He would add 13 more and set an NHL record for most playoff road goals with 11 during the Jets' memorable run to the Western Conference Final last spring.
Scheifele will have a tough challenge scoring this year facing arguably the league's hottest goaltenders in Jordan Binnington and the St. Louis Blues in the first round. Binnington comes in with a 1.89 goals against average and is looked upon as a candidate for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie.
While the rest of the Jets are trying to learn about Binnington's tendencies, Scheifele has a leg up on them.
"I actually know him pretty well, played against him in junior," said Scheifele who played with Barrie against Binnington's Owen Sound team.
"We are through the same agency and we have some mutual friends. He's a good guy, he's a fun living kid. It's been cool to see a guy like that come in and stake his claim playing as well as he has. Hopefully we can figure him out this series, he's a good goaltender but there are no friends out there now."