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Scheifele scores in Jets' loss, hours after death of father

DALLAS -- Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele scored a goal in his club's must-win Game 6 of the second-round playoff series at Dallas on Saturday night, hours after the unexpected death of his father.

But he also had the penalty that set up the Stars' power-play goal in overtime for a 2-1 win that knocked the top-ranked Jets out of the playoffs.

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

"We're a family. Just to let him know that we're there for him.