Jets score five in second period, beat Stars 8–3
Dawson Mercer scored twice as Winnipeg erased a two-goal deficit and won its fifth straight game.
The Winnipeg Jets scored five times in the second period Thursday to beat the Dallas Stars 8–3 at American Airlines Center. It was Winnipeg’s fifth consecutive win.
Dallas led 2–0 after the first. Dylan Samberg started the Winnipeg comeback 1:11 into the second and Mark Scheifele tied it six minutes later. Dallas briefly took the lead again before Dawson Mercer tied it 3–3 at 13:55.
Scheifele put Winnipeg ahead on the power play with 1:48 left in the period. Mercer struck again with nine seconds left, his second two-goal game in a row. Winnipeg added three more in the third.
Stuart Skinner made 30 saves for Winnipeg. The Jets improved to 9–8–3, while Dallas fell to 10–6–2 and ended a four-game point streak.
