Scheifele scores 2 more, lifts Jets past Flyers

PHILADELPHIA -- Mark Scheifele scored two goals for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday.

Scheifele has scored five goals during a four-game point streak (eight points). He also tied Blake Wheeler for the most points in Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history with 812.

"Obviously very cool," Scheifele said. "'Wheels' was a guy that taught me so much, so to be tied with him is a huge honor."

Vladislav Namestnikov, Morgan Barron and Tanner Pearson also scored for Winnipeg (3-1-0). Kyle Connor had two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves.

The Jets have won three straight games since a 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars in their season opener.

"We've played better," Scheifele said. "Obviously, the first game we didn't play our game, but we've definitely played better. It's encouraging. It's still early in the season, so we still have a lot of things to fix and a lot of new faces still trying to figure out it all. So, we've just got to keep getting better."

Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov scored for Philadelphia (1-2-1). Samuel Ersson made 10 saves.

"It just comes down to execution," Tippett said. "I don't think they did anything special. Just comes down to execution, and they buried on their chances and we didn't."

Scheifele matched Wheeler with his second goal of the game, which gave the Jets a 4-1 lead at 9:40 of the third period. With the Jets on a power play, Connor made a seam pass to Scheifele, who was open for a one-timer from the left face-off circle.

The 32-year-old forward was selected by the Jets in the first round (No. 7) of the 2011 NHL Draft, the first player selected by the franchise after it relocated from Atlanta.

"I think we all know what he means to this franchise, being one of the first picks coming back here, leading us through the playoffs," Connor said. "Every kind of run we've had, he's been the guy. He's a leader of this team, in the community, and obviously he's a big part of this team going forward."

Namestnikov made it 1-0 at 5:45 of the first period when he scored on the rebound of a Nino Niederreiter chance from in front of the net.

Scheifele notched his first of the night to bring the score to 2-0 at 7:01 of the second period after Gabriel Vilardi held a puck in at the point and found the center in the slot.

Tippett beat Hellebuyck past his glove off the rush to make it 2-1 at 16:22.

"It was a weird game," Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said. "The first period we decided not to play like we did against Florida (5-2 win Monday). A lot of turnovers. ... We had our chances at certain parts of the game, passing through sticks and skates, turnovers."

The Jets went ahead 3-1 at 17:43 when Barron's shot from the left face-off circle deflected off two Flyers and past Ersson. The goal extended Barron's point streak to an NHL career-high four games (three goals, two assists).

"He's been amazing," Scheifele said. "Face-offs, skates well, big, strong. He's obviously had a knack around the net and done a lot of great things for this team that go unnoticed. And obviously when you do the right things, good things happen."

After Scheifele's second goal, Michkov scored on a delayed penalty, with the puck hitting Hellebuyck's left shoulder before bouncing into the net behind him to make it 4-2 at 17:39.

Pearson closed the scoring with an empty-net goal at 18:47.

NOTES: Scheifele became the second player in Jets/Thrashers history with at least 90 power-play goals, joining Ilya Kovalchuk (115). It's the third straight time he's opened a season with points in at least four straight games (six games in 2023-24, five games in 2024-25). ... Connor has seven points (three goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak. ... Noah Juulsen had an assist on Michkov's goal for his first point with the Flyers, and first point in an NHL game since March 7, 2024, a span of 45 games ... Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim had an assist on Tippett's goal to give him 162, which is tied with Joe Watson for fifth all-time among Philadelphia defensemen.