WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- After exceeding league-wide expectations without No. 1 center Mark Scheifele for six weeks, the Winnipeg Jets fell back to earth with a clunker when he made his long-awaited return to the lineup Friday.
Winnipeg will try to right the ship when it hosts the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon.
Exhibiting none of the speed or spunk that propelled them into first place in the Central Division during Scheifele's absence because of a shoulder injury, the Jets were outplayed in every facet of the game and were only really in it for a very short time in the third period during a 5-2 loss to the St.