his seven-game goalless drought with a highlight-reel marker to open the scoring in his team&#8217;s game against the New Jersey Devils on Friday.</p>
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<p>After taking a pass from @Neal Pionk just inside the offensive zone, Scheifele darted past attempted stick-checks by @Dawson Mercer, @Ty Smith, and @P.K. Subban before flipping a backhand shot over a sprawling Devils goaltender @Jonathan Bernier.</p>
<p>Pionk and @Blake Wheeler picked up the assists on Scheifele&#8217;s third goal of the season, which came just 1:52 into regulation time. Here&#8217;s the video of the play, as posted by the NHL&#8217;s official Twitter account:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">MARK our words, this goal is amazing. 🤩 <a href="https://t.co/h6g6UqZ19I">pic.twitter.com/h6g6UqZ19I</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1466940825653465099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Jets currently lead the Devils by a 3–2 score through 20 minutes of play. Scheifele, @Nikolaj Ehlers and @Kristian Vesalainen all scored in the first eight minutes to hand the Jets a 3–0 lead; @Damon Severson responded shortly after the 9:00 mark to cut the Devils&#8217; deficit to 3–1.</p>
<p>Winnipeg entered Friday&#8217;s contest in sixth place in the NHL&#8217;s Central Division with a 10–8–4 record and 24 points in 22 games.</p>
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Winnipeg Jets centre @Mark Scheifele snapped his seven-game goalless drought with a highlight-reel marker to open the scoring in his team's game against the New Jersey Devils on Friday.



After taking a pass from @Neal Pionk just inside the offensive zone, Scheifele darted past attempted stick-checks by @Dawson Mercer, @Ty Smith, and @P.K. Subban before flipping a backhand shot over a sprawling Devils goaltender @Jonathan Bernier.

Pionk and @Blake Wheeler picked up the assists on Scheifele's third goal of the season, which came just 1:52 into regulation time. Here's the video of the play, as posted by the NHL's official Twitter account:

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1466940825653465099

The Jets currently lead the Devils by a 3–2 score through 20 minutes of play. Scheifele, @Nikolaj Ehlers and @Kristian Vesalainen all scored in the first eight minutes to hand the Jets a 3–0 lead; @Damon Severson responded shortly after the 9:00 mark to cut the Devils' deficit to 3–1.

Winnipeg entered Friday's contest in sixth place in the NHL's Central Division with a 10–8–4 record and 24 points in 22 games.

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