Jets' Mark Scheifele Sets New Franchise Single-Season Points Record

With a primary assist on Gabe Vilardi’s goal in the third period of Monday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets captain Mark Scheifele reached the 100-point mark before following that up with a goal of his own for point No. 101, eclipsing Marian Hossa’s 100-point season with the Thrashers in 2006-07.

Scheifele is the fourth different Winnipeg player to reach the 100-point mark in a season. The 6’3″ center joins Dale Hawerchuk, Paul MacLean, and Teemu Selanne, the latter of whom still holds the all-time Winnipeg records with 76 goals and 132 points.

When True North Sports and Entertainment relocated the struggling Thrashers franchise to Manitoba in 2011, they used their inaugural seventh-overall pick to select Scheifele from the OHL's Barrie Colts. After a brief seven-game taste of the NHL in 2011-12, the Kitchener, Ontario native became a permanent fixture in the lineup by 2013. He rapidly evolved into an elite top-six threat, recording his first 30-goal and 80-point campaign in 2016-17. Last season, Scheifele set what was then a career high with 87 points as Winnipeg won the Presidents’ Trophy.

In 959 career NHL games over parts of 15 seasons spent in Winnipeg, Scheifele has collected 371 goals and 905 points, both of which are franchise records. He’s added 26 goals and 49 points in 53 playoff contests.